Nova Scotia Power to spend $20M on generator that is about to retireTuesday, 13, January, 2026  Nova Scotia Power planned to retire one of its coal-fired generators in the early 2020s, but the date has repeatedly been pushed back because of growth in electricity demand and delays to new renewable energy generation. Now the 40-year-old unit needs millions in repairs to keep functioning.
| Opposition MLAs say N.S. finances are not sustainableTuesday, 13, January, 2026  Opposition politicians say Nova Scotians are not better off despite record increases in government spending in the last four years that’s also pushed the debt to where it’s never been before.
| Coast guard selects Sydney harbour for icebreaker maintenance facilityTuesday, 13, January, 2026  The Canadian Coast Guard has selected the harbour in Sydney, N.S., as the location of a future maintenance facility to support two large icebreakers that are under construction.
| Man who was subject of Hants County police alert killed in RCMP shootingTuesday, 13, January, 2026  The Serious Incident Response Team confirmed to CBC News that it is investigating the shooting death related to an emergency alert issued Tuesday about a man with a firearm driving along a rural highway in Nova Scotia's Hants County.
| Consumer choice group against Halifax's proposed ride-hailing changesTuesday, 13, January, 2026  Halifax regional council is discussing proposed bylaw changes that would provide more oversight of ride-hailing companies like Uber. Jay Goldberg, the Canadian affairs manager for the Consumer Choice Center, explains in an interview with CBC Nova Scotia why those changes could make the service more expensive for riders and less convenient for drivers.
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