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Last Updated: November 21 2009, 8:08 PM

Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named

The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.

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The Calgary Dinos celebrate their Uteck Bowl win and first Vanier Cup berth in 14 years. (Mike Dembeck/Canadian Press)

Last Updated: November 21 2009, 7:52 PM

Queen's, Calgary to battle for Vanier Cup

The powerful Laval Rouge et Or could not handle the heat in the Kingston kitchen, falling 33-30 in the Mitchell Bowl to Queen's despite a late rally.

Hubert Marcoux would have encountered at least four days of rough weather at sea, officials say. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 21 2009, 5:43 PM

Search for Halifax sailor resumes in morning

The search for a Halifax sailor, who is missing somewhere between Nova Scotia and Bermuda, has been scaled back until Sunday.

U.S. Senator John McCain fields a reporter`s question as Rick Hillier, former chief of Canada`s defence staff, looks on after a session on Afghanistan at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Last Updated: November 21 2009, 4:12 PM

McCain argues against Afghanistan exit date

U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.

Investigators are trying to determine if Carmel Payne`s SUV crossed the centre line. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 21 2009, 2:39 PM

Crash victim wife of petty officer

The woman killed Friday morning in a fiery head-on collision between a sport utility vehicle and a military bus outside Dartmouth has been identified as Carmel Payne.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:37 PM

Administrator barred from nursing in N.S.

A woman who worked as a senior administrator at a large nursing home in Halifax has been permanently barred from working as a registered nurse in Nova Scotia.

John Morgan takes notes during his disciplinary hearing on Friday. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:36 PM

CBRM mayor appears at disciplinary hearing

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor John Morgan defended himself before a disciplinary hearing on Friday regarding comments he made about the Nova Scotia judiciary.

Nova Scotia expects a steady supply of H1N1 vaccine in coming weeks. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 3:10 PM

N.S. opens H1N1 clinics to all

All Nova Scotians are now eligible for the H1N1 vaccine.

New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham was attending a meeting of Atlantic Canada premiers in Churchill Falls, Labrador, Friday. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:47 PM

N.B. and N.L. remain at odds over utility sale

The premiers of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador say they've agreed to disagree over the planned sale of NB Power to Hydro-Qu�bec.

Hubert Marcoux`s round-the-world voyage took 18 years and two boats. He relaunched Mon Pays, which was damaged in Hurricane Juan in 2003, in July. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:43 PM

Halifax solo sailor missing

A search is underway for a solo sailor out of Halifax who has not turned up in Bermuda as planned.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:14 PM

Bankruptcies soar 43%

The number of bankruptcies across the country was 43 per cent higher in September than at the same point a year ago, government data shows.

The driver of the SUV was killed in Friday morning`s crash on the Forest Hills Extension. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:00 PM

Fiery crash kills 1, injures 3

One person died in a fiery crash between a military bus and an SUV Friday morning, RCMP have confirmed.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:54 AM

Steele in no rush to hike HST

Finance Minister Graham Steele says he's not ready to increase the sales tax, despite a recommendation from economic advisers to hike the HST by two per cent.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:51 AM

Fenwick tower 'unrecognizable' under development plan

Developers have unveiled their plans to turn a 40-year-old concrete tower in Halifax's south end into a modern, glass-covered apartment complex.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 10:58 PM

Priests in Antigonish diocese get counselling

Priests in the diocese of Antigonish had the opportunity to express their feelings about the child pornography charges against Bishop Raymond Lahey during a two-day counselling session in North Sydney, N.S.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 10:56 PM

Texts, email added to Halifax bullying hotline

The 10-year-old bullying hotline in Halifax is getting a technological upgrade.

Simon Buckhaven said he wanted to reduce the time it takes to kill lobsters for cooking. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 9:48 PM

Lobster jolt more humane: inventor

A British inventor is hoping his lobster-killing device - which zaps them with electricity as an alternative to boiling them alive - will give the Maritime lobster industry a jolt.

The IWK Health Centre is buying bulletproof vests for security guards. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:45 PM

Children's hospital seeks bulletproof vests

The IWK Health Centre, the children's hospital for the Maritimes, is buying vests to protect security guards from gunshots and knifings.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 5:04 PM

Man injured in fall at Bedford building site

A man in his late 20s is in hospital with serious head injuries after he fell six or more metres at a Bedford construction site Thursday morning.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 4:27 PM

N.S. swine flu program will cost $20M

Nova Scotia's health minister says the overall projected cost of fighting the swine flu is $20 million.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 3:22 PM

Ex-student off hook for $50K in loans

A Nova Scotia court has ruled that a former university student does not have to pay back tens of thousands of dollars he borrowed from a bank.

