Glen Assoun, who died in June 2023 at age 67, was acquitted in March 2019 of the 1995 killing of his ex-girlfriend, Brenda Lee Anne Way, after spending almost 17 years in prison.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $16 million in annual funding for 12 Mi'kmaq communities to bolster education infrastructure, and a proposed $125 million agreement with We'koqma'q First Nation over a land dispute.

Nova Scotia's auditor general called out the provincial government on Tuesday, saying it has been so slow to act on her office's recommendations that she questions whether it is committed to following through.

Days after Nova Scotias justice minister and attorney general resigned for comments that questioned the pervasiveness of domestic violence in the province, another cabinet minister has been tasked with taking on the role.

Lives could be put at risk if the Nova Scotia government doesn't maintain limits on who can access sensitive medical information about patients, a sexual assault survivor told a legislature committee on Monday.

A judge has upheld a decision by Nova Scotia's environment minister to approve a 17-turbine wind farm in the Wentworth Valley.

Halifax Regional Council sent a letter in October asking for a buyout program for some homes that were heavily damaged the nearby Sackville River spilled its banks in July. As late as two weeks ago, the housing minister said he was unaware of the letter, although his department has subsequently acknowledged receipt of the city's request.