A two-month procedural delay preventing survivors of clergy abuse from receiving compensation might be insignificant in terms of time span, but it's important when it comes to the ongoing trauma, says advocate Gemma Hickey. “Survivors serve a life ...

Conception Bay South lawyer Robert Regular was scheduled to be the last person on the witness stand in his trial, but his lawyers informed the court on April 19 that they may want to call one more. The reliability of records provided by Regular has ...

Natasha Hines knows something about gender-based violence. She’s a nurse and chair of Wellness Within, a reproductive rights group. In those two roles she sees first-hand evidence that gender-based violence is an epidemic. “All organizations that ...

Nova Scotia’s Immigration Department announced this week that it would immediately stop accepting immigration applications from the food services and accommodation sectors. Jennifer L’Esperance, the department's senior executive director for ...

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, who in February said the federal government should avoid a major spending increase, on Friday said this week's federal budget had not significantly altered Canada's fiscal ...

A Halifax child molester has admitted violating two types of court orders. Myles Nelson Payne, 61, pleaded guilty recently in Halifax provincial court to failing to comply with a long-term supervision order by being around a child without being ...

When Karla MacFarlane posted on social media on April 5 announcing that she was retiring from politics, a seat became available for a new representative for Pictou West. Two men with a shared passion for putting the community first stepped up to the ...

Lori Nugent is done with being a landlord at her Sydney Mines rental unit. For less than three years, Nugent has been a landlord after she bought a second home. Her first tenants were great and the Little Bras d'Or woman had no issues with ...

Many hockey players spend time mastering on-ice skills, but when they also exhibit a heightened game awareness, they unlock the key to success. With that in mind, Curry’s Corner native John Paris Jr. is setting out to give youth, particularly those ...

Stacey Vries and Vanessa Thurston know youth throughout the Annapolis Valley do amazing things. But sometimes it’s only family and friends who know what these youth are passionate about. The duo hopes to change that by helping spread the uplifting ...