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Federal housing advocate joins push to fix 'deplorable' conditions for Labrador Inuit

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The federal housing advocate was in St. John's, N.L., this week to join the leader of the Nunatsiavut Inuit in his long-standing fight for an end to the "deplorable" housing conditions in northern Labrador.

Jan 26, 2024 2:41 PM Read more >

Police announce arrest in 1988 murder of P.E.I. man that shook province 'to its core'

CHARLOTTETOWN — Police in Prince Edward Island say they have solved a 35-year-old homicide case involving a man who was strangled and stabbed in his home by someone who left a message saying, "I will kill again.

Jan 26, 2024 12:54 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia judge rules minister's approval of wind farm project was reasonable

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has upheld the provincial environment minister's approval of a 17-turbine wind farm in the Wentworth Valley.

Jan 26, 2024 11:43 AM Read more >

Governing 'not easy work,' says New Brunswick premier as he prepares for election

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivered his state of the province speech Thursday, singing the praises of his government's achievements and making a passing mention to the changes made to the policy on gender identity in school, as

Jan 26, 2024 2:30 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia's prosecution service gets staffing boost to help clear court backlogs

HALIFAX — Citing the need to cut a backlog in court cases, Nova Scotia’s Justice Minister Brad Johns on Thursday announced 27 new permanent staff to bolster the ranks of the province’s public prosecution service.

Jan 25, 2024 1:55 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia minister frustrated that unhoused people are snubbing Halifax shelter

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia cabinet minister expressed frustration Thursday that some homeless people are turning down spots in a newly opened emergency shelter in Halifax.

Jan 25, 2024 1:14 PM Read more >

Halifax Police: sex assault investigation involving 2003 junior hockey team ongoing

Halifax Regional Police say an investigation into a historic sexual assault allegation against members of Canada's 2003 world junior hockey team is ongoing.

Jan 25, 2024 10:21 AM Read more >

'It's like a jail': Halifax encampment residents choose tents over new $3M shelter

HALIFAX — People living in a downtown Halifax encampment say they feel safer sleeping in tents rather than in a newly opened $3-million shelter that one unhoused resident says is “like a jail.

Jan 24, 2024 2:36 PM Read more >

Lack of firefighting skills cited in sinking of Nova Scotia trawler that caught fire

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board says the 2021 sinking of a large fishing boat that caught fire off the south coast of Nova Scotia raises broad concerns about the lack of firefighting knowledge among crews in general.

Jan 24, 2024 1:57 PM Read more >

Councillor posts anti-Indigenous sign; P.E.I. minister orders quick inquiry

CHARLOTTETOWN — A Prince Edward Island cabinet minister has asked a law firm to conduct a brief inquiry into a village councillor's decision last fall to display a sign on his property denying the existence of unmarked graves at former residential sc

Jan 24, 2024 1:35 PM Read more >