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Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street

Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation

Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation

MONTREAL — Police in three provinces arrested 46 men this week as part of an anti-child pornography operation.
$4.6 million estimated price tag if Université de Moncton changes name

$4.6 million estimated price tag if Université de Moncton changes name

MONCTON, N.B. — It could cost New Brunswick's Université de Moncton as much as $4.6 million to shed its connection to a colonial British officer who participated in the brutal deportation of French-speaking Acadians from Eastern Canada.
Irritant released inside Halifax-area high school, three facing charges: RCMP

Irritant released inside Halifax-area high school, three facing charges: RCMP

HALIFAX — Three students are facing charges after a fight outside a Halifax-area high school moved inside, where one of the teens allegedly sprayed some sort of irritant, prompting a three-hour lockdown.
Police say woman faces murder charge in death of 48-year-old Cape Breton woman

Police say woman faces murder charge in death of 48-year-old Cape Breton woman

BIG BRAS D'OR, N.S. — RCMP say a 25-year-old woman faces a murder charge in the death of a Cape Breton woman who was reported missing under suspicious circumstances last week. Carolyn Ann Dermody, of North Sydney, N.S.
Federal transport minister says Bay of Fundy ferry will not be removed from its route

Federal transport minister says Bay of Fundy ferry will not be removed from its route

HALIFAX — Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the ferry that operates between Digby, N.S., and Saint John, N.B., will not be moved to another route next year.
49-year-old Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting an adult in Newfoundland

49-year-old Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting an adult in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland say they've charged a priest with sexual assault.
B.C. police watchdog backs out of investigation into Glen Assoun case in Nova Scotia

B.C. police watchdog backs out of investigation into Glen Assoun case in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — There's been another delay in the investigation to determine whether police in Nova Scotia broke the law when evidence was destroyed in the case of Glen Assoun, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1999 and served almost 17 years in pr
Constitutional challenge in Indigenous lobster fishing case moving ahead this week

Constitutional challenge in Indigenous lobster fishing case moving ahead this week

HALIFAX — An Indigenous fisherman appeared Thursday in a northern New Brunswick courtroom, where he began a constitutional challenge that could prove pivotal for First Nations across the Maritimes.
As N.S. regional chief takes office, her headdress tells a story of her passions

As N.S. regional chief takes office, her headdress tells a story of her passions

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — A Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq leader swore the oath of her new office on Thursday, wearing a headdress with hieroglyphics that evoke her life and passions.
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