Nova Scotia

Restraint, Taser use under scrutiny as Hyde inquiry resumes

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

An inquiry has resumed into the 2007 death of Howard Hyde, a Nova Scotia man who died 30 hours after he was jolted with a Taser.

Tenant found dead after apartment fire in Sydney

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

One woman is dead and another tenant is in hospital after a fire at an apartment building in Sydney Sunday night.

Review: Jarvis Cocker's Further Complications

that ring of confidence (Free subscription) | yesterday

There was a time when it seemed, to me anyway, that Britpop just might save the world. Well if not the world then it could give saving rock and roll a shot. Kurt Cobain was gone, Pearl Jam were turning into hermits, Sloan had broken up and the sounds coming from Seattle Washington and Halifax Nova Scotia had seemed to have run their course. Only the Smashing Pumpkins really remained and nobody was...

Letters: Letter: Cape Breton Music

New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009

To the Editor: Regarding your Q&A column on what to do on Cape Breton Island (June 21): Music is the heart of Cape Breton and is found everywhere. No visitor should miss out on a ceilidh, or a barn dance, like the ones at the Normaway Inn, Margaree or in churches. Young fiddlers like Natalie MacMaster, who performs for sold-out houses throughout North America, keep the centuries-old culture fresh...

Halifax Virgin Festival free after Tragically Hip cancel

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

The Tragically Hip, who were set to headline the first Virgin Festival in Halifax on Saturday, have out pulled because of a family emergency.

McCartney recalls 'fun-loving' Jackson

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

With just a week to go before his Halifax concert, Paul McCartney is busy rehearsing.

Man crosses Canada handing out underwear

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

MONTREAL, July 3 (UPI) -- A Canadian man drove into Montreal Friday to deliver 2,500 pairs of white underwear to homeless men as part of his cross-country Underwear Tour. Brent King, 41, is an engineer who lives in Calgary, Alberta. He told The Gazette newspaper the idea of driving a motor home from the west coast to the east coast was a result of learning last fall homeless shelters list underwear...

N.S. cabinet minister Estabrook's wife dies

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

Carolyn Estabrooks, wife of Nova Scotia Transportation Minister Bill Estabrooks, has died at the age of 60.

Canadian Green Party Strategy for Winning its First Seat in Canadian Parliament

Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

Although the Green Party of Canada is much stronger in elections than the Green Party of the U.S., the Canadian Greens have never elected a representative to the federal Parliament in Ottawa. The party’s leader, Elizabeth May, has recently decided to move from Nova Scotia to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to campaign in the [...]

President's Choice beef recall updated

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued an update to its warning that consumers should avoid eating certain President's Choice brand steaks, roasts and ground beef products because of possible E. coli contamination.

Parkgoers near Sydney tar ponds warned of potential health risks

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

The Sydney Tar Ponds Agency says there may be "unacceptable risks" to people who use a park near the notorious site during the cleanup process.

Police raids target Halifax-area drug dealers

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

Dozens of police officers took part in a series of raids in the Halifax region early Friday in a crackdown on street-level drug trafficking.

Morons In A Hurry Can Raise Their Glasses Of Glenora Whisky Proudly Again

Techdirt (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

What is it with the silly food related trademark battles we keep hearing about lately? First there were Idaho potatoes , then lettuce , and now whisky. You see, the Scotch Whisky Association takes these things seriously. Already you can't call something Scotch (or Scotch Whisky) unless it was produced at a distillery in Scotland, but now it was trying to expand its control over the word "Glen"...

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Man charged with attempted murder, arson after Monastery fire

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

A Nova Scotia man has been charged with attempted murder and arson following a fire at a home in Antigonish County earlier this week.

Fisherman rescued off Cape Breton

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009

A fisherman is recovering in hospital after falling overboard off Cape Breton Thursday afternoon.