Police say they are investigating after a woman was stabbed in Dartmouth on Thursday morning.

Halifax Regional Police say they received a report at 8 a.m. about a woman taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police are on scene at a residence on Lynn Drive in Dartmouth in relation to the incident.

A release says the investigation is in the early stages and no further information is available at this time.

N.S. dentist's licence suspended after alleged misconduct spanning almost 50 years

The Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia said it convened an emergency meeting of its complaints committee Wednesday to consider recent allegations made against Dr. Errol Gaum, a registered dentist who was most recently practising in Bedford.

Dentist Chair

Allegations against Dr. Errol Gaum started piling up online last week.

Families move to small N.S. town to be part of unique co-housing community

The group behind Treehouse Village Ecohousing in Bridgewater, N.S., says it would be the first co-housing community in Atlantic Canada.

Caitlin and Alfy

Families from elsewhere in Nova Scotia and the U.S. have begun making Bridgewater home as they plan for what they say is Atlantic Canada's first co-housing community.

Treehouse villagers

RCMP officer killed in N.S. mass shooting honoured by MADD Canada

Const. Heidi Stevenson has been posthumously awarded the Terry Ryan Memorial Award for Excellence in Police Service for her work in preventing impaired driving. She was among the 22 people killed in the Nova Scotia mass shooting in April.

Const. Heidi Stevenson is seen in a photo posted to the Nova Scotia RCMP's Twitter account. Police confirmed on Sunday that Stevenson was killed during a gunman's rampage that claimed at least 18 lives.

Const. Heidi Stevenson

Const. Heidi Stevenson has been posthumously awarded the Terry Ryan Memorial Award for Excellence in Police Service, which is handed out to officers for their work in preventing impaired driving.

Nate Darling goes undrafted but will sign deal with NBA club

Bedford's Nate Darling wasn't selected in Wednesday night's NBA draft but he has taken another step toward becoming the first Nova Scotia born player to play in the NBA.

Nate Darling

Nate Darling is set to sign a two way-contract with the NBA's Charlotte Hornets. 

Instead of dissolution, Baddeck residents to hear growth plan

Faced with pandemic uncertainty, village commissioners in Baddeck had been considering amalgamation with Victoria County. But the village's top administrator says the financial picture is looking much better.

Wooden sign says welcome to Baddeck and has a picture of a lighthouse painted on it.

Recently completed financial statements for 2020 and 2021 show the Village of Baddeck, N.S., incurred deficits totalling $228,000 due to mismanagement by the former chief administrator.

Baddeck sign

Faced with uncertainties due to the pandemic, the village of Baddeck, N.S., had been considering amalgamation with Victoria County.

Woman stabbed in Dartmouth sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries

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