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HALIFAX — The executive director of a Nova Scotia women’s group gave an emotional speech on Thursday, urging the provincial government to show more leadership in the fight against domestic violence, after six women were killed in three months by thei

HALIFAX — A threat by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian products could cost thousands of jobs in Nova Scotia, Premier Tim Houston warned Thursday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The search for a woman who was swept into the ocean on Wednesday at a popular eastern Newfoundland tourist destination has been declared a recovery mission after intensive rescue efforts proved unsuccessful.

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board says a blown tire is to blame for the collapse of a passenger plane's landing gear as it touched down in Halifax last month, causing an engine fire and evacuation of the aircraft.

MONTREAL — New research suggests that students who participate in two mental health workshops in their first year of high school develop fewer substance abuse disorders by the time they graduate, compared to students who didn't attend the sessions.

HALIFAX — After a barrage of criticism over a plan to transfer baby eel quotas away from longtime licence holders, the federal Fisheries Department is delaying information sessions on the pilot project.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Comments from Quebec's hydro utility have some critics in Newfoundland and Labrador, including a former premier, worried that Canada's easternmost province has once again signed an unfavourable energy deal.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick has signed a $32-million agreement with the federal government to improve access to selected drugs for rare diseases.

MONTREAL — Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick-based Irving Oil Ltd. has confirmed that the century-old company will remain privately held, after completing a strategic review that started in June 2023.