One man is dead and another is in hospital with minor injuries following a single vehicle accident this morning on the Old Guysborough Road. Lower Sackville RCMP say the accident occurred around 2:30 this morning.

Dozens of angry and noisy protesters tried to prevent work on the Chebucto Road widening from starting Friday morning. Three residents climbed trees on Chebucto Road to stop them from being cut down.

A 39 year old man was taken to hospital Saturday afternoon with non-life threatening injuries after a stabbing. Police say they were called to Convoy Avenue just before 3:30 and found the man with a superficial knife wound to his back.

Chebucto Road, an election issue? The Chebucto road widening project continues to be a hot-button issue for residents and protesters. It's also becoming an election issue.

Nova Scotia gas prices have gone up again. Friday's prices are 32 cents per litre higher than this time last year and diesel is 54 cents more.

Now that a second court has ruled that it was legal to dissolve the school board, Nova Scotia's education minister says she'll introduce new legislation to give her office even more power.

Former wildfire evacuees have returned to Cole Harbour Place - but under much happier circumstances. The mayor and premier were among 500 people who packed the arena Thursday night to say thank you to the firefighters who battled the massive wildfire in the Lake Echo-Porter's Lake area.

Nova Scotia Power has announced ambitious plans to convert it's old power plant in downtown Halifax into its new environmentally friendly corporate headquarters - and that has members of the provincial film industry lamenting the loss of critical soundstage space.

The fate of a famous downtown landmark has finally been sealed. The beloved Midtown Tavern on Grafton Street has been sold and it may end up being demolished.

An official with Ultramar in Halifax wants employees to avoid putting themselves in danger when it comes to gas and dashers. One of their workers in Stewiacke is recovering from a smashed up ankle after trying to stop a drive off.

Nova Scotia Power has announced ambitious plans to convert it's old power plant in downtown Halifax into its new environmentally friendly corporate headquarters.

Halifax emergency crews will take one more look around the Herring Cove area this morning to be absolutely sure a plane didn't crash there.

Some drivers are still using a hand held cell phone around Metro - and other people are paying the price. An elderly woman was hit Wednesday night as she crossed the street near Brunswick and Sackville Streets.

It seems Nova Scotians won't need the help of a carbon tax to break the $1.50 a litre mark for gas. News 95.7 is predicting gas prices will go up this week by three cents a litre, putting the price of regular self-serve around $1.45 in metro.

The online classifieds website Kijiji has become a popular spot for Haligonians looking for rental properties - but it's also the newest vehicle for an old scam.

A federal-provincial working group on food safety has wrapped up a two year study of donairs with new rules for serving the meaty snack.

A committee is trying to help the MacDonald government get back the money it spend on child sized ATVs. The chairperson of the Off-Highway Vehicle Ministerial Advisory Committee says members have come up with a way to get the $230,000 back, though more negotiations are needed.

A former Halifax Regional Police dog made famous during the 9-11 rescue effort is about to be cloned. 'Trakr' is the winner of a contest to find the world's most cloneworthy dog.

Mayor Peter Kelly is out of hospital and recovering at home - whether he likes it or not. Kelly was hospitalized last week with abdominal pains and was diagnosed with an intestinal condition. He was released from hospital on Monday, but it took a family effort to keep him home on Canada Day.

RCMP say it's unlikely charges will be laid after the ATV-related death of a 15-year- old boy. John David Amero died Sunday night when he hit a steel cable strung across a logging road near Highway 340 in Weymouth.