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Federal housing advocate joins push to fix 'deplorable' conditions for Labrador Inuit

Federal housing advocate joins push to fix 'deplorable' conditions for Labrador Inuit

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The federal housing advocate was in St. John's, N.L., this week to join the leader of the Nunatsiavut Inuit in his long-standing fight for an end to the "deplorable" housing conditions in northern Labrador.
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Police announce arrest in 1988 murder of P.E.I. man that shook province 'to its core'

Police announce arrest in 1988 murder of P.E.I. man that shook province 'to its core'

CHARLOTTETOWN — Police in Prince Edward Island say they have solved a 35-year-old homicide case involving a man who was strangled and stabbed in his home by someone who left a message saying, "I will kill again.
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Nova Scotia judge rules minister's approval of wind farm project was reasonable

Nova Scotia judge rules minister's approval of wind farm project was reasonable

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has upheld the provincial environment minister's approval of a 17-turbine wind farm in the Wentworth Valley.
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Governing 'not easy work,' says New Brunswick premier as he prepares for election

Governing 'not easy work,' says New Brunswick premier as he prepares for election

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivered his state of the province speech Thursday, singing the praises of his government's achievements and making a passing mention to the changes made to the policy on gender identity in school, as
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Nova Scotia's prosecution service gets staffing boost to help clear court backlogs

Nova Scotia's prosecution service gets staffing boost to help clear court backlogs

HALIFAX — Citing the need to cut a backlog in court cases, Nova Scotia’s Justice Minister Brad Johns on Thursday announced 27 new permanent staff to bolster the ranks of the province’s public prosecution service.
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Nova Scotia minister frustrated that unhoused people are snubbing Halifax shelter

Nova Scotia minister frustrated that unhoused people are snubbing Halifax shelter

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia cabinet minister expressed frustration Thursday that some homeless people are turning down spots in a newly opened emergency shelter in Halifax.
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Halifax Police: sex assault investigation involving 2003 junior hockey team ongoing

Halifax Police: sex assault investigation involving 2003 junior hockey team ongoing

Halifax Regional Police say an investigation into a historic sexual assault allegation against members of Canada's 2003 world junior hockey team is ongoing.
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'It's like a jail': Halifax encampment residents choose tents over new $3M shelter

'It's like a jail': Halifax encampment residents choose tents over new $3M shelter

HALIFAX — People living in a downtown Halifax encampment say they feel safer sleeping in tents rather than in a newly opened $3-million shelter that one unhoused resident says is “like a jail.
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Lack of firefighting skills cited in sinking of Nova Scotia trawler that caught fire

Lack of firefighting skills cited in sinking of Nova Scotia trawler that caught fire

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board says the 2021 sinking of a large fishing boat that caught fire off the south coast of Nova Scotia raises broad concerns about the lack of firefighting knowledge among crews in general.
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Councillor posts anti-Indigenous sign; P.E.I. minister orders quick inquiry

Councillor posts anti-Indigenous sign; P.E.I. minister orders quick inquiry

CHARLOTTETOWN — A Prince Edward Island cabinet minister has asked a law firm to conduct a brief inquiry into a village councillor's decision last fall to display a sign on his property denying the existence of unmarked graves at former residential sc
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