Halifax News

A new opera by two Canadian artists is a unique memorial to the tragic death in Vancouver of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski.

A David and Goliath contest in Nova Scotia, pitching an ingenue inventor against the towering figure of Canada's industrial science complex, may highlight the folly of leaving innovation to chance.

Nova Scotians have long been an inventive bunch. Not all of the creations have been memorable and not all have stuck around, but those that top the list and continue to have an impact on our daily lives are worthy of note.

Halifax's fourth shooting in three days left a 19-year-old man in hospital Saturday night after he was shot in the back in what police say could be a random act.

Gospel blues legends the Blind Boys of Alabama will be appearing as the special guest of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Halifax Metro Centre on Thursday, after scheduling conflicts required Jimmy Cliff to drop out of the band's Atlantic Canadian dates.

Irving has yet to start negotiations on the details of the $25 billion shipbuilding contract it won in October.

The Secret Codes, a major new exhibition of contemporary quilts by African-Nova Scotian quilt makers, opens Saturday, 1 p.m., at Chase Gallery, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 6016 University Ave, Halifax.

ACOAs Atlantic Innovation Fund is an initiative through which the Government of Canada is making strategic investments aimed at increasing Atlantic Canadas innovation capacity.

The early arrival of a tropical storm off the U.S. east coast does not mean Eastern Canada should brace for a particularly active hurricane season, Canadian forecasters said Thursday.

Halifax Regional Police blocked off part of Quinpool Road on Thursday afternoon after reports of a shooting in the area.

Halifax Police have released the name of a man charged with passing counterfeit $50 bills in the city and say they are investigating the possibility the man may be linked to other counterfeiting incidents around Nova Scotia.

A spokesman for the Halifax Regional Fire Department said improved protocols contributed to the rapid containment of a brush fire in the Williams Lake area of Halifax Monday.

Canada needs to deal with the stigma surrounding mental health issues before it can go on to tackle funding questions, says federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq.

Many famous people besides Queen Victoria were born in May. One of them was Nova Scotian, Abraham Pineo Gesner, A monument to him was erected in Camp Hill Cemetery by Imperial Oil in 1933.

The premise was simple, but it was unclear if anyone would embrace it. Looking to boost its startup scene, Nova Scotia put out a worldwide call for companies focused on clean technology.

Two exhibitions of work by local ceramists open at Saint Mary's University Art Gallery on Thursday at 6 p.m., followed by a ceramics symposium.

A brush fire has erupted in a wooded area in Halifax, forcing the evacuation of some people from their homes.

School children watch as fishermen prepare to clean a bluefin tuna in Eastern Passage, N.S., near Halifax, on Thursday, Sept.

Consider the letter Ernest Victor Maddox wrote in 1896 from the newly discovered goldfields of Alaska to Annie Carol Bonney, then a comely young schoolmarm on Vashon Island, Wash.

Go RVing Canada is kicking off the May long weekend by announcing another successful RV Show season for the RV industry.