CBC News: Nova Scotia
Host Tom Murphy, co-host Amy Smith and meteorologist Peter Coade bring Nova Scotians the news and weather every evening at 5, 5:30 and 6 pm on CBC Television. Our experienced news team delivers the only daily TV news package to focus on Nova Scotians and their stories. Each weeknight, CBC News: Nova Scotia presents a comprehensive package of Halifax, provincial, regional, national and international news, plus in depth weather reports from the Maritimes most trusted weathercaster. Watch CBC News at 5, 5;30 and 6 p.m. on CBC Television. You can also see the 6 p.m. newscast online at cbc.ca/ns.
CBC News: Nova Scotia at 5:00
Nova Scotia News First. Your first look at the top local news stories- every weekday, hosted by Tom Murphy, plus weather with Peter Coade.
CBC News: Halifax at 5:30
Halifax news, plus regional, national and international news hosted by Amy Smith, plus a meteorology report with Peter Coade.
CBC News: Nova Scotia at 6:00
Nova Scotia News First. In depth local news- every weekday at 6 pm. The newscast of record for Nova Scotia. Hosted by Tom Murphy, plus weather with Peter Coade.
CBC News: Maritimes Late Night
Each weeknight at 10:55 p.m. following The National, host Amy Smith delivers nightly package of the top news stories from NS, PEI and NB. It's a round up of important information at the end of the day for all Maritimers.
Nova Scotia Headlines
- Transit union has not agreed to conciliator video
- The union representing striking Metro Transit workers says it has not agreed to conciliation.
- Voyeurism charges laid in south-end Halifax incidents
- A Dartmouth man has been charged with voyeurism in connection with a series of incidents in Halifax's south end.
- Chignecto-Central school board improves math scores
- The Chignecto-Central Regional School Board is boasting improved provincial math exam scores over last year, while students in other school boards are scoring poorly.
- 1st witness testifies to seeing Antigonish man stabbed
- A witness testified Wednesday at the second-degree murder trial of Robert Harris Lamb in Pictou that he saw Jonathan Robert Beaton get stabbed — the first of 17 witnesses to do so.
- High school students want bottled water ban
- Some high school students are banding together to lobby the Halifax Regional School Board to remove bottled water from all its schools.
- Metro Transit Access-A-Bus service to return
- Metro Transit has agreed to reinstate limited Access-A-Bus service to registered users beginning Monday.
- Escaped prisoner caught in Dartmouth
- Halifax Regional Police have caught a prisoner facing assault and arson charges after he escaped from custody on Wednesday.
- Halifax AG says Transit drivers take too much overtime
- Halifax's Municipal Auditor General agrees with the city's stand on a new scheduling system for bus drivers — meaning too much overtime is being taken by some workers.
- Feb. 27 is MacInnis Night in Calgary
- One-time Calgary Flames defenceman Al MacInnis will be feted Feb. 27 prior to a game against St. Louis. He'll be the first player honoured under the new "Forever A Flame" program.
- 2 NDP MPs back final Commons vote to kill gun registry
- Two NDP MPs broke party ranks to vote with the government in the final House of Commons vote on scrapping the long-gun registry.