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ST. JOHN'S — A provincial Liberal cabinet minister in Newfoundland and Labrador says he will step down this summer, after a court challenge of the province's 2021 election unearthed evidence of voting irregularities in his district.

LANSDOWNE STATION — RCMP officers investigating the disappearance of two Nova Scotia children say that some of the people interviewed by police for the case have taken lie detector tests.

HALIFAX — During Nova Scotia's storied 300-year history of coal mining, one deadly riot in 1925 proved to be pivotal for workers' rights in Canada.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's auditor general has found "significant deficiencies" in the operations of the province's public housing agency, saying the stock of subsidized homes managed by the Crown corporation is not well maintained.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says its five-year plan to bring about sweeping reforms in housing and care for people with disabilities is behind schedule in some areas, but gaining momentum. "We're getting there ...

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's electric utility company paid $1.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia physicians and other sexual health experts who are calling on the provincial government to fund birth control and increase access to an HIV-prevention medication say the move would improve the lives of many while saving the prov

HALIFAX — A Mi’kmaq band has dropped a legal case alleging Ottawa was violating its treaty rights in the lobster fishery, after hopes were raised of a historic deal.

FREDERICTON — The Duke of Edinburgh is scheduled to visit Prince Edward Island later this month, just weeks after King Charles opened Parliament and read the throne speech.

CANNING — RCMP in Nova Scotia are asking the public for help identifying a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a youth in the village of Canning, N.S. Police say the alleged assault occurred around 3:30 p.m.