Haley Ryan

The Halifax Mooseheads have gotten the green light to expand their training facility inside the municipally owned rink and recreation centre.

Renovations are underway for the Alderney Landing farmers' market space and public washrooms, as a stopgap until a plan for the larger expansion for the facility is done.

Nova Scotia expects to launch a pilot project this year to explore "innovative, community-driven" approaches to improving public health and safety, the province's justice minister recently told municipal leaders.

There is currently a patchwork approach to drought across the province, with some municipalities taking action, and others yet to start conversations about long-term plans.

Halifax is looking into cutting fees for sidewalk patios in a move to help local businesses, although some are questioning the timing of reducing revenue when the city is in a tight financial position.

The Nova Scotia Teachers Union, which represents some school social workers in Halifax, says those members are facing stress and uncertainty after being told their jobs will change this fall.

The Alderney ferry between Halifax and Dartmouth had been running every 30 minutes since the Vincent Coleman was removed from service Jan. 12 due to a steering system issue.

Nearly 10 years after a Nova Scotia woman was murdered by her neighbour after she reported that he sexually assaulted and harassed her, the RCMP’s national watchdog says the Mounties failed both in the original case, and making improvements to sexual assault investigations across Canada.

The vast majority of Nova Scotia municipalities offer some kind of video access to their council meetings, but new technology and the rise of online hate have some councils turning off the camera.

Some Halifax-area residents are fighting a proposed stargazing park in their neighbourhood, saying the project would ruin their quiet way of life. But the development’s owner says its scale is being exaggerated.