A report released by the federal Auditor General found that Marine Atlantic is at risk of not being able to provide the ferry service it is responsible for. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 2:31 PM

Marine Atlantic ferries at risk: AG

Federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser has released a report that warns Marine Atlantic is on the verge of not being able to provide the ferry service it's responsible for between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

The Sackville Bedford Developmental Centre is closing this month, leaving Sadie Allen, 3, and other children without a day care. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 11:12 AM

Daycare closure prompts call for action

A second non-profit daycare is shutting down in the Halifax area, prompting calls for the province to step in.

The Halifax Regional Municipality rejected the tender for the Firehawk 28 days after it flipped during tests. (CBC file)

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 9:29 AM

Fire chief mulls ban on flipped boat maker

The chief of the Halifax Regional Fire Service says he plans to ask lawyers whether a California company can be excluded from supplying the city's next fire boat.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:50 AM

N.S. rural broadband deadline looming

It's unclear how many Nova Scotians will receive access to high-speed internet by the end of the year as promised.

Last Updated: November 19 2009, 12:40 AM

Crosby, Conrad carry Olympic torch in Halifax

Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Halifax on Wednesday evening to see Sidney Crosby. the Pittsburgh Penguins captain and Cole Harbour native, carry the Olympic torch.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 11:35 PM

Nova Scotia records 3rd H1N1 death

A third person with swine flu in Nova Scotia has died.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 9:16 PM

Organic waste headed for landfill

Tonnes of organic waste in the Halifax Regional Municipality will end up in a landfill for the next six months while a building used to separate garbage is repaired.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 7:03 PM

Pepper spray foils escape from Halifax court

Deputy sheriffs use pepper spray to stop an attempted escape from Halifax provincial court, shutting down the Spring Garden Road courthouse for about an hour.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 6:26 PM

H1N1 taking financial toll on N.S. health authorities

Fighting the swine flu pandemic could put Nova Scotia's biggest health authority in a $2.5-million deficit by the end of the year, officials said Wednesday.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 1:27 PM

MLAs' constituency budgets cut

Nova Scotia's 52 MLAs will each have about $2,600 less for constituency expenses.

The fire boat overturned on the third day of training in Halifax harbour. (CBC file)

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 12:19 PM

Flipped fire boat deemed unstable

The Transportation Safety Board says a fire boat that overturned in Halifax harbour last year had an unstable design.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 8:54 AM

Staff taunts at jail relieved stress, inquiry told

Rough banter and taunts were routine among staff at the youth jail in Waterville, a human rights inquiry has heard.

Last Updated: November 18 2009, 8:46 AM

Anti-Olympic activists decry 'Orwellian' treatment

Two Antigonish activists say the RCMP invaded their privacy in an attempt to protect the Olympic torch.

Most of the electricity in Nova Scotia is currently generated by burning coal. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 11:16 PM

N.S. can meet renewable energy targets: report

Nova Scotia can meet a target to double its use of renewable energy by 2015 using existing technology and with minimal impact on electricity rates, according to a report issued in Halifax.

These visitor restrictions signs have been posted inside the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 10:59 PM

Hospital volunteers to enforce visitor policy

Nova Scotia's largest hospital will begin posting volunteers at its doors by the end of this week to help enforce a visitor policy designed to limit the spread of H1N1.

The province is contributing $2 million toward this rink under construction in Bedford. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 8:38 PM

Bedford arena money not enough: councillors

Some councillors in the Halifax Regional Municipality are upset with the amount of money the province is contributing toward a $38-million, four-rink arena in Bedford.

People wait for food baskets at the Sun Youth food bank in Montreal on April 9. A total of 794,738 Canadians turned to food banks in March, according to Food Banks Canada. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 1:49 PM

Recession swells food bank use: report

Almost 800,000 Canadians turned to food banks for assistance in one month alone this year, an increase of almost 120,000 from the same period the previous year.

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 11:25 AM

200 ecstasy pills seized at Springhill prison

A search of a prisoner in Springhill, N.S., has turned up 200 ecstasy pills, the Correctional Service of Canada says.

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed at Halifax Citadel High on Monday. (CBC)

Last Updated: November 17 2009, 11:10 AM

Halifax school stabbing suspect charged

A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing another student at a Halifax school will remain in custody until Monday.