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FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Liberal Leader Susan Holt has been elected to the legislature for the first time, winning a riding in the province's northeast considered safe for her party.

HALIFAX — Hockey Nova Scotia has a new executive director. Mike Field has been appointed to the position after serving as interim director since December, replacing Amy Walsh. A native of Truro, N.S.

DEBERT, N.S. — The husband of a woman killed in the Nova Scotia mass shooting three years ago is offering a reward for information about a theft from a memorial park that pays tribute to her life.

FREDERICTON — Angus Hamilton, who served as a radar technician in Southeast Asia during the Second World War and returned home to a successful career in the civil service and academia, has died in Fredericton at the age of 100. Born in Listowel, Ont.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government says a Halifax hotel it has leased as a homeless shelter will also house people who are discharged from hospitals but still require a bed and care.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge's ruling released Friday sheds light on rising violence and intimidation among inmates in a Halifax jail.

HALIFAX — The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq chiefs on the transfer of federal health services.

GAULTOIS, N.L. — Residents of an isolated village along Newfoundland's southern coast will be staying put after a relocation vote failed to garner enough support.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer heads to jail for sexual assault, calls are growing for the force to reckon with mounting allegations against its officers, and commit to changing its culture.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick River Watch officials say some areas around the lower Saint John River are expected to see a decrease in water levels over the weekend.