How surgery took MAID off the table for this Halifax woman | CBC News

A Nova Scotia woman who applied for medical assistance in dying after years of being denied out-of-province care for lymphedema recently had surgery in New Jersey — paid for by the provincial...

N.S. restaurants struggling to stay open amid rising food and operating costs | CBC News

Nova Scotia's restaurant industry is still feeling the challenges of a post-pandemic climate. Nearly half are still operating at a loss or just breaking even, according to the Restaurant Association...

N.S. revokes sales permit for water treatment company after customer complaints | CBC News

Customers of Atlantic Environmental Systems complained both to the province and to CBC News about what they felt were aggressive, high-pressure tactics, including in-home sales presentations that...

Think your grocery bill is high? Try eating gluten-free | CBC News

Families living with celiac disease struggle to pay for gluten-free food, which is up to five times more expensive than food with gluten.

Raw sewage pumped into this woman's building for months. Officials did nothing | CBC News

Tricia Gallant found out in May that her New Glasgow rental had a broken pipe leaking raw sewage into the basement. She said her landlord was unresponsive, but she thought officials condemned the...

Nowhere to turn

N.S. customers paid thousands for windows that were never installed. Now, there's hope | CBC News

A long-standing Maritime windows and doors company went into receivership in February, closing all six locations. Some customers who paid thousands for work that was never done assumed their money...

Apparently, ankle socks are the new sign that you're old, and millennials are done | CBC News

First, gen Z came for the skinny jeans. Then, they came for the side part. And now, in a death knell against 30- and 40-somethings just trying to live their lives, the youth have cancelled ankle...

These Nova Scotians say they felt tricked into paying thousands for water systems | CBC News

The Nova Scotia government will decide in the coming weeks whether to cancel or suspend Atlantic Environmental Systems’ permit, after receiving a series of complaints. It comes after the door-to-door...

High cost of baby formula leaves parents stressed, desperate and seeking charity | CBC News

Parents in Nova Scotia are expressing concern about the rising cost of infant formula and the struggle to find their brand in stock. Prices have jumped 30 per cent since 2022, without much relief in...

N.S. couple took Air Canada to court over flight delay — and won | CBC News

A Nova Scotia couple has won a small claims court case against Air Canada. The airline cancelled their connecting flight from Toronto to New York in July 2022, citing “crew constraints” due to the...

Truro homeless say they're forced to hide from police as town tries to deter tenting | CBC News

People living in tents in Truro, N.S., say they're being asked to leave by police — and some have had their tents confiscated. Service organizations say shelter beds are full and they're running out...

They came to Canada for their dreams. Instead they found a mental health nightmare | CBC News

The stresses caused by the upheaval of immigrating and the often huge chasm between what immigrants are led to expect about life in Canada and the reality can lead to depression, frustration and a...