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HALIFAX — Police arrested a student at a Halifax high school Monday after two staff members were stabbed. All three were taken to hospital, but the extent of their injuries remained unclear Monday afternoon.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Members of the University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association began picketing Monday, as the Atlantic region's third university strike in two months got underway.

SYDNEY, N.S. — The student union president at Cape Breton University said food insecurity has become a concern for many students and the on-campus food bank cannot keep up with demand.

PICTOU, N.S. — A 47-year-old Nova Scotia man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Pictou County. RCMP say officers responded at about 1:45 a.m. Sunday to a report of a crash in Alma.

FREDERICTON — The Spanish company behind a proposal to export liquefied natural gas to Europe through a terminal in Saint John, N.B., has announced it will not go ahead with the project because the costs are too high.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Two opposition parties in Prince Edward Island aren't fielding full slates of candidates in the April 3 provincial election.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Joe Curry was processing a knot of emotions Friday after a Nova Scotia judge ruled he was not to blame when two bodies were switched in December 2021, and the wrong one was cremated. The Sydney, N.S.

HALIFAX — A seafood giant that is half-owned by a coalition of East Coast First Nations is reporting a leap in annual sales, as 2022 revenues rose by $71.6 million compared to the year before.

CHARLOTTETOWN — A lack of affordable housing on Prince Edward Island has some questioning whether the province is running out of room for those who want to call it home, making dwindling real estate one of the major issues in the upcoming election.

HALIFAX — An apology from University of King's College for the abuse endured by its students at the hands of former professor Wayne Hankey is a “watershed moment” for other survivors, a Halifax lawyer said Thursday.