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Man connected to Halifax bomb scare in August facing new charges: police

Man connected to Halifax bomb scare in August facing new charges: police

Halifax Regional Police have laid additional charges against a man in connection to a bomb threat that triggered a large evacuation order in downtown Halifax in August.

October 23, 2026 at 4:21p.m. EDT

N.S. animal rescue saves 68 critters from ‘high-kill’ shelters south of the border

N.S. animal rescue saves 68 critters from ‘high-kill’ shelters south of the border

October 24, 2026 at 8:38a.m. EDT

Award-winning children’s author returns home to Preston, N.S., after international book fair

Award-winning children’s author returns home to Preston, N.S., after international book fair

October 24, 2026 at 8:40a.m. EDT

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N.S. baker scammed by someone claiming to be a popular Halifax festival

N.S. baker scammed by someone claiming to be a popular Halifax festival

October 23, 2026 at 5:27p.m. EDT

N.B. health minister responds to spike in 811 call back wait times

N.B. health minister responds to spike in 811 call back wait times

October 23, 2026 at 4:35p.m. EDT

‘Always try to buy Canadian’: Retailers see demand for Canadian Halloween products grow

‘Always try to buy Canadian’: Retailers see demand for Canadian Halloween products grow

October 24, 2026 at 8:17a.m. EDT

Why thousands of local politicians are winning without a single vote

Why thousands of local politicians are winning without a single vote

October 24, 2026 at 5:00a.m. EDT

Trump to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods. Here’s what we know

Trump to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods. Here’s what we know

October 24, 2026 at 7:59a.m. EDT

‘No reasonable grounds’ N.S. officers conspired to murder an offender: SiRT

‘No reasonable grounds’ N.S. officers conspired to murder an offender: SiRT

October 23, 2026 at 10:18a.m. EDT

Police investigating ‘hate-motivated’ graffiti in Port Hawkesbury, N.S.

Police investigating ‘hate-motivated’ graffiti in Port Hawkesbury, N.S.

U.S. case alleging price-fixing advances against Canadian frozen potato giants

U.S. case alleging price-fixing advances against Canadian frozen potato giants

Charges laid after investigation into P.E.I. PC party contributions

Charges laid after investigation into P.E.I. PC party contributions

244 live, cooked lobsters seized across New Brunswick: DFO

244 live, cooked lobsters seized across New Brunswick: DFO

Man charged in armed robbery in Blockhouse: N.S. RCMP

Man charged in armed robbery in Blockhouse: N.S. RCMP

Production for first season of ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ wraps on P.E.I.

Production for first season of ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ wraps on P.E.I.

Halifax Tides fighting for final spot in the playoffs

Halifax Tides fighting for final spot in the playoffs

‘It’s cold, but it’s real nice’: American travellers give P.E.I.’s tourism season added momentum

‘It’s cold, but it’s real nice’: American travellers give P.E.I.’s tourism season added momentum

Operation Feed to end food deliveries by end of 2026

Operation Feed to end food deliveries by end of 2026

‘Potentially irreversible harm’: Scientists sound alarm on PM Carney’s Bill C-39

‘Potentially irreversible harm’: Scientists sound alarm on PM Carney’s Bill C-39

Gas prices in the Maritimes down again

Gas prices in the Maritimes down again

Police clarify high-risk sex offender living in Kentville, N.S., area, not Truro

Police clarify high-risk sex offender living in Kentville, N.S., area, not Truro

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N.S. animal rescue saves 68 critters from ‘high-kill’ shelters south of the border

N.S. baker scammed by someone claiming to be a popular Halifax festival

Man connected to Halifax bomb scare in August facing new charges: police

N.B. health minister responds to spike in 811 call back wait times

244 live, cooked lobsters seized across New Brunswick: DFO

U.S. case alleging price-fixing advances against Canadian frozen potato giants

Production for first season of ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ wraps on P.E.I.

Charges laid after investigation into P.E.I. PC party contributions

‘It’s cold, but it’s real nice’: American travellers give P.E.I.’s tourism season added momentum

Highway honouring Gushue's Olympic curling championship team is finally finished

Molly Carlson welcomed fear during her historic dive off Newfoundland iceberg

Firm behind planned Anthropic data centre in Nova Scotia denies owing fees to N.L.

U.S. ambassador offers Canada help almost a week after Wainwright tragedy

U.S. ambassador offers Canada help almost a week after Wainwright tragedy

Cuban ambassadors ask Canada to renew its rejection of U.S. embargo and fuel blockade

Cuban ambassadors ask Canada to renew its rejection of U.S. embargo and fuel blockade

Hundreds of soldiers sent to Milan as protests planned across Europe

Hundreds of soldiers sent to Milan as protests planned across Europe

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China, South Korean news agency reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China, South Korean news agency reports

First Nations prepare for historic meeting with PM Carney and the premiers

First Nations prepare for historic meeting with PM Carney and the premiers

PM Carney tours Kariye Mosque in Istanbul before departing Turkiye

PM Carney tours Kariye Mosque in Istanbul before departing Turkiye

More than US$1.4 billion has been traded on prediction markets for the 2026 midterms

More than US$1.4 billion has been traded on prediction markets for the 2026 midterms

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly wants to build an aluminum rolling mill in Canada

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly wants to build an aluminum rolling mill in Canada

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‘Significant safety concern’: Sleep products that can be dangerous for your baby

Forget ‘ferritin face’ — experts explain the truth about iron deficiency

Forget ‘ferritin face’ — experts explain the truth about iron deficiency

OpenAI resumes frontier AI training after security overhaul, discloses flaw in widely used software

OpenAI resumes frontier AI training after security overhaul, discloses flaw in widely used software

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‘The most complicated launch campaign ever’: NASA lays out mad dash to test lunar landers

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A Bosnian man rescued an abandoned bear cub. Now they're inseparable

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Monet’s ‘Iris’ fetches 50 million euros at Paris auction

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders unionize after years of fighting for higher pay

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders unionize after years of fighting for higher pay

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Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski sets World Series velocity record on his first pitch

GM shares sink as full-year profit forecast misses Wall Street estimates

GM shares sink as full-year profit forecast misses Wall Street estimates

Stellantis workers give union authorization to strike

Stellantis workers give union authorization to strike

BP, Louisiana agree to Deepwater Horizon settlement payout, resolve coastal cases

BP, Louisiana agree to Deepwater Horizon settlement payout, resolve coastal cases

Hurricane Vance intensifies rapidly as it approaches Mexico

Hurricane Vance intensifies rapidly as it approaches Mexico