Updated Freezing rain, rain and high winds pelting Nova Scotia

Freezing rain, rain and wind have led to messy driving conditions and the cancellations of several schools across Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Storm Centre: Latest closures and travel details

CBC Nova Scotia's Storm Centre gives you the latest in school cancellations, road conditions and business and community closures.

Rats find new homes after Sydney flood — but they sure aren't welcome

Rodent expert Richard MacDonald said while rats and mice will seek out warm places during colder months, many homeowners are now seeing them for the first time.

Town hopes Ottawa's crackdown on abandoned boats means cash to get rid of them

by Richard Cuthbertson

As coastal communities grapple with old boats left to rust and decay along their shorelines, there are hopes Ottawa's promise of stricter rules surrounding abandoned vessels will help curb the problem and better hold owners to account.

New Group seeking buy-in for Elmsdale bowling alley

by Melissa Friedman

Earlier this year, a group in Elmsdale, N.S., incorporated as East Hants Entertainment Ltd. and started selling shares in hopes of getting enough money to build a new bowling alley and movie theatre.

Official photographer for 'Big Lift' project celebrates gig of a lifetime

by Nina Corfu

Standing on a suspension bridge almost 50 metres above the ocean, in a torrential rainstorm, camera in hand, is just another day at the office for photographer Dale Wilson.

Pedestrians, cyclists had uneventful 2016 and group hopes to keep it that way

by Steve Berry

The Halifax Cycling Coalition credits a combination of policy, enforcement and improved infrastructure.

As word of fish kill spreads abroad, N.S. scallop exporter gets worried calls

by Preston Mulligan

The Digby company is assuring clients in the U.S. and across Canada that seafood from the Bay of Fundy has been tested and is safe to eat.

$20M COVE transformation starts at old Dartmouth coast guard site

by Pam Berman

The $20 million transformation of the former coast guard property in Dartmouth into an ocean research and development facility has started.

Senior who was attacked in robbery feeling safe again in new home

by Anjuli Patil

Still bruised and sore, the 85-year-old now lives in a Halifax seniors home. She was the victim of a violent home invasion just before Christmas.

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Need your GED? It's now free to take your high school equivalency test

by Jon Tattrie

The Nova Scotia government has eliminated the fee to get a general education diploma (GED) in the province.

Cabinet minister Lena Diab's husband charged with assaulting her

by Paul Withers

Lena Diab and two other persons were identified as the victims in Halifax provincial court Tuesday afternoon when Maroun Diab was arraigned.

Halifax's Lotto 6/49 winner is ready to start 2017 as a multimillionaire

by Anjuli Patil

The winning ticket was sold in the Dec. 28 draw.

Duane Rhyno suspended from practising law after jail sentence

A Halifax-area lawyer who was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Friday for twice breaching a court order has been suspended from practising law.

'I was shocked': Students get grief counselling following death of Kobe Pink

by Angela MacIvor

Grief counsellors are doing their best to help teens cope after the death of 15-year-old Kobe Pink of Point Aconi, N.S.

Thomas Ted Barrett, charged in Laura Jessome's death, again without a lawyer

by Yvonne Leblanc-Smith

A Glace Bay, N.S., man charged with second-degree murder in the 2012 death of 21-year-old Laura Catherine Jessome of Bras d'Or is again without a lawyer.

Latest round of tests on dead herring negative for viruses

by Michael Gorman

As fisheries scientists continue to investigate fish kills in southwest Nova Scotia, the latest round of testing is again negative for viruses.

Contest featuring 'rainbow lobster' turns a little green with envy

by David Irish

The winner of the "Craziest Lobster Contest" in southwest Nova Scotia was announced Tuesday. But in a twist, organizers gave prizes to different fishermen from different boats — one of whom was wrongly credited with catching the rainbow lobster, and the others who actually did.

Halifax apartment firebombed, driving couple, 2 children from home

Residents of a two-unit Halifax apartment were chased from the building by fire on Monday night.

Mail-forwarding fraud complaints jump more than 700% in 2016

by Natalie Dobbin

The number of cases of mail-forwarding fraud reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre jumped to 479 in 2016 compared to the year before.

New travel requirement keeps man out of Canada over Christmas

by Yvonne Colbert

A Nova Scotia man says a lack of information about a new security document required to travel to Canada has ruined his family’s Christmas because his father didn't have it ready in time to board his flight.

Ice pellets and rain on the way for Nova Scotia

For most areas the snowy/icy mix should only last two to three hours. Then it will turn to rain.

Neglect, corruption and the history behind Halifax's deadliest fire

by Zak Markan

A new book delves into the shady history behind Halifax's most deadly fire that killed 30 of its most vulnerable citizens.

Inside a Halifax gym where you're never too old to start

by Allison Devereaux

With many people resolving to get in shape this time of year, one gym in Halifax's north end makes fitness easier for seniors, including those with dementia, to get in shape.

Loaves and Fishes food bank says donations and clients both up in 2016

by Joan Weeks

2016 was a year of mixed blessings for the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Sydney, N.S.

N.S. doctor who delivered 15,000 babies dies

by Stephanie vanKampen

Dr. Irving Perlin died New Year's Eve after delivering 15,000 babies throughout his career as an obstetrician in Nova Scotia. The Sydney native established his practice in 1949 in Halifax, becoming the first Jewish obstetrician and gynecologist in the city.

Dispensary owner hopes charges will be thrown out once pot is legalized

by Allison Devereaux

The Trudeau government pledged to introduce legislation to legalize marijuana this spring, and the owner of Auntie's Health and Wellness in Halifax hopes it will help her legal case.

Strong smell shuts down businesses in Windsor

by Anjuli Patil

Nova Scotia's Department of Environment called in to track down the origin of a furnace oil smell.

Cape Breton teen Kobe Pink mourned on what would have been his 16th birthday

by Jennifer MacMillan

CBC News has confirmed the body found below a cliff in Sydney Mines belonged to teen who went missing after party on Dec. 28.

Group aims to make Low Point Lighthouse part of new Cape Breton tourism route

by George Mortimer

An historic Cape Breton lighthouse is going to be in the spotlight this year as repairs get underway to protect it for the years to come.