Friday June 22-830AM

HALIFAX — Hockey Nova Scotia and the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in Halifax are launching a pilot program to educate minor hockey players about consent and hazing.

CALGARY — The seeds for a new Canadian energy "powerhouse" were planted in the summer of last year, when trade tensions with the United States were escalating, Ottawa's push for new nation-building infrastructure was accelerating and two corporations on either side of the country stood at a crossroads.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s decision to allow pharmacists to provide preventative treatments for early signs of Lyme disease has led to a steep reduction in emergency room visits for tick bites, a new study says.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it will table legislation in the fall to indefinitely exclude people who solely suffer from mental illness from medical assistance in dying.