SYDNEY, N.S. — With its breathtaking scenery, rugged coastlines, rich history and warm hospitality, Cape Breton is emerging as a popular destination for superyachts.  However, enticing the ultra-wealthy to set sail for the island in their sea-faring ...

The second of three accused charged in connection with a robbery has elected to be tried in provincial court. Matthew Scott Parson, 24, of Glace Bay, is charged with robbery, assault and breaching a court order. He is now scheduled to stand trial ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - The three men accused of murdering Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year in a killing that triggered a diplomatic crisis between Canada and India appeared briefly in a British Columbia courtroom on Tuesday.

HRM’s four designated encampment sites are nearing triple over-occupancy and growing. But Halifax regional council didn't make a move to add any designated sites on Tuesday. Max Chauvin, HRM’s director of housing and homelessness, presented the ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian economic activity expanded at a faster pace in April as measures of employment and inflation pressures climbed, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted index rose to 63.0 ...

Health decisionmakers say a new non-ambulatory unit could help keep more ambulances in rural areas like West Prince and Eastern Kings. On May 7, Health Minister Mark McLane announced the province’s ambulatory provider, Island EMS, has officially ...

A Halifax Regional Police officer has been charged with assaulting a woman he knew while off duty. The province’s Serious Incident Response Team announced the charge against Det. Const. Robbie Baird in a news release Tuesday. Baird will be arraigned ...

Construction on the long-awaited roundabout replacing the McClures Mills Road-Willow Street intersection will start the week of May 20. S.W. Weeks Construction Ltd. has been hired to construct the roundabout, which is estimated to be completed in ...

The New Brunswick government has proposed legislative amendments in the hopes of deterring more impaired drivers and getting those who are impaired off the road faster. Changes to the Motor Vehicle Act, if passed, would implement an immediate ...

The final piece of the pie that has made Roseway Hospital’s x-ray department fully digital was celebrated on May 3. A portable X-ray machine purchased by the Roseway Hospital Auxiliary in 2018 was upgraded to digital function last fall, which ...