Taryn Grant

Irish renewable energy firm Simply Blue is gearing up for a multibillion-dollar project on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore that’s meant to convert wind, solar and biomass energy into jet fuel.

Nova Scotia Power and a fledgling renewable energy company are butting heads over the details of a program meant to break up the electric utility’s monopoly.

Nova Scotia is pushing ahead with legislative changes that would allow bids to open next year for offshore wind projects, regardless of whether Ottawa's mirror legislation moves at the same pace.

Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia, the company behind a gold mine that stopped operating last year, is escalating its disagreement with the province about how to clean up the site.

All serving staff working at licensed bars and restaurants in Nova Scotia will be required to take responsible alcohol training by the start of December.

A new agreement between Canada and the United States is reigniting the possibility of a spaceport in rural Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia has approved a third and final wind farm meant to feed EverWind Fuels’ green hydrogen and ammonia production facility.

Nova Scotia closed the books on last year’s budget with a $143-million surplus rather than the $279-million deficit it predicted last spring, thanks in part to an unexpected jump in taxes collected from a growing population.

As some Nova Scotians cry for an overhaul of the environmental assessment process, which they say is outdated and ineffective, the province cannot say when it will update the system.

Nova Scotians bought more cannabis and less alcohol last year, according to new figures out from the NSLC.

The Nova Scotia government says it’s still working on new guidance for public educators about gender-diversity in schools. After more than a year, that work has yet to yield any changes.

Nova Scotia Power is gearing up to build battery systems at three sites to help bring energy stability to the grid as the province moves to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources.

Atlantic Mining is looking into repurposing one of its shuttered gold mines to create a hydro energy storage system and solar farm.

Three of Nova Scotia’s biggest industrial manufacturers are looking into using green hydrogen to power parts of their operations as an alternative to fossil fuels.

A woman who lives and runs her business next to a proposed campground in a small Nova Scotia village is appealing the local government’s decision to let the controversial project go ahead.

Ottawa is pushing for a 34-hectare parcel of federal land sitting vacant in Dartmouth, N.S., to be used for temporary modular housing.

Crown corporation Build Nova Scotia wants to put 140 new parking spots on the Garrison Grounds at the southwest corner of the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site.

Responding to years of calls from advocates, Nova Scotia is going to help people with diabetes pay for continuous glucose monitors, and it will remove age restrictions for insulin pumps.

Nova Scotia’s plan to lower the entry requirements for teacher training is getting mixed reviews from teachers and administrators.

As public debate over sex education in schools has been escalating across the country. Nova Scotia teachers and administrators have been fielding more questions and complaints, and in some cases, struggling to respond.