A recent deluge of November rain means it’s now safe for Ilonka Venier Alexander to run the water at her home in Port Maitland, N.S. She isn’t connected to a municipal water source, and drought ...

A Port Maitland, Nova Scotia couple shares their harrowing experience of living through a severe drought that left their well nearly empty. Nathan Coleman visits the home where every drop of water ...

A $2.6 million restoration of Port Washington's 90-year-old Breakwater Lighthouse is now complete. The project included removing lead paint, applying a new glossy white coat, and reinforcing the ...

A BOY, 13, accused of knocking down and sexually assaulting an elderly woman in a Maitland park on Monday night has been refused bail. Sam began his Newcastle Herald career as a night police reporter ...

Six men who say they were sexually abused by Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh have launched a lawsuit against the Nova Scotia government, alleging it failed to investigate the case against the Port Hawkesbury ...

While Portlanders flock to Sauvie Island’s beaches, farm stands or pumpkin patches, one of the city’s most fascinating hikes sits quietly at the northern tip of the island, waiting to be discovered.

A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) from the Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Division told the court Tuesday that a phone number attributed to constable Noel Maitland made numerous calls to ...

Google is suing 25 people it alleges are behind a “relentless” scam text operation that uses a phishing-as-a-service platform called Lighthouse. Now, in one of the most high-profile actions against ...

After a grueling day wading through rushing river waters and climbing through dense woods, some family members of two missing Nova Scotia children were left disappointed that their last-ditch search ...

Early First Alert for possible severe weather Monday into Tuesday next week.