Nova Scotia

Shell Canada was cleared to resume drilling one of two exploration wells off Nova Scotia after an accident in March that saw two kilometres of pipe break off a wellhead and sink to the ocean floor.

one of the five−storey high, two−megawatt turbines will be loaded on a barge during the first week of June and travel around the province until it reaches the test site near Parrsboro.

Nova Scotia has set a goal of obtaining 40 per cent of its electricity from green sources by 2020. Muskrat Falls is expected to provide slightly less than 10 per cent of the province’s overall needs.

Screen Nova Scotia commissioned a study by Price WaterhouseCoopers that estimated a contribution to the provincial GDP of $180 million in 2014 when the government provided a $24 million tax credit.

The premiers are seeking federal flexibility on the looming carbon tax, and say a one-size-fits-all approach will not work for Canada.

Project has been on hold since late last year when Mi'kmaq protesters complained that Alton had failed to consult with local First Nations

Hawke, who owns land in the St. George's Bay area near Antigonish, was contacted by the local Mi’kmaq community to attend the event in support of his neighbours.

As expected, Atlantic Canada took to the polls Monday night, voting overwhelmingly for the Liberals. But does it signal a win?

Early analysis of vessel speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that more than two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary speed restriction meant to protect endangered right whales that migrate through the area.