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HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government’s plan to increase the annual registration tax for short-term rentals, such as apartments and Airbnbs, is being panned by the province’s opposition parties as inconsequential.

MURRAY HARBOUR, P.E.I. — A First Nation chief and the mayor of a Prince Edward Island community are calling for a councillor to resign over a sign posted on his property denying the existence of residential school graves.

HALIFAX — A jury has found a Halifax man not guilty of murdering a pizza delivery worker in a retrial that saw two key witnesses testify they lied when the accused faced his first trial in 2018.

HALIFAX — Heavy rain and strong winds are in the forecast for the three Maritime provinces this weekend as tropical storm Philippe makes its way toward Canadian waters.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge cautioned a jury Wednesday against relying on the shifting evidence of key Crown witnesses in the retrial of a man accused of murdering a pizza delivery worker.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Health Department says it will fine the province’s ambulance service if it fails to meet performance standards for response times.

HALIFAX — The Halifax region has waived back taxes owed by three property owners in North Preston, a predominantly African Nova Scotian community where Black settlers weren't given clear title to their land until recently.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In-person visits have been cancelled at Newfoundland's crumbling, Dickens-era jail because of what inmates describe as an extensive spread of black mould.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — RCMP in Newfoundland say phone service has been restored for police detachments and the province's 911 service.

HALIFAX — Differing views on the credibility of a key Crown witness were heard Tuesday in the retrial of a man accused of murdering a pizza delivery man in a Halifax suburb 13 years ago.