Provincial
Sticker shock on essential baby formula still stinging in Cape Breton
With a three-month-old, a five-year-old and a seven-year-old, Devon McIsaac of Glace Bay is well versed in the recent spike in baby formula prices. “I’ve seen the prices go through the roof with each child,” McIsaac said. “This last one, there’s just ...
Cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon wins big on global stage
Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon worries about how AI can be used to steal artwork. “It can be a tremendously powerful tool for research and many other things,” said MacKinnon in an interview Friday. “But it can also be a tremendously ...
First phase of Nova Scotia's school lunch program to start in fall
The provincial government says its province-wide school lunch program announced in March will start to be rolled out in the fall. Education Minister Becky Druhan said in a letter to students and families dated April 30 that the first phase of the ...
Legal tussle over custody of N.S. dogs dismissed: 'Too vague to be enforceable'
A woman seeking joint custody of the two border collies she once shared with a partner has lost her case at Nova Scotia small claims court. Kaylea Millett took Téa Boudreau to court seeking joint custody of the hounds named Axle and Theo, or ...
Bail hearing for Dartmouth manhunt suspect put off until Monday
A Dartmouth man who was the subject of a manhunt after allegedly assaulting and threatening a relative Tuesday was not prepared to seek bail Friday. David John Campbell, 49, turned himself in to police Wednesday evening and was arraigned in Dartmouth ...
Battle of the Atlantic ceremony Sunday in Sydney Mines
The sacrifices made during the Battle of the Atlantic will be recognized Sunday afternoon in Sydney Mines. The remembrance ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. when veterans and cadets form up at Jubilee Elementary School for a march to Carman United Church ...
Halifax cyclist blacked out after being hit, looking to piece together what happened
Aleksandra McKeown got on her bike for the first time this season, not knowing it would be her last for a while. An unidentified vehicle ran into McKeown while she was riding her bike, leaving her unconscious. The next thing she knew, she woke up in ...
NSCC expanding medical lab technologists program
The Nova Scotia Community College is increasing the number of medical lab technologists trained annually in a move to bolster the province’s workforce. The institute will be boosting the number of program seats from 40 to 60 this September, just one ...
Halifax child molester to undergo sexual assessment before October sentencing
A forensic sexual behaviour assessment will be performed on a Halifax child molester before he is sentenced for breaching two kinds of court orders. Myles Nelson Payne, 61, pleaded guilty last month in Halifax provincial court to failing to comply ...
HRM councillor Pam Lovelace declares she's running for mayor
Pam Lovelace is throwing her hat in the ring as a candidate to become Halifax Regional Municipality’s next mayor. The Hammonds Plains-St. Margarets councillor made the announcement at Mount Saint Vincent University on Friday morning. Lovelace said ...