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A wildfire in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, continues to burn out of control, becoming the largest wildfire in the province's history.
2023-06-3

A public inquiry into the 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia, Canada, that killed 22 people is opened.
2022-02-22

Three people have been arrested for illegally providing ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people across Nova Scotia, Canada in April. One of the three arrested is the gunman's common-law spouse.
2020-12-4

Following massive public backlash, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announces a public inquiry will be held over the law enforcement response to the rampage in Nova Scotia, Canada, last April, which left 23 dead, including the gunman.
2020-07-28

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a ban on assault-style weapons, which includes buying, selling, transporting, importing or using the designated weapons. The legislation is said to be motivated by last month's killing spree in Nova Scotia.
2020-05-1

A killing spree occurs in the small coastal town of Portapique, near Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. At least 17 people are dead, including the perpetrator and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, making it the deadliest rampage in Canadian history.
2020-04-19

A house fire in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, kills seven children from a Syrian family.
2019-02-19

A fishing vessel capsizes off of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada, leaving 5 fishermen missing in the frigid waters. [http:--thechronicleherald.ca-novascotia-716400-search-underway-off-liverpool-for-capsized-boat ("The Chronicle Herald")]date=August 2019
2013-02-18

One person is killed, three people declared missing, and three people rescued after a sailboat sinks off the southwestern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
2012-03-26

Former Hurricane Earl loses its tropical storm status after making landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada but left one person dead and a million people without power in Canada.
2010-09-4