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Growing calls for Maritime police to help businesses deal with increasing social problems

Some Maritime businesses are pushing for front-line police officers to start patrolling neighbourhoods on foot as they once did.

Paul MacKinnon, the chief executive officer of the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, says businesses quietly held a couple of town hall meetings with Halifax Regional Police this year, and while the force was unable to provide hard statistic, groups were told shoplifting offences seemed to be on the rise, along with far more serious offences.

N.S. RCMP search for missing 65-year-old woman, emergency alert issued

The RCMP in Nova Scotia is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 65-year-old woman from Walton, N.S.

Carol Marisett is described as an Indigenous woman, five-foot-eight inches tall, with black and grey hair. (Twitter/ RCMP)

Cape Breton seniors who lost long-time home in fire overwhelmed by community support

A Cape Breton couple is counting their blessings after making it out of their long-time home that was destroyed by fire on Monday.

On Tuesday, Russell and Marie Mauger were in their neighbour's kitchen surrounded by family and friends. Less than 24 hours earlier, they had narrowly escaped their burning home.

Influenza combined with other viruses create a dire situation in New Brunswick

New numbers from the province are helping to highlight how bad the flu is in New Brunswick right now and it’s not the only viruses sweeping through the region.

For sale: Ruins of 100-year-old arena in Moncton hit the market

The ruins of a century-old arena are on the market in Moncton, N.B., however the sale doesn't come without complications.

N.B. reports 6 new COVID-19 deaths, slight increase in hospitalizations

New Brunswick is reporting six new COVID-19-related deaths in its weekly report Tuesday.

P.E.I. reports two new COVID-19 deaths, slight rise in hospitalizations

Prince Edward Island is reporting two new deaths related to COVID-19, according to data released by the province Tuesday.

Shania Twain fan warns to read fine print on ticket reseller sites

A Shania Twain fan wants to warn others to read the fine print after she bought Halifax concert tickets on a U.S. ticket reseller site without realizing it.

'Stabbed multiple times by a stranger': Halifax police seek suspect in connection with random stabbing

Halifax Regional Police is looking for help in finding a suspect in connection with a stabbing in the city Friday evening.

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'No hope' of successful recovery of alleged serial killer's victims in landfill: Winnipeg police

The Winnipeg Police Service believes the remains of two victims of an alleged serial killer are in a landfill north of the city, but say the recovery of their bodies is likely impossible.

Rebecca Contois (left) Morgan Beatrice Harris (centre) and Marcedes Myran (right), along with a fourth unidentified woman referred to as Buffalo Woman (Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe), have been identified as the four victims of alleged serial killer Jeremy Anthony Michael Skibicki.

'Bring them back!': Calls to bring Canadians home from Syria come from inside and outside of court

'Bring them back!' activists yell at lawyers as they walk into the Federal Court in Ottawa, where a judge will decide whether or not to order the Canadian government to repatriate more than 40 Canadians imprisoned in northeast Syria.

$4.6B in COVID-19 financial aid went to ineligible recipients, audit finds

Canada's auditor general says that while the federal government effectively delivered emergency COVID-19 benefits during the pandemic, deciding to not front-end verification resulted in $4.6 billion in overpayments to ineligible individuals.

Literary world rallies around debut author after tweet about disappointing book signing

Having a poor turnout for a book signing is something every author dreads, but after debut author Chelsea Banning tweeted her disappointment after an event, the literary community came together to share countless stories of their own event disappointments to uplift one another.

Trump Organization convicted in executive tax dodge scheme

Donald Trump's company was convicted of tax fraud on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan District Attorney, a significant repudiation of financial practices at the former president's business.