Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia

Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia - 2026-04-27

Good evening, these are your top stories for Sunday, April 26, 2026.
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This Acadia student didn't like cooking. Now his Nepalese dumplings are in demand

April 26 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Acadia University student Sujit Acharya owed thousands in tuition and had a few hundred dollars to his name when he decided to make some Nepalese dumplings for a festival in the hopes to earn some money. The business now sells its products at farmers' markets and in several stores. And that's just the start of his plans.

Beloved land donated to protect one of N.S.'s most at-risk species

April 26 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

A couple have donated their cabin and 12 hectares of land in Nova Scotia's Lunenburg County to protect one of Nova Scotia's most at-risk species: Blanding's turtles.

Memory Lane Village to design and build a living tree museum

April 26 , 2026 at 12:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

The Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society is working to create an Atlantic Coast arboretum. The idea is to blend the area's cultural and natural history. The CBC's Molly MacNaughton reports.

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Expert weighs in on debate over wild and farmed salmon

April 26 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

A campaign encouraging people in the hospitality industry to take farmed salmon off their menus has led to a renewed debate about the merits of wild versus farmed Atlantic salmon. An aquaculture nutrition expert weighs in.