A Nova Scotia man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for manslaughter. Nathan Knockwood pleaded guilty to the charge in relation to the stabbing death of Troy Whidden.

A Cole Harbour, N.S., man is being released from jail while he awaits trial on a charge of first-degree murder. Edmund Joseph Organ, 77, is accused of killing his wife, Judith, on June 9. He has been in custody since.

Postmedia has started the process of taking over those parts of the insolvent SaltWire Network that it plans to keep running.

Const. Jacob Farr has been given a year of probation after pleadingguilty to assault stemming from a confrontation at a downtown restaurant in October 2020.

A Cape Breton woman says if staff at Cape Breton Regional Hospital had paid close attention to her four years ago, her son may not have developed health complications that the family is dealing with to this day.

Dr.Manivasan Moodley is facing allegations of professional misconduct at a hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia. On Thursday, the hearing listened to testimony about the second of three complaints.

A man from Voglers Cove, N.S., has been sentenced to four years in prison forraping a 13-year-old girl more than four decades ago.