Some horse owners in Nova Scotia are calling for changes to deer hunting laws after two horse shooting incidents in the province this week.

Summerside Mayor Basil Stewart is calling on his municipal counterparts in Nova Scotia to end their Bell Aliant contracts in light of the company's decision to close 11 call centres in Atlantic Canada.

Nova Scotia RCMP suspect a horse found dead in South Maitland was shot.

The Halifax Regional Municipality is looking for a new animal shelter service to house rescued and neglected dogs, cats and exotic animals.

Nova Scotia's highest court has ordered a Halifax man to stand trial for a second time on one charge of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, overturning a lower court's finding that a search of his luggage violated his rights.

Roads and bridges in Nova Scotia will be upgraded, thanks to almost $25 million in stimulus funding announced by the federal minister responsible for the Atlantic Gateway.

A Marine Atlantic worker is recovering after being knocked down and dragged by a forklift that was being operated at the ferry terminal in North Sydney, N.S.

Nova Scotia's municipal leaders were warned Friday to prepare for employee absentee rates of up to 30 per cent because of the ongoing swine flu outbreak.

The 3,700 workers at every school board in the province, outside of the Halifax region, will vote whether to take strike action after conciliation talks with the province broke off.

Halifax Regional Police have been collecting more guns than they expected in an amnesty program that trades firearms for cameras.

Firefighters and police in the Halifax region are receiving the H1N1 vaccine this week, though they're not on the list of priority groups.

Karen Kormanaski, the common-law wife of Howard Hyde, is safe and sound, Halifax Regional Police say.

Thousands of homes and businesses in the Halifax area were without power for several hours as the first snowfall of the season blasted Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is warning that the next sitting of the legislature will be more difficult given the dire state of the province's finances.

Canada Post has closed its operation in Peggys Cove in Nova Scotia, which once housed the post office in its famous lighthouse.

Nova Scotians 19 years of age or younger and who have chronic medical conditions, along with mothers who have just given birth, are now eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine.

Nova Scotia's first snow storm of the season appears to be on the way Friday, and road clearing crews are being readied in anticipation.

The 23 players on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League were given the H1N1 vaccination last Friday night after their game in Sydney, N.S.

Two lanes of traffic on Halifax's crumbling Fairview overpass have been blocked since last month, causing traffic snarls, and there is still no visible sign of construction.

Three men and one woman face numerous drug trafficking charges after a drug bust in the Halifax area early Thursday morning, police say.