Tourism industry says closing Cape Breton info centre could hurt revenuesTuesday, 24, February, 2026  Destination Cape Breton CEO Terry Smith says it might cost the Nova Scotia government $200,000 a year to operate the Port Hastings visitor information centre, but even a one per cent drop in visitors to the island would result in $7 million less in annual tourism revenue.
| Offshore wind developers to pay N.S. $7K per megawatt, new bill proposesTuesday, 24, February, 2026  Nova Scotia plans to ask offshore wind developers to pay the province at least $7,000 per megawatt of their turbines’ capacity each year, which the government laid out in new legislation tabled Tuesday.
| Eddie Carvery's family vows to continue his Africville protestTuesday, 24, February, 2026  Family of the late Africville activist Eddie Carvery are vowing to continue his protest on the grounds of the former historic Black community in north-end Halifax.
| Schools closed across Nova Scotia amid cleanup following winter blastTuesday, 24, February, 2026  All public schools in Nova Scotia were closed Tuesday after heavy snow and high winds pummelled the province.
| Snowy winter in N.S. pushing tiny saw-whet owls into more populated areasTuesday, 24, February, 2026  Northern saw-whet owls are smaller than robins and can find it difficult to penetrate the snow to reach their usual prey.
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