Nova Scotia

A black and white photo of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association posing with the first Stanley Cup circa 1893 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

A Canadian town says it's the 'birthplace' of ice hockey. Some historians aren't so sure

A Nova Scotia town is caught up in a debate over the sport's origins, with one historian saying a law claiming the title reads as if "written with ChatGPT".

18 hrs ago

8 Dec 2025

An empty shelf at an Ontario liquor store under the sign 'American Whiskey'.

Here's what Canadian provinces are doing with all the US liquor they pulled off shelves

Provinces in Canada are figuring out what to do with their stockpiles of American liquor worth millions of dollars - some of which will soon expire.

8 Dec 2025

30 Aug 2025

The image shows a woman performing a Highland dance. She is mid-leap, arms outstretched. She is wearing a traditional Highland dance costume: a dark velvet jacket with white accents, a pleated tartan kilt in shades of purple and white, and matching patterned socks and shoes.

'Every young Highland dancer dreams of winning a Cowal medal'

Competitors from across the globe will travel to Dunoon to compete in the Highland Dancing championships.

30 Aug 2025

27 Apr 2025

Killer whale Wikie swimming with her calf at Marineland Antibes in 2011.

Stranded killer whales 'must leave now' as rehoming options shrink

An international search is under way for a suitable home for the orcas stranded in France.

27 Apr 2025

2 Mar 2025

A view from above of the killer whale Wikie and her calf swimming in their enclosure at Marineland Antibes

'They don't belong in the Med': Fate of mother orca and son still uncertain

Animal rights campaigners and marine zoo official say Mediterranean is 'too warm' for killer whales.

2 Mar 2025

19 Jan 2025

An 18th Century political cartoon of an overweight man in red and white check trousers and a grey suit and top hat having a strop, while a mother in a burgundy dress and hat sobs while holding a crying baby. Text reads: I want my pa.

The twice president and the kidnapped Guernsey boy

Donald Trump is the second split-term president, was the first descended from a Channel Islander?

19 Jan 2025

6 Feb 2024

'My house is buried': Nova Scotia gets extreme snow

Pam Leader was trapped in her home after 1.5m (4ft) of snow prompted a state of emergency in Nova Scotia.

6 Feb 2024

6 Sep 2023

Runrig singer Bruce Guthro dies aged 62

The singer-songwriter's former bandmate Pete Wishart described him as an exceptional musician.

6 Sep 2023

25 Jul 2023

Vehicles partially submerged are seen after the heaviest rain to hit the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia in more than 50 years triggered floods, in Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada July 23, 2023. REUTERS/John Morris

Bodies of two children found after Canada floods

The death toll from the floods in Nova Scotia rises to three, with one youth still missing.

25 Jul 2023

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