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Man charged with firearm offences after pharmacy locked down in Meteghan, N.S.: RCMP

Police have charged a man with multiple firearm-related offences after an incident outside a pharmacy in Meteghan, N.S., last week.

25-year-old arrested after reports of man with knife at New Glasgow business

New Glasgow Regional Police have arrested a man after receiving reports of someone with a knife at a business on Westville Road in New Glasgow, N.S., on Saturday.

Area 506 Waterfront Container Village in Saint John opens for its third season

Thousands flocked to Saint John’s Waterfront Container Village over the May long weekend to see what’s new at the popular uptown location.

N.S. government spends $350,000 in funding on first of its kind simulator for NSCC

The Nova Scotia government is funding a new fisheries simulator for the NSCC Shelburne Campus which will allow students to practise operating fishing vessels while on land.

Beyond books: Halifax libraries renting out instruments, sports equipment, memory kits and more

For those who go to their local libraries often, they know there’s much more to their library than just borrowing books. Local libraries in Atlantic Canada are now renting out a broader range of items for people.

Newfoundland grandmothers can wail on the accordion. A historian wants them on stage

79-year-old Madonna Wilkinson has been playing the accordion since she was 15, when she picked one up that had been left behind at one of her parents' rollicking parties in the oceanside town about 25 kilometres north of St. John's, N.L. She has played Sunday masses and St. Patrick's Day parties, and community events of all kinds.

Runners 'Giv'er' at the Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax

Thousands in Halifax strapped on their running shoes over the weekend, as marathoners in Halifax were ready to “Giv’er” in this years Blue Nose Marathon.

'The root cause': Canada outlines national action plan to fight auto theft

The federal government is launching what it calls its 'national action plan' to combat auto thefts, which will include stronger penalties for thieves, and increased information sharing between police agencies, government officials and border enforcement.

Nova Scotia byelection vote set for Tuesday in riding formerly held by popular Tory

Voters in the rural Nova Scotia provincial electoral district of Pictou West are ready to go to the polls Tuesday in a riding that voted decisively Tory in the 2021 provincial election.