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HALIFAX — Hundreds of school staff in Nova Scotia plan to go on strike next week after rejecting a new contract offer over wages.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The man behind Newfoundland and Labrador's topsy-turvy pandemic election is getting his job back after a report found there wasn't enough evidence that he had fumbled the vote.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government didn't interfere with a police investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting, following a Conservative party call for the resignation of former public safety minister Bill Blair and the RC

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is aiming to increase the ability of its energy efficiency utility to add programs for low-income households.

HALIFAX — As Nova Scotia's electrical utility and government quarrel over the cost of preparing the grid for the next hurricane, some ratepayers are hoping they'll start working together.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A luxury fishing trip has prompted questions about the deep connections between Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier and the company hoping to kick-start a hydrogen energy sector in the province.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power was beginning to restore electricity to customers on the province’s eastern shore Thursday following a transmission outage. The outage began around 10 p.m.

HALIFAX — Two advocates for people with disabilities are calling for a provincewide registry of vulnerable persons in Nova Scotia to be included in proposed changes to legislation governing emergency management and 911 service.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s government is attempting to limit a proposed power rate increase sought by the province’s private utility through legislative changes tabled Wednesday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial police force has acknowledged systemic racism within its ranks, as well as the contribution of police to the injustices faced by Indigenous and other racialized people.