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Nova Scotia's robust economy and growing population help boost government revenue

Nova Scotia's robust economy and growing population help boost government revenue

HALIFAX — For the second time in three months, Nova Scotia's finance minister has reported $1.3 billion in additional provincial revenue, thanks mainly to a surging economy.
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'By and for settlers': Convocation ceremony prompts N.L. to re-examine its anthem

'By and for settlers': Convocation ceremony prompts N.L. to re-examine its anthem

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A decision by Memorial University has prompted a provincewide discussion about Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial anthem.
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University of New Brunswick Saint John campus to get $38-million health centre

University of New Brunswick Saint John campus to get $38-million health centre

FREDERICTON — The University of New Brunswick Saint John campus is getting a $38-million health and social innovation centre funded by the provincial and federal governments.
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Conflict over new Indigenous lobster fishery continues to smoulder amid some progress

Conflict over new Indigenous lobster fishery continues to smoulder amid some progress

HALIFAX — Federal conservation officers have seized more than 7,000 lobster traps in the two years since violence flared in Nova Scotia when a First Nation tried to assert a treaty right by fishing out of season.
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New N.B. law allows supported decision-making for intellectually disabled residents

New N.B. law allows supported decision-making for intellectually disabled residents

FREDERICTON — Dianne Cormier Northrup has helped her son and daughter, who both have intellectual and physical disabilities, communicate their key life decisions for years. Soon, her support role in that process will have a legal foundation.
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In crowded N.B. hospital, 88-year-old awaiting nursing home placed in supply room

In crowded N.B. hospital, 88-year-old awaiting nursing home placed in supply room

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The daughter of an 88-year-old woman who spent part of Thursday in a supply room at an overcrowded New Brunswick hospital says she's alarmed by the shortages of space and staff in the province's health facilities.
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N.S. county where mass shooting occurred to seek proposals for policing alternatives

N.S. county where mass shooting occurred to seek proposals for policing alternatives

AMHERST, N.S. — One of the Nova Scotia counties where the mass shooting took place in 2020 is planning to seek proposals for local policing, including alternatives to the RCMP.
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How a Marvel Comics artist helped give Newfoundland its own psychedelic superhero

How a Marvel Comics artist helped give Newfoundland its own psychedelic superhero

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Halifax police respond after robber with axe flees Ultramar with cigarettes and cash

Halifax police respond after robber with axe flees Ultramar with cigarettes and cash

Halifax police are investigating an early morning robbery after a man wielding an axe entered an Ultramar gas station and demanded money and cigarettes from the attendant. Investigators say the robbery took place at about 3 a.m.
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After 10 years, Muskrat Falls has left 'deep wounds' in Newfoundland and Labrador

After 10 years, Muskrat Falls has left 'deep wounds' in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It's been exactly 10 years since the government in Newfoundland and Labrador green-lit Muskrat Falls, a hydroelectricity project that plunged the province into financial and political turmoil.
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