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Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street
Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Michael Keough has to pause in the middle of his phone call from Newfoundland and Labrador's largest jail to cough and wipe his eyes — there's black mould on the wall where the phones...

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Police say woman faces murder charge in death of 48-year-old Cape Breton woman
Police say woman faces murder charge in death of 48-year-old Cape Breton woman

BIG BRAS D'OR, N.S. — RCMP say a 25-year-old woman faces a murder charge in the death of a Cape Breton woman who was reported missing under suspicious circumstances last week. Carolyn Ann Dermody, of...
Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation
Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation

MONTREAL — Police in three provinces arrested 46 men this week as part of an anti-child pornography operation. Quebec provincial police say 26 men, aged between 17 and 84, have been charged with a range...
Federal transport minister says Bay of Fundy ferry will not be removed from its route
Federal transport minister says Bay of Fundy ferry will not be removed from its route

HALIFAX — Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the ferry that operates between Digby, N.S., and Saint John, N.B., will not be moved to another route next year. In a post today on the X platform...
49-year-old Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting an adult in Newfoundland
49-year-old Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting an adult in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland say they've charged a priest with sexual assault. The RCMP say in a news release today that 49-year-old Thomas Offong served in the towns of Avondale, Colliers...
$4.6 million estimated price tag if Université de Moncton changes name
$4.6 million estimated price tag if Université de Moncton changes name

MONCTON, N.B. — It could cost New Brunswick's Université de Moncton as much as $4.6 million to shed its connection to a colonial British officer who participated in the brutal deportation of French-speaking...
Irritant released inside Halifax-area high school, three facing charges: RCMP
Irritant released inside Halifax-area high school, three facing charges: RCMP

HALIFAX — Three students are facing charges after a fight outside a Halifax-area high school moved inside, where one of the teens allegedly sprayed some sort of irritant, prompting a three-hour lockdown. Halifax...
B.C. police watchdog backs out of investigation into Glen Assoun case in Nova Scotia
B.C. police watchdog backs out of investigation into Glen Assoun case in Nova Scotia

There's been another delay in the investigation to determine whether police in Nova Scotia broke the law when evidence was destroyed in the case of Glen Assoun, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in...
RCMP say Cape Breton woman who disappeared was victim of homicide
RCMP say Cape Breton woman who disappeared was victim of homicide

BIG BRAS D'OR, N.S. — RCMP say they are now investigating the recent disappearance of a Cape Breton woman as a homicide. Police confirm that human remains found by a police dog team Friday in Big Bras...
As N.S. regional chief takes office, her headdress tells a story of her passions
As N.S. regional chief takes office, her headdress tells a story of her passions

A Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq leader swore the oath of her new office on Thursday, wearing a headdress with hieroglyphics that evoke her life and passions. Andrea Paul, the recently elected regional chief of...