Coalition urges Nova Scotia medical examiner to review dangers of pickups, SUVs

A coalition of road safety groups is calling on Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Examiner to investigate, and recommend steps to address, the dangers posed to pedestrians and cyclists by pickup trucks and large SUVs. C.R.A.S.H. — otherwise known as the …

Nova Scotia to ban children under 14 from riding e-scooters and e-bikes this fall

Open this photo in gallery:Nova Scotia’s public works minister says technology is allowing e-scooters and e-bikes to move much faster than before.Amanda May Erickson/The Canadian Press Nova Scotia’s public works minister says the province plans to ban …

Nova Scotia to ban children under 14 from riding e-bikes and e-scooters

Nova Scotia plans to prohibit children under 14 from riding e-bikes and e-scooters. The age restriction is part of a slate of changes that will be made to the province’s Traffic Safety Act this fall, said Public Works Minister Fred Tilley on Thursday. …

Islands off the coast of Nova Scotia getting high speed internet

Almost 200 homes and businesses on Big and Little Tancook islands have been without high speed internet in an age where digital connection dominates. The islands are located off the coast of Chester, and the government is laying underwater cables starting …

Nova Scotia’s Big and Little Tancook islands to get high-speed internet service

Nova Scotia AG wants answers after innocent man serves 18 months in prison

Nova Scotia officials search for answers after innocent man serves 18 months in prison

Positive start to southwestern Nova Scotia tourism season

“Nearly all 627 visitors from outside Shelburne County used the VIC – taking pamphlets, rack cards and town maps, or requesting information on local activities, sightseeing in Shelburne County and how to get there, where to eat locally, the Shelburne …

Nova Scotian children under 14 will soon be banned from e-scooters and e-bikes

Poll By Canadian Press on August 6, 2026. HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s public works minister says the province plans to ban children under 14 from riding electric scooters and bikes this fall. Fred Tilley says the age restriction is part of a slate of changes …

Majority of Nova Scotians against private developments on protected land: Poll

A survey of Nova Scotians shows the vast majority of people are against the government allowing development on land that is protected. Created for the environmental organization, Ecology Action Centre, by Narrative Research, it shows that four of out five …