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EDMUNDSTON, N.B. — Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt has pleaded not guilty to obstructing and resisting police. Valcourt, 71, is accused of allegedly obstructing the work of two police officers on Oct. 4 in Edmundston, N.

HALIFAX — Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit researcher says.

FREDERICTON — Six Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick have signed a memorandum of understanding with one of the companies named in a major lawsuit filed by the First Nations, who are seeking to reclaim title over large swaths of the province.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia man is facing several weapons-related charges after border agents and Halifax RCMP searched a home in Meaghers Grant, N.S., and seized a 3D-printed firearm with a suppressor and dozens of 3D firearm parts.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — First responders in rural Newfoundland say they're not surprised by data showing deaths in the province's emergency departments jumped by 24 per cent in 2022 from the previous year. Jamie Budden, the fire chief in Whitbourne, N.L.

HALIFAX — Only a fraction of a Nova Scotia government fund established to combat climate change has been spent on solving the problem, the province's auditor general revealed in an audit released Tuesday.

CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's police watchdog has charged an RCMP officer with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The province's Serious Incident Response Team says it began investigating Const.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government's offer for a free, one-hour counselling session for residents is not enough, say the province’s college of social workers and the official Opposition.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — While a large tin of sardines may be an unusual choice of art in a premier's office, Newfoundland artist Grant Boland says his painting's message is a perfect fit for a place of provincial power.

HALIFAX — Storm warnings are blanketing pockets of Atlantic Canada as wintry weather continues to grip the region.