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Winter storm causes outages in Nova Scotia and cancellations across the Maritimes

HALIFAX — An overnight storm dumped heavy, wet snow across the Maritimes on Monday, leaving more than 120,000 homes and businesses in Nova Scotia without electricity as utility crews scrambled to repair...

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First Nation chief says N.B. RCMP detachment is now closed after man shot and killed

TOBIQUE FIRST NATION — Neqotkuk First Nation Chief Ross Perley says his community is "sad, shocked, outraged all at the same time," after the RCMP shot and killed a man on their territory in northwestern...

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Messy weather on the way for Atlantic region as Nor'easter bears down

HALIFAX — Parts of Atlantic Canada are under weather warnings as a Nor’easter bears down on the region. Environment Canada has most of Nova Scotia under a snowfall warning, with up to 25 centimetres...

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Watchdog to investigate shooting by Halifax police called to liquor store robberies

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police oversight board is investigating after a man was shot in downtown Halifax by officers responding to a pair of liquor store robberies. Halifax Regional Police say they were...

January 18, 2026 5:31 am AST AST

Ocean, safety at risk as wind tears apart rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant: mayor

ST. JOHN'S — A foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory in rural Newfoundland has become an environmental and safety hazard after high winds tore the front wall off the building on Friday night. Steve...

January 18, 2026 2:35 pm AST AST

Nova Scotia lobster industry surprised, elated by suspension of Chinese tariff

HALIFAX — Key players in Nova Scotia’s lucrative seafood industry are applauding Ottawa's successful bid to persuade China to temporarily drop a painful 25 per cent tariff on Canadian lobster and crab. Stewart...

January 17, 2026 2:31 am AST AST

Nova Scotia lobster industry surprised, elated by suspension of Chinese tariff

HALIFAX — Key players in Nova Scotia’s lucrative seafood industry are applauding Ottawa's successful bid to persuade China to temporarily drop a painful 25 per cent tariff on Canadian lobster and crab. Stewart...

January 17, 2026 2:31 am AST AST

N.B. opens new anti-racism office, but leaves examination of police racism in limbo

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government's first official response to a 2022 report on systemic racism includes the creation of a new anti-racism office, but the province is not committing to moving...

January 17, 2026 2:45 am AST AST

Family of N.L. man accused of attempted murder says no one answered calls for help

ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland and Labrador judge postponed a decision Friday about whether a man charged with three attempted murders is fit to stand trial, in a case where the accused's family says the...

January 16, 2026 5:31 pm AST AST

N.S. man charged for trying to assault RCMP officer with lit blowtorch

RCMP in Nova Scotia say they have arrested a 41-year-old man who allegedly tried to assault an officer with a blowtorch. Police say they went to a home on O. Maclean Road, near Scotsburn, N.S., while...

January 16, 2026 11:25 am AST AST