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HALIFAX — Emergency response times across Nova Scotia, which had risen steadily in recent years, are improving, says the head of the province’s ambulance service.

PEGGY'S COVE — Japneet Singh, a security patroller at Nova Scotia's famed Peggy's Cove — a longtime treasure of Atlantic Canada’s coastline southwest of Halifax — is no stranger to the perils of the sea.

MONCTON, N.B. — Officials with New Brunswick's Justice Department say they have made the "largest" seizure of illegal cannabis ever in Atlantic Canada.

The recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a New Brunswick Mountie offers a chilling reminder of two separate incidents in 2020 when police officers in the province fatally shot Indigenous people in distress.

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick First Nation is calling for a "thorough investigation" after an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man during a recent wellness check.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is planning to kick-start its offshore wind industry — with or without federal approval — and launch a first call for project bids next year.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer is monitoring the rise of whooping cough infections across the province as cases of the highly contagious disease continue to grow across Canada. Dr.

HALIFAX — A loophole in Nova Scotia's rental housing rules is making the provincial government’s proposed rent cap extension essentially useless, housing advocates and opposition parties say.

HALIFAX — The largest children's hospital in Atlantic Canada has received what it describes as the region's single-largest individual donation to health care.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power is being fined for the third time in four years for failing to meet annual performance targets for the reliability of its energy grid.