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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Justice Department said Tuesday it won’t pursue legal action against a politician who posted information about a woman who died in hospital after a seven-hour wait for a doctor.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's premier is remembering Mi'kmaq spiritual leader John Joe Sark as a passionate defender of Indigenous culture. Dennis King paid his respects Tuesday to Sark, who died Sunday at the age of 77.

HALIFAX — A jury started hearing evidence Tuesday in a murder trial involving a former medical student accused of fatally shooting a fellow Dalhousie University student and disposing of his body after a drug deal turned violent in downtown Halifax.

FIVE ISLANDS, N.S. — The RCMP are investigating a woman's death in central Nova Scotia after officers responded Monday to a report of shots fired. Criminal investigators say the woman's body was discovered at about 7:05 p.m.

AMHERST, NOVA SCOTIA — A Nova Scotia man whose 37-year-old wife died in hospital after waiting seven hours to see a doctor is looking for answers from the provincial health system.

HALIFAX — For the second time in less than two weeks, police in Halifax have confirmed that a man has been killed while allegedly taking part in a home invasion. In the latest case, police said Monday that on Jan.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia securities regulator is warning about a cryptocurrency scam that has so far cost residents hundreds of thousands of dollars.

POINTE-SAPIN-CENTRE, N.B. — Police say human remains found near Skinners Pond in Prince Edward Island have been identified as those of a 15-year-old boy who fell from a boat last summer. The RCMP say that on Aug.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is updating its air quality regulations as the province conducts an environmental assessment for one of its first green hydrogen and ammonia projects.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next seven years on highways, bridges and ferry services.