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N.S. offering nurses up to $20,000 to keep them from leaving public health system

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is offering nurses up to $20,000 in bonuses to keep them in the province’s public health system — or to encourage them to return.

Mar 20, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

Two staff members stabbed at Halifax high school, wounded student in custody

HALIFAX — Police arrested a student at a Halifax high school Monday after two staff members were stabbed. All three were taken to hospital, but the extent of their injuries remained unclear Monday afternoon.

Mar 20, 2023 1:53 PM Read more >

University of PEI Faculty Association says members on strike as negotiations stall

CHARLOTTETOWN — Members of the University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association began picketing Monday, as the Atlantic region's third university strike in two months got underway.

Mar 20, 2023 1:35 PM Read more >

Cape Breton University food bank cannot keep up with demand: student union president

SYDNEY, N.S. — The student union president at Cape Breton University said food insecurity has become a concern for many students and the on-campus food bank cannot keep up with demand.

Mar 20, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia man, 47, dies in a single-vehicle crash, RCMP say

PICTOU, N.S. — A 47-year-old Nova Scotia man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Pictou County. RCMP say officers responded at about 1:45 a.m. Sunday to a report of a crash in Alma.

Mar 19, 2023 11:21 AM Read more >

Spanish company drops LNG terminal in New Brunswick citing high costs to ship gas

FREDERICTON — The Spanish company behind a proposal to export liquefied natural gas to Europe through a terminal in Saint John, N.B., has announced it will not go ahead with the project because the costs are too high.

Mar 17, 2023 2:24 PM Read more >

Liberals, Greens fail to field full slate of candidates in upcoming P.E.I. election

CHARLOTTETOWN — Two opposition parties in Prince Edward Island aren't fielding full slates of candidates in the April 3 provincial election.

Mar 17, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Judge exonerates Nova Scotia funeral director in case of mistakenly cremated body

SYDNEY, N.S. — Joe Curry was processing a knot of emotions Friday after a Nova Scotia judge ruled he was not to blame when two bodies were switched in December 2021, and the wrong one was cremated. The Sydney, N.S.

Mar 17, 2023 1:58 PM Read more >

Lobster giant partially owned by Indigenous bands delivering higher sales and profits

HALIFAX — A seafood giant that is half-owned by a coalition of East Coast First Nations is reporting a leap in annual sales, as 2022 revenues rose by $71.6 million compared to the year before.

Mar 17, 2023 12:38 PM Read more >

P.E.I. housing pinch major issue as parties campaign ahead of April 3 vote

CHARLOTTETOWN — A lack of affordable housing on Prince Edward Island has some questioning whether the province is running out of room for those who want to call it home, making dwindling real estate one of the major issues in the upcoming election.

Mar 17, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >