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N.B. MLA second confirmed candidate for leader of the progressive conservatives

HALIFAX — Don Monahan has officially entered the race for leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives. The MLA for Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills launched his leadership bid Saturday...

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QuickSketch: Rob Lantz, P.E.I. Premier-designate and Tory leader

CHARLOTTETOWN — A look at Rob Lantz, who was elected leader of the Progressive Conservatives of Prince Edward Island on Saturday, also becoming premier-designate in the process. A record number of ballots...

February 7, 2026 5:01 pm AST AST

Rob Lantz wins leadership race, will be next P.E.I. premier

CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz will become the next premier of Prince Edward Island after winning the Progressive Conservative party leadership at its convention Saturday. Lantz ran against Mark Ledwell for...

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Rob Lantz wins leadership race, will be next P.E.I. premier

CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz will become the next premier of Prince Edward Island after winning the Progressive Conservative party leadership at its convention Saturday. Lantz ran against Mark Ledwell for...

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N.S. utility says billing issues will be fixed in March — one year after cyberattack

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's private power utility says its automatic billing system that was disrupted by a cyberattack almost a year ago should be back to normal next month. Since the attack on Nova Scotia...

February 7, 2026 4:45 am AST AST

Accusations against Nova Scotia hockey players prompt scrutiny of hazing

HALIFAX — Tim Skuce recalls the culture of silence he encountered among hockey players he once interviewed for research about the masculine identity of elite-level players. When asked questions about...

February 6, 2026 5:45 pm AST AST

Environmental groups 'applauding' Houston's wind deal with Massachusetts

Three of Atlantic Canada's largest and leading environmental organizations are "applauding" a deal the Nova Scotia government made earlier this week. In a press release, the Atlantic Offshore Wind Coalition...

February 6, 2026 2:04 pm AST AST

Axing N.L. ocean conservation site a 'blow' to national goals, say environment groups

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador has dealt a blow to Canadian biodiversity goals by scrapping plans for a possible marine conservation area amid the towering fiords along the south coast of the...

February 6, 2026 9:01 pm AST AST

N.S. RCMP say officers faced racist comments during raid at Indigenous cannabis store

HALIFAX — An RCMP manager in Nova Scotia says he takes issue with officers being called white supremacists and Nazis during a recent police raid of an Indigenous-run cannabis dispensary, calling such...

February 6, 2026 12:01 am AST AST

N.L. premier says 'fractured' federal approach to pharmacare creating inequities

ST. JOHN'S — The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney, accusing the federal government of creating inequities through a "fractured" approach to national pharmacare,...

February 5, 2026 4:45 pm AST AST