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Atlantic storm adds to Christmas travel woes, as ferry, plane trips cancelled

Atlantic storm adds to Christmas travel woes, as ferry, plane trips cancelled

HALIFAX — The weather system that hammered Central Canada on Friday also brought Christmas travel woes to the East Coast, as holiday plans were delayed by flight and ferry cancellations.
Some hockey fans say excitement for world juniors comes with tough conversations

Some hockey fans say excitement for world juniors comes with tough conversations

HALIFAX — Some Nova Scotia hockey fans say their excitement for the world junior hockey championship is accompanied this year by tough conversations about Hockey Canada‘s handling of sexual assault allegations.
Living with cancer, Mi'kmaq author talks last edition of 'We were not the Savages'

Living with cancer, Mi'kmaq author talks last edition of 'We were not the Savages'

HALIFAX — He's 84 years old and receiving chemotherapy treatments for liver cancer, but Mi'kmaq elder and author Daniel Paul says his mission of sweeping away the "fairy tales" of colonial history must go on.
P.E.I. budget update: Government revenue up by $240 million, deficit up by $2 million

P.E.I. budget update: Government revenue up by $240 million, deficit up by $2 million

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's government says its revenues will rise by $238.6 million this fiscal year partly because it is collecting more in taxes than originally estimated.
Think Woody's weird? Meet the Happy Tree, Newfoundland's own talking Christmas tree

Think Woody's weird? Meet the Happy Tree, Newfoundland's own talking Christmas tree

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Before American talk show host Jimmