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Unionized long-term care workers resume strike as some local issues remain unsolved

HALIFAX — Hundreds of long-term care workers across Nova Scotia have resumed a strike that appeared to have ended earlier this month after a tentative agreement was reached with the province and employers. Since...

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NB Liquor fails to meet bilingual obligations at agency stores: commissioner

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s official languages commissioner says the province's Crown liquor corporation is failing to meet its obligations under the province’s Official Languages Act. Commissioner...

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N.S. premier says future support for data centres depends on energy supply, safety

HALIFAX — The premier of Nova Scotia says his government is not actively pursuing data centre projects, and he would only support such an endeavour if the province could fully supply the energy a data...

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Final decision on Bay du Nord set for early 2027 as estimated oil reserves grow

ST. JOHN'S — Equinor will decide in early 2027 whether it will proceed with its proposed Bay du Nord oil project off the east coast of Newfoundland, a company executive told investors this week. Bay...

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Radon in Newfoundland public housing a reminder of urgent national problem: experts

ST. JOHN'S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government recently found hazardous levels of a cancer-causing gas in some of its public housing units, prompting some experts to call for mandatory testing...

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N.S. hacker convicted of fraudulent impersonation handed conditional discharge

A judge has handed a Nova Scotia man a conditional discharge after he was convicted of hacking into a provincial government employee’s social media account and posting an antisemitic message that led...

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N.B. regulator revokes solar company's licence after claims of unfulfilled orders

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick regulatory commission has banned a solar energy company from selling its products and services in the province. The Financial and Consumer Services Commission says it received...

June 17, 2026 3:53 pm AST AST

Seven accused of illegally catching gaspereau near fish ladder in Cape Breton

The federal Fisheries Department has accused seven people in Nova Scotia of unauthorized fishing after its officers seized 3,800 kilograms of fish in southeastern Cape Breton earlier this month. The...

June 17, 2026 1:56 pm AST AST

New Brunswick coroner holding inquest into death of inmate Jean-Martin Couture

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's coroner service has announced an inquest into the death of a 48-year-old inmate at a jail last year. The independent service has scheduled hearings next month on the death...

June 17, 2026 12:03 pm AST AST

Mayor of Lunenburg, N.S., banned from taxi service after alleged late-night fracas

LUNENBURG — The mayor of a tourist hot spot on Nova Scotia's southwestern coast has been banned from using a taxi service in the community for allegedly being involved in a drunken, late-night confrontation...

June 17, 2026 2:53 pm AST AST