The Nature Trust of Nova Scotia says it has preserved an island in southwest Nova Scotia. It announced on Friday that Johns Island, just west of Central Woods Harbour, will provide 68 hectares of land ...

The result is not a determination of whether a fire will start, but rather how intense a fire may be and how quickly it might ...

It said a common eider colony found there is thought to be the largest in the province ... Nova Scotia Crown Share Land Legacy Trust. Although Johns Island is now protected, the trust noted birds ...

Environmental groups argued in Federal Court this week that Ottawa's plans for protecting the habitat of the piping plover are too vague to provide adequate protection to the endangered species.

A Calgary woman says a trip to a provincial campground turned into "a nightmare," after finding out her family was covered in ...

A growing number of Canadian travellers are embracing “soft adventure” travel. This trend blends a desire for active ...

Alfredo Justo is leading a project that's aiming to document every mushroom species in Atlantic Canada. (New Brunswick Museum ...

Thanks to warming winters and milder temperatures, ticks are thriving in more parts of the country than ever before — ...

Since Nova Scotia has the highest rate of poverty in the country, an advocate says it's where people have the most trouble ...

Young Canadian innovators take centre stage tomorrow as part of Canadian Innovation Week. The honourees, aged 14 to 18, are national winners and finalists of the Rideau Hall Foundation's (RHF) ...