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Mooseheads impress at home, take 3-2 series lead

The Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Drummondville Voltigeurs 4-2 at the Scotiabank Centre, taking a 3-2 lead in the series. Halifax and Drummondville traded goals in the first period. Ethan Gauthier...

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4 people face multiple weapons charges following searches in Dartmouth

Regional police have charged four people with a slew of weapons-related offences. On Thursday at roughly 8:15 p.m., officers searched a home on Fernhill Drive in Dartmouth in connection to a firearms...

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2 million people visited Nova Scotia last year, a small decline from 2023

Billions of dollars in revenue was generated from visitors to Nova Scotia last year. The province said in a press release that two million people visited in 2024, a decrease of 2 per cent in tourists...

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Gas prices rise in HRM after carbon tax cut prompted earlier drop

Gas prices in Halifax Regional Municipality inched back up Friday following a drop on April 1. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board made its weekly adjustment at midnight, raising the price of regular...

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Additional funding announced to support gender-based violence initiatives

Community organizations fighting domestic violence across the province are getting funding for a second year through an agreement between the Nova Scotia and federal governments. Government says $5.1...
Halifax police seek SUV driver after youth struck in crosswalk

Halifax police are asking for the public's help as they search for an SUV believed to be involved in a collision with a pedestrian. RCMP say a local youth received minor injuries after they were struck...
Houston says thousands in N.S. still affected by tariff uncertainty

Nova Scotia's premier released a statement Tuesday night saying that while it appears Canada may not have been hit with the worst-case scenario on tariffs, thousands of Nova Scotians will still be impacted. "I...
Province spending millions to launch new doctoral psychology program

The provincial government announced millions of dollars in funding to train more mental health and addiction professionals at a local university. The province says a new doctoral psychology program...
Voltigeurs defeat Mooseheads, tie playoff series

An Ethan Gauthier hat trick powered the Drummondville Voltigeurs to a 3-1 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads at the Scotiabank Centre on Wednesday evening. The Voltigeurs opened the scoring in the...
Halifax only paying for demolition of fire-damaged building at Bloomfield, city now says

The Halifax Regional Municipality has issued a clarification to information provided to CityNews Halifax regarding the demolition of the vacant Bloomfield school site. On Wednesday, a municipal spokesperson...