Many schools across Nova Scotia were closed Wednesday as a blast of wintry weather blew through the region, causing slippery driving conditions. CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon said snow was to begin Wednesday morning for western areas and then throughout the afternoon for central and eastern areas.

The Nova Scotia government says workers will benefit from the province's largest ever increase to the minimum wage later this year.

The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs have rejected its portion of a CAD 259 million (USD 180 million, EUR 172 million) offer from the Canadian government to support commercial fisheries access, claiming the funding undermines their treaty rights

Labour Minister Nolan Young made the declaration in a news release Wednesday, which revealed the rate will increase $1.30 in 2025 through two hikes on April 1 and Oct. 1.

Todd Gates of Arlington bought the business, which used to be in North River just outside of Truro, in January 2024. In March, he moved Raging Crow to Canning and officially opened the distillery on New Year’s Eve. It’s now located at 969 Seminary Ave., in the same building as the Valley Credit Union.

HALIFAX - A councillor with Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia says a cleanup plan approved by Ottawa further delays the removal of contaminated sludge that his community has

Non-profit group’s proposal, submitted last April, was rejected because French experts were concerned about water temperatures

A burgeoning Jonah crab population is proving a challenge for some Nova Scotia lobster fishermen.

Six new wind projects are being built around the province as part of a program meant to bring together large electricity consumers, First Nations and renewable energy developers.

After a decline of over 90 per cent in little brown bats and northern long-eared bats in Nova Scotia, researchers are hopeful the bat population is beginning to stabilize.

The Nova Scotia government says a program to bring wind-generated electricity to 11 large customers is keeping the province on track to meet its goal of producing 80 per cent of its electricity with renewables by 2030.

Bank of Nova Scotia trades near $74 at the time of writing. The stock is up about 20% in the past year but is still way off the $93 it reached three years ago and has underperformed its large Canadian peers over the past five years.