Many schools and universities are closed and dozens of flights in and out of Halifax’s airport are cancelled as a large winter storm begins to sweep across Nova Scotia.

The Nova Scotia government has served notice that it intends to expand the provincial 811 system and services it offers ahead of the current contract expiration.

Eileen Stewart is calling on the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to take action after a snowplow leaked chemicals on the street behind her house.

Minudie, N.S., was once home to about 600 people, but now just a handful of homes remain scattered amidst the farmland. While the population has declined, there’s been a decades-long effort to preserve the community’s history, which has piqued the interest of descendants from near and far.

The large and slow-moving system will impact the region for nearly 36 hours, bringing 10-40 cm of snow, wind and blowing snow for Sunday night through to Monday night before tapering off to flurries through Tuesday morning.

Owner of Metro Pet Crematory says he can't compete as big corporations take over more veterinary hospitals in the city and seek out lower-cost crematory services.

Parks Canada says it will deactivate the Canadian Register of Historic Places website this spring, leaving no alternative database to look up Nova Scotia heritage sites in one location.

As gender-based violence organizations and shelters in Nova Scotia grapple with rising demand, a new wellness project is offering service providers the chance to focus on their own well-being.

A new episode of Atlantic Voice details how one Nova Scotia fire department is dealing with floods, fires and the mental toll it all takes on its small group of volunteers.

Nova Scotia Power is asking customers to conserve energy as temperatures drop to minus double digits this weekend.

Two salmon conservation organizations and an Indigenous water protector say the decision to close federal biodiversity facilities in the Maritimes could be the final nail in the coffin for an endangered salmon population.

Nearly 300 people attended a public meeting at the Kentville Fire Hall on Thursday evening to hear a panel of experts answer questions on topics like public safety and the role of the community's resource centre for people experiencing homelessness.

Clinicians in Nova Scotia have been using AI tools for months to take notes during patient visits, and an expert says it is a good thing as long as everyone has a voice in the implementation.

Demand at one of Nova Scotia’s smallest transition houses was higher than ever over the Christmas holidays, as the organization expands to offer more long-term housing for survivors of intimate partner violence. 

Nova Scotia can anticipate bitter cold temperatures with windy conditions this weekend as Arctic air moves into the region. Attention then turns to Sunday night and Monday as another significant winter storm looks set to move in.

More than halfway through a five-year plan to overhaul supports for people with disabilities, a progress report shows the Nova Scotia government lagging behind on several targets.

Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell says he and his municipal colleagues across Nova Scotia are prepared for a difficult provincial budget.

A Cape Breton University housing expert says all 900 new residential units added in the last two years should have been designated for low-income renters.

Some Nova Scotia universities are facing a potential loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding after failing to hit a provincially imposed target to reach 95 per cent occupancy.

Watch Amy Smith's interview with Heather Mulligan, the senior manager of advocacy and strategic initiatives with the Canadian Cancer Society based in Halifax. She explains who is smoking and what kind of advice the cancer society has for people who are struggling.