Power utilities, troops begin massive post-Dorian cleanup in Maritimes
A storm with hurricane-force winds that hit the Maritimes left more than 400,000 residents without electricity, as repairs began on Sunday, September 8, 2019, to downed power lines and buildings damaged by splintered trees.
'Very dangerous storm' Dorian causing widespread power outages, damage
Dorian slammed into the Maritimes on Saturday, September 7, 2019, its powerful gusts uprooting trees, tearing off roofs and yanking down power lines — leaving more than 450,000 people in the dark as the post-tropical storm made landfall near Halifax.
Tropical storm Erin bringing heavy rain to parts of the Maritimes
The remnants of post-tropical storm Erin were expected to bring heavy rain overnight to a fairly narrow band of the western Maritimes.
Case of defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange could shift to Toronto court
The accounting firm investigating the multimillion-dollar implosion of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange wants to move the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings from Halifax to Toronto, saying the case is now focused on people and assets in Ontario.
International shipping industry under the microscope as whale death toll grows
The shipping industry is under increased scrutiny after two cargo ships were fined for sailing too fast through the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where the rising death toll among endangered North Atlantic right whales has been partly blamed on collisions with vessels.
Catholics in Cape Breton defy bishop's order to close 200-year-old church
A renegade group of Roman Catholics in Cape Breton is defying a bid by the local bishop to shut down their 200-year-old parish.
Fisheries minister says more needs to be done to help endangered right whales
Canada's fisheries minister says many of the people working to save the dwindling population of North Atlantic right whales are feeling drained by the ongoing ordeal, but he says more needs to be done to protect the critically endangered species.
Aftermath of Canadian submarine fire: PTSD, asthma and depression
The Canadian sailors who fought a deadly fire aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi in 2004 suffered from significantly elevated levels of post-traumatic stress, depression and asthma in the first five years after the tragedy, a new study says.
Former N.S. Mountie sentenced to decade in prison for cocaine theft, trafficking
A judge sentenced a former high-ranking RCMP officer to 10 years in prison for stealing and selling $300,000 worth of cocaine on Thursday, July 4, 2019, saying the egregious breach of trust compromised the national police force and resulted in a "remarkable fall from grace."
Spate of right whale deaths has almost wiped out recent population gains
Confirmation this week that a sixth North Atlantic right whale has died in Canadian waters is devastating for the endangered species because recent growth in the population has been virtually wiped out, a leading whale expert said on Friday, June 28, 2019.