Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia

Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia - 2026-06-05

Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, June 04, 2026.
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Crane evacuation around Dutch Village Road could last into Friday: Halifax Fire

June 4 , 2026 at 05:54:26 p.m. ADT • :

First responders were called to the area on Thursday afternoon over concerns the crane could collapse. By evening, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Assistant Chief Philip Thorburn told CBC News the crane needs to come down as a precaution.

Wagmatcook men charged with 2nd-degree murder after stabbing

June 4 , 2026 at 06:49:35 p.m. ADT • :

Pavel Benjamin Peck, 29, and Vernon Gregory Peck, 32, appeared Thursday in provincial court in Sydney in relation to a stabbing that happened June 3 in Sydney.

N.S. premier has no concerns about extending timeline for offshore bidders to post deposit

June 4 , 2026 at 06:46:24 p.m. ADT • :

Premier Tim Houston says a recent change that gives companies looking to do offshore oil and gas exploration more time to submit a deposit is no reason for concern.

N.S. RCMP investigating possible link between homicide, suspicious fires

June 4 , 2026 at 06:20:21 p.m. ADT • :

RCMP are appealing for the public's help following a man's death in Upper Big Tracadie, N.S., that has now been ruled a homicide.

Cold wet spring in N.S. means strawberries arriving a little later

June 4 , 2026 at 05:16:41 p.m. ADT • :

Annapolis Valley farmer Jordan Eyamie, who is also the president of Horticulture Nova Scotia, shares when she thinks local berries will be ready to pick and how cooler weather may have impacted the crop this year.

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