Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says he is withdrawing amendments to a bill that would have allowed his government to fire the province’s auditor general without cause and veto the public release of her reports.

HALIFAX — A bill that would allow the Nova Scotia government to carve out a protected riding for the Acadian region of Chéticamp passed the committee stage Monday without changes, despite voter parity concerns raised by the Halifax Chamber of Commerc

HALIFAX — Halifax police say a six-year-old child is in hospital after being stabbed in the city's downtown. Police say they responded to a report of a child with multiple stab wounds on the 1900 block of Barrington Street on Sunday afternoon.

HALIFAX — A 25-year-old man has died in Halifax police custody after he was Tasered Saturday night. Halifax Regional Police say they were called to a home in Fairview around 7:45 p.m., where the man was experiencing a mental health crisis.

HALIFAX — A number of business sectors in Nova Scotia are welcoming Premier Tim Houston’s national call to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, as a new poll suggests broad public support for the idea across Atlantic Canada.

WHITNEY PIER, N.S. — Cape Breton regional police say one person is dead after shots were fired at a residence in Whitney Pier, N.S.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has taken a giant step backward in accountability and transparency with the introduction this week of a contentious omnibus bill, political observers and access to information experts say.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston made a surprise appearance on Ontario’s election campaign trail Thursday, where he said his province will table legislation to reduce interprovincial trade barriers.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's auditor general wants the Progressive Conservatives to withdraw amendments to a bill that allows her to be fired without cause and gives the government more veto power over her reports.

HALIFAX — A move by Nova Scotia’s government to allow the auditor general to be fired without cause is being described by a legal expert and the current auditor as a threat to the agency’s watchdog role.