Cape Breton Regional Police say a missing 74-year-old man they were searching for has been found safe.

The man was reported missing Thursday night after he failed to return home from a drive in Sydney's Lingan Road area.

Authorities issued alerts concerning his disappearance — one Thursday night across CBRM and the other Friday morning across the province.

Police reported Friday afternoon the man had been found and thanked the public for their assistance.

Group aims to reduce barriers to health care for 2SLGBTQ+ elders

An organization that works to support 2SLGBTQ+ elders in Nova Scotia says all too often people who have experienced discrimination put off and avoid seeking health care, so they're trying to make members feel more comfortable going to pharmacists.

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Dalhousie pharmacist Kyle Wilby has helped to develop a gender-affirming curriculum and cultural safety training for healthcare professionals. 

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N.S. regulatory board says funeral directors should be required to confirm body ID before cremation

The board that regulates funeral directors in Nova Scotia says a law needs to change so that its members are held individually responsible when the wrong body is cremated.

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Adam Tipert, chair of the Nova Scotia Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, says funeral directors should be held responsible for confirming the identity of a body before cremation.

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A week from election day, Tories tout highway plans, Liberals highlight housing

With a week to go before election day, Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative and Liberal leaders touted pieces of their platforms while the NDP leader cast her ballot.

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Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill, NDP Leader Claudia Chender and Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston attend the provincial election debate in Halifax on Thursday, Nov.14, 2024. 

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Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill, NDP Leader Claudia Chender and Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston. 

Residents ask N.S. Supreme Court to overturn provincial approval of Fall River development

A group of Halifax residents are asking the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to look at a provincial decision to green-light a controversial Fall River development.

Group wants Fall River development approval overturned

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David Nunn is one of the residents who have filed a judicial review in N.S. Supreme Court about the provincial government's approval of an 120-unit Fall River development

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A group of Halifax residents is asking the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to look at a provincial decision to greenlight plans to build about 120 housing units in Fall River, N.S.

Wet, windy weather this weekend in Nova Scotia

An incoming system will bring wind, rain and then the weather will shift next week.

Nova Scotians can expect a rainy weekend.

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Cape Breton Regional Police say a man who has been missing since Thursday afternoon has been found.

74-year-old man in Sydney found safe after being reported missing

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