Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia

Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia - 2026-03-16

Good evening, these are your top stories for Sunday, March 15, 2026.
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University students start weeklong protest in Halifax

March 15 , 2026 at 06:43:47 p.m. ADT • :

Four student unions from across the province are demanding cheaper tuition. Dozens of people gathered Sunday afternoon in Halifax to support the protest.

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Large crowd flocks to Goodwood goose call contest

March 15 , 2026 at 06:43:53 p.m. ADT • :

Waterfowl hunters went head-to-head in the Halifax area on Saturday to prove who could best mimic the natural sounds of geese. The CBC's Molly MacNaughton was there.

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1 dead after Cape Breton hit and run

March 15 , 2026 at 04:09:29 p.m. ADT • :

Cape Breton Regional Police say one person is dead after a hit and run on the Louisbourg Highway near Hills Road in Albert Bridge. In a news release issued Sunday afternoon, police said a dead female was found near the roadway.

Mobile Food Market says it might close location due to funding cut from province

March 14 , 2026 at 05:24:38 p.m. ADT • :

A non-profit organization that brings mobile food markets to parts of Halifax and the Musquodoboit Valley says it might have to stop serving one of the locations it does because of a funding cut from the provincial government.

Membertou First Nation tells province, RCMP to butt out of cannabis and tobacco sales

March 15 , 2026 at 12:05:20 p.m. ADT • :

The council of Cape Breton's Membertou First Nation has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis operations.