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Nova Scotia RCMP officer charged with assault, placed on administrative duties

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia RCMP officer has been charged with assault and placed on administrative duties. The province's police watchdog says the officer assaulted a woman he knows while he was off-duty...

9h ago

15-year-old pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Halifax mall stabbing

A Halifax-area youth has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death last year of a 16-year-old high school student who was stabbed in a parking garage. The 15-year-old accused, whose identity...

9h ago

Apex: The Black Masters: New documentary explores golf and race in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — Darrell Maxwell has fond memories of growing up next to the scenic golf course in the heart of the central Nova Scotia town of Truro, even though he wasn't allowed to play there because of...

20h ago

Vidicek scores three goals as Wildcats claim 6-3 QMJHL victory over Eagles

CAPE BRETON, N.B. — Markus Vidicek scored three goals as Moncton Wildcats defeated the Cape Breton Eagles 6-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action Thursday night. Gabe Smith, with two, and...
New Brunswick must adapt in face of U.S. tariff threats: premier

FREDERICTON — Premier Susan Holt warned that New Brunswick faces "serious headwinds" if the United States imposes tariffs but promised to hold the line and meet the targets her government has set out...

20h ago

Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin says online hate helped push her out of federal politics

FREDERICTON — Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising. The Fredericton...
Man charged with attempted murder after 4 workers attacked at QEII ER

Halifax police have laid charges against a 32-year-old man after a violent incident at the QEII hospital on Wednesday. According to police, officers were called to a report of a man with a knife at...
Bodies of two boys found in New Brunswick home, 46-year-old man facing murder charges

SAINT JOHN — A 46-year-old man is facing murder charges after officers in Saint John, N.B., found the bodies of two boys inside a home on Wednesday morning. In a news release Thursday, the Saint John...
Health minister calls on NDP to give Liberals more time to sign pharmacare deals

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is calling on the federal NDP to give the Liberal government more time in power to sign bilateral deals on pharmacare. "I would put it back to (NDP Leader) Jagmeet...

15h ago

Police investigate alleged shooting of seal in coastal Newfoundland community

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland are investigating possible weapons offences after a wayward seal was reportedly shot and killed in a coastal community near St. John’s. The Royal Newfoundland...