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Forge FC defeats Halifax Wanderers 3-1 in Canadian Championship play

Forge FC defeats Halifax Wanderers 3-1 in Canadian Championship play

HAMILTON — Mo Babouli scored twice as Forge FC defeated Halifax Wanderers 3-1in Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round play Wednesday. Forge also profited from a Halifax own goal. Thomas Meilleur-Giguère scored for Halifax.
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N.L. town declares state of emergency, issues evacuation order over wildfire

N.L. town declares state of emergency, issues evacuation order over wildfire

ST. JOHN'S — A community in Newfoundland and Labrador has declared a state of emergency and ordered some residents to evacuate because of a wildfire that has already destroyed some homes.
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Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick's mystery brain disease

Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick's mystery brain disease

FREDERICTON — There is no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a new study that suggests the media may have played a role in feeding patients' fears.
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Baby eel fisher calls for enforcement against illegal harvesting on N.S. river

Baby eel fisher calls for enforcement against illegal harvesting on N.S. river

HALIFAX — A licensed baby eel fisher says he's been sending evidence to the federal Fisheries Department of illegal fishing on a Nova Scotia river, but he says Ottawa is not acting.
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N.S. police scale back search for two children, say little chance they are alive

N.S. police scale back search for two children, say little chance they are alive

LANSDOWNE STATION — Police have scaled back a search for two children reported missing from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia, saying Wednesday there's little chance they could have survived after six days in the densely wooded area.
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Halifax-area vice-principal stabbed by student files lawsuit against security guard

Halifax-area vice-principal stabbed by student files lawsuit against security guard

HALIFAX — A vice-principal stabbed by a 15-year-old student inside a Halifax high school is suing a school security guard, claiming the guard failed to follow proper search and de-escalation procedures before the attack.
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Family keeping hope as search continues for missing boy and girl in rural N.S.

Family keeping hope as search continues for missing boy and girl in rural N.S.

LANSDOWNE STATION — The stepfather of two young children reported missing from their rural Nova Scotia home on Friday says he's hopeful six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan will be found safe after he met Tuesday morning with th
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Semi-pro TSS Rovers look to make more Canadian Championship history

Semi-pro TSS Rovers look to make more Canadian Championship history

There's a lot on the line Wednesday for TSS Rovers when the semi-pro League1 B.C.
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Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official

Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official

HALIFAX — A provincial official acknowledged Tuesday that some Nova Scotia landlords are abusing fixed-term leases, but the government is not looking to change tenancy law because there could be "unintended consequences.
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They locked a Newfoundland church so it wouldn't be sold. Its fate is now in court.

They locked a Newfoundland church so it wouldn't be sold. Its fate is now in court.

ST. JOHN'S — A provincial Supreme Court judge will determine the fate of a rural Newfoundland church after lawyers argued Tuesday that its parishioners must hand it over to be sold to compensate survivors of abuse at a former orphanage in St. John's.
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