Team Nova Scotia secures 56 medals in Special Olympics Summer Games in Alberta

Hundreds of athletes and coaches have returned home following the Special Olympics Summer Games in Alberta, including a very successful Team Nova Scotia.

An Arizona-based organization that plans to create a seaside refuge for whales retired from marine parks has signed a 20-year lease for Crown land and coastal waters on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, marking a major milestone for a project that has also faced criticism from some residents and animal-rights advocates. The