Premier Tim Houston is asking Ottawa to exempt Nova Scotia from the national carbon tax, saying the federal government's signature bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions amounts to "punishing" the province.
A coroner’s inquest jury made almost 20 recommendations for ways New Brunswick and its law enforcement can do better in police interventions, training and equipment. CTV News polled each to see if they are considering, or have already implemented any of them.
A replacement ferry for the MV Holiday Island, which was damaged by fire last month, will begin sailing between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on Saturday.
New public data is new depths of understanding about ecosystems beneath and along the Saint John Harbour.
Sunshine and hotter temperatures return this weekend, with the low pressure system that brought us mid-week rain moving north of the Maritime region and high pressure building in from our south.
One of Canada's newest warships is being forced to abandon a mission to the Arctic because of a mechanical breakdown.
The biggest parade east of Montreal returned to Charlottetown on Friday, bringing out thousands of people, shutting down streets and closing businesses throughout the city.
People are questioning whether a loss of hockey advertisers and fans will affect the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Angela Parker-Brown may be unable to speak but that hasn't stopped her from using her voice. The mother from Truro, N.S., who is unable to speak due to ALS, recently published a memoir using technology that tracks her eye movements to form words and sentences.
Police say three unidentified masked men with dark clothing forced their way into an apartment where 39-year-old Justin David Breau was stabbed. The suspects ran away towards Garden Street before police arrived.
A 23-year-old man was handed a hefty fine Friday afternoon in Halifax after police clocked a vehicle going more than 50km/h over the speed limit.
RCMP in New Brunswick have arrested a Moncton woman and seized drugs and weapons in connection to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.
A man from Six Roads, N.B., has been charged after he allegedly stabbed two people outside a restaurant.
A community group in Glace Bay, N.S., has taken it upon themselves to try and recruit physicians -- and so far it's been a success.
Halifax Regional Police are looking for a suspect after a gas station in the city’s north end was robbed Friday morning.
The Conservative Party of Canada is about to choose its third leader in five years. Neither Andrew Scheer nor Erin O’Toole were able to bring down the Liberals and Justin Trudeau, but this time, the party is hoping for better luck.
Residents of a small island off Nova Scotia’s south shore are being credited with saving a pod of stranded dolphins.
Like any hearth, the free community wood-fired oven has become a gathering place for people looking to connect with friends old and new.
A diving accident at 14-years-old left Brian Parker paralyzed from the chest down. Now at age 49, he's without the person who was caring for him full-time until just last week, after his 68-year-old mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
The sport that combines Frisbee and golf is also one of the fastest growing sports in North America and there's a new place to play in Dartmouth that is attracting disc golf players of all ages and calibre.
A plaque commemorating Viola Desmond was revealed Friday by the federal agency at the former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S., where she was forcibly arrested while watching a movie on Nov. 8, 1946.
A recent survey of U.S. teenagers found nearly half reported using the internet almost constantly. The survey also found that platforms like Youtube and TikTok are the most popular with teens.
A tortoise that has lived in Nova Scotia museums since the 1940s is turning 100 this month.
Keiva Bundy was a bodybuilder who fell just short of gaining his pro status before the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, the 42-year-old father of two from Dartmouth is back in the gym and achieving his goals while posing a big problem for the competition.
An old Anglican church in Martins River, N.S., has a new purpose. The basement is now neo-folklore artist Hannah Epstein’s apartment.
For the founders of Lunenburg County Pride, helping launch the area’s first week-long pride celebration shows the progress that has been made.
A trip to the ball field this week for Bill Tobin was anything but fun and games. He received a call from a resident saying the park had been damaged, and when he arrived he says his heart dropped.
A community group in Glace Bay, N.S., has taken it upon themselves to try and recruit physicians -- and so far it's been a success.
Angela Parker-Brown may be unable to speak but that hasn't stopped her from using her voice. The mother from Truro, N.S., who is unable to speak due to ALS, recently published a memoir using technology that tracks her eye movements to form words and sentences.
A quiet street in downtown Charlottetown is home to a new unique display. A tiny gallery, the smallest professional art display in the city, opened earlier this summer and has played host to four exhibits so far.
The study from PROOF, a research program at the University of Toronto, says 19 per cent of New Brunswick household residents worried about food access between 2020 and 2021.
This living history company has been telling the story of Confederation for over 25 years, formerly under the name Confederation Players, and this season they’re branching out.
Finding herself unable to afford her rent, a Vancouver woman was desperate to stay in her suite – so she crammed into the corner of her living room and posted an ad looking for a roommate to share the small space with her and her three rabbits.
An Ottawa family has adopted two beagles that were among thousands freed from a facility in Virginia that was breeding them so they could be sold for drug experiments.
An Ontario mayor had some harsh words for protesters who attempted to place local police officers under arrest Saturday.
She may only have her learner’s licence, but that hasn’t held a 16-year-old Comox Valley, B.C., teen back from working towards her goal of being a professional driver. Nicole Haverda got the green light on her desire to be a professional race car driver four years ago when her father took her to a Formula One race in Europe.
A Vancouver couple was in awe and a bit scared during an hours-long encounter with a whale on B.C.'s Central Coast, much of which they captured on video.
A Vancouver man is the first outside of the United States to be made president of a very specific group: the Society of American Magicians.
The unofficial mascot of Team New Brunswick -- who had been reported missing -- has finally arrived at the Canada Summer Games in Ontario's Niagara region.
The 2022 Canadian National Exhibition opens for the first time in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Siobhan Morris reports.
Consumer behaviour, a looming recession and the reactions of retailers to pandemic-driven supply chain issues are combining to drive a liquidation renaissance, according to one business advisor and retail futurist who spoke with CTVNews.ca.
Court documents allege an eastern Ontario doctor killed four people around the same date in 2021.
Canadians across the country have a shot at seeing the northern lights this weekend thanks to a series of solar flares and storms over the past few days, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario judge Michelle O'Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday. She is the first Indigenous person chosen to sit on Canada's top court and the appointment is being celebrated as filling an important role at the highest level of the country's justice system.
Two pilots are believed to have fallen asleep and missed their landing during a flight from Sudan to Ethiopia on Monday, according to a report by commercial aviation news site Aviation Herald.
The current purchase of a historic Ottawa church slated to become an 'embassy' for a group affiliated with the Freedom Convoy has fallen through, according to documents obtained by CTV News. But The United People of Canada director said it was his understanding the deal was still in place.
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn't take any classified information with him when he left office.
A Calgary man who bilked his clients out of millions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for what the judge called a deliberate and large-scale fraud.
Scientists say they have developed a simple and cost-effective method for destroying a class of synthetic chemicals found in many consumer items and lasting in our water, soil and air for thousands of years when left alone.
Michelle O’Bonsawin becomes the first Indigenous person nominated to the Supreme Court; Veterans mark 80th anniversary of Dieppe Raid.
