Six Nova Scotians among new Order of Canada appointees

Nova Scotians being honoured this year include a Mi'kmaw elder, a doctor, an architect, a property developer, a cartoonist and a rug maker.

A man with white hair is seen wearing a newsboy cap and a black bomber jacket.

Eskasoni elder Albert Marshall is a fluent Mi'kmaw speaker, residential school survivor and environmentalist. 

Albert Marshall Sr. Eskasoni

Six Nova Scotians have been appointed to the Order of Canada.

Order of Canada

'Being on air was the North Star for him': Frank Cameron retires at 85

An icon of the Atlantic Canadian airwaves has hung up his mic, bringing an end to a career that spanned more than 60 years in private radio and with CBC.

Frank Cameron gazes at the camera over his glasses rim while standing beside a photo for a sock hop at Frank's Bandstand in a black and white photo.

Frank Cameron stands beside an old poster advertising his show, Frank's Bandstand. 

They came to Canada for their dreams. Instead they found a mental health nightmare

The stresses caused by the upheaval of immigrating and the often huge chasm between what immigrants are led to expect about life in Canada and the reality can lead to depression, frustration and a loss of self-esteem, according to experts.

A Black couple pose with their three children in front of a stone building.

Joshua and Jacqueline Addo with their three children.

Joshua and Jacqueline Addo with their children

Joshua and Jacqueline Addo, with their three children. Joshua worked as a financial adviser in his native country of Ghana. After coming to Nova Scotia, he held jobs at a courier company and Costco before landing a job at Nova Scotia Power.

'A life of public service': Halifax-born prime minister built legacy despite death at 49

John Thompson was the fourth prime minister of Canada and first born in Nova Scotia. His accomplishments were many despite his death at the age of 49. But his grave at Holy Cross Cemetery in the heart of Halifax is seldom visited.

The grave of former prime minister John Thompson at Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax. Thompson was 49 when he died, not 50 as listed on the grave marker.

Grave of former prime minister Sir John David Sparrow Thompson

Former prime minister John Thompson is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax. Thompson was 49 when he died, not 50 as listed on the grave marker.

RCMP find no criminality in cause of Tantallon wildfire, documents say

The investigation into a wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes and led to millions of dollars in damage in the Halifax area has determined there is no criminality in the cause of the blaze. That is according to documents obtained through an access to information request.

Cars on a road moving in the opposite direction of a wildfire whose heavy smoke can be seen in the distance in the sky.

A wildfire that has consumed several homes is still burning out of control northwest of Halifax on Monday morning, with thousands of homes under a mandatory evacuations order. Photo if Tantalon, N.S., taken on May 28, 2023.

Nova Scotia Tantallon fire

Documents obtained through an access to information request and shared with CBC News say RCMP have concluded there is no criminality in the cause of the Tantallon wildfire in May.

RCMP find no criminality in cause of Upper Tantallon wildfire, documents say

A round-up of some of our favourite eye-catching photos that were part of our CBC Nova Scotia news coverage in 2023.

Top-10 pictures from CBC Nova Scotia in 2023

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