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WW2 postcard campaign reminds homeowners that fallen 'lived where you live"

WW2 postcard campaign reminds homeowners that fallen 'lived where you live"

HALIFAX — Over the last week, selected homes across Canada received poignant reminders of military members who fought and died in the final months of the Second World War.
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New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

ST. JOHN'S — New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador are the latest provinces to pledge to work together and knock down trade barriers as Canada faces economic threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Amelia Earhart statue vanishes from Newfoundland park, leaving town and mayor shocked

Amelia Earhart statue vanishes from Newfoundland park, leaving town and mayor shocked

ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland town is looking for answers after a life-size statue of pioneering American aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared from a municipal park on Thursday. Don Coombs, mayor of Harbour Grace, N.L.
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Halifax teen faces charges after he allegedly threatened to bring weapons to school

Halifax teen faces charges after he allegedly threatened to bring weapons to school

HALIFAX — A teenager is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening to bring firearms and other weapons to a downtown Halifax high school. Halifax police say the 16-year-old boy was arrested at 3 a.m.
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Man, 60, charged with murdering man, 84; N.S. RCMP allege intimate-partner violence

Man, 60, charged with murdering man, 84; N.S. RCMP allege intimate-partner violence

HALIFAX — Police have laid a second-degree murder charge against a 60-year-old man in the death of an 84-year-old man in what’s believed to be Nova Scotia's latest case of intimate-partner violence.
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Could at-home test strips prevent drug deaths? Experts say yes, but it's complicated

Could at-home test strips prevent drug deaths? Experts say yes, but it's complicated

ST. JOHN'S — Canadians are dying alone from toxic drugs and experts say easier access to at-home drug-testing strips could help prevent deaths. But they warn the strips have limitations. Dr.
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N.S. cuts contract with agency that runs restorative justice program in Halifax

N.S. cuts contract with agency that runs restorative justice program in Halifax

HALIFAX — A union says it's troubled that Nova Scotia's government ended a long-standing contract with the agency that administers restorative justice in Halifax — as labour talks with caseworkers were still underway.
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DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests persists in trout at 'alarming' levels: study

DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests persists in trout at 'alarming' levels: study

FREDERICTON — More than 50 years after it was last used in New Brunswick, new research shows the insecticide DDT is still found in "alarming" rates in trout in the province's lakes, potentially posing a danger to other wildlife and humans that eat th
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N.S. patients taken off doctor wait-list waiting months for appointment: opposition

N.S. patients taken off doctor wait-list waiting months for appointment: opposition

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s opposition parties say they're skeptical of the province's shrinking family doctor wait-list as they hear from constituents who’ve been removed from the list only to wait months for access to primary care.
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Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia renews bid to get two whales from France

Whale Sanctuary Project in Nova Scotia renews bid to get two whales from France

HALIFAX — The group behind a project to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia has renewed its bid to provide a seaside sanctuary for two killer whales living in a shuttered marine park in France. But the U.S.
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