Atlantic News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland police officer found guilty of raping a woman in her living room while on duty has applied to appeal his conviction before the country's highest court.

HALIFAX — Mi'kmaw elder Daniel Paul, who collected the often painful details of his people's history, died Tuesday at the age of 84.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Sudanese man fatally shot by police in Newfoundland and Labrador came to Canada hoping to find a better life, but he never got the help he needed, his friend says.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has bounced two ministers from cabinet and added some new faces as he confronts turmoil within his Progressive Conservative caucus.

HALIFAX — The federal and Nova Scotia governments announced on Tuesday an additional $15 million for a new Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax, bringing their total contribution to about $50 million.

HALIFAX — A pilot program in Nova Scotia will offer free practical nursing training for 25 continuing care assistants.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is scheduled to shuffle his cabinet Tuesday, which one political science expert says is an opportunity to put some of his party’s internal strife behind him.

HALIFAX — The association for physicians in Nova Scotia says it has reached tentative agreements on new four-year contracts with the provincial Health Department.

Halifax Regional Police say a 70-year-old man is dead after being struck by a vehicle. Police say the man was hit around 11:20 p.m. Saturday in the area of Main Street and Hartlen Street in Dartmouth.

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