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Nova Scotia's pioneer cemeteries are disappearing, but not without a fight

HALIFAX — A secluded and overgrown cemetery in rural Cape Breton, the final resting place for some of Nova Scotia's earliest settlers, is slowly crumbling into a nearby river. "They would be descendants of the Scots ...

Jan 7, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

N.B. wrongful convictions: A story of undisclosed evidence, recanting witnesses

The story behind two New Brunswick men's wrongful convictions for murder contains classic elements of how things can go terribly wrong in Canada's justice system, say the lawyers who fought to prove their innocence.

Jan 6, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

New Brunswick judge apologizes for 'miscarriage of justice,' decades of lost freedom

FREDERICTON — The top judge of New Brunswick's Court of King's Bench offered her "sincere apology" on Friday to two men who served lengthy prison sentences for a 1983 murder they didn't commit.

Jan 5, 2024 2:55 PM Read more >

Forty years after being convicted, two New Brunswick men exonerated in 1983 killing

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Two New Brunswick men who were acquitted Thursday of a 1983 murder for which they served lengthy prison sentences said they were worried they wouldn't live to see their names cleared.

Jan 4, 2024 4:05 PM Read more >

Beach volleyball sand is hard to find and will cost a Newfoundland town $360,000

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A community in the St. John's region has discovered that Olympic-grade beach volleyball sand is rare, complicated and expensive to move.

Jan 4, 2024 2:53 PM Read more >

Researcher part of trans youth health-care study says N.B. premier has facts wrong

FREDERICTON — An author of a study that New Brunswick's premier cited to back his province's policy on gender identity in schools says the politician had his facts wrong about the research.

Jan 4, 2024 2:53 PM Read more >

'Ungovernable' lawyer in Newfoundland disbarred for breaching conduct code 25 times

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A lawyer in Newfoundland has been disbarred by the province's law society for being "ungovernable.

Jan 4, 2024 1:31 PM Read more >

Alleged sex abuse: Ex-student files lawsuit against Acadia Divinity College in N.S.

HALIFAX — A former student at Acadia Divinity College has filed a lawsuit against the school in Wolfville, N.S.

Jan 3, 2024 2:52 PM Read more >

Women, non-binary candidates faced online harassment in 2023 P.E.I. election: report

CHARLOTTETOWN — The prevalence of online harassment targeting women and non-binary political candidates is a concerning trend that may deter them from running for office, says the P.E.I. Coalition for Women in Government.

Jan 3, 2024 2:10 PM Read more >

After homeless man dies in Halifax encampment, lawyer keeps up fight for benefits

HALIFAX — A homeless man who died at a Halifax encampment last month had been fighting for improved income assistance for people living in tents, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Jan 3, 2024 1:20 PM Read more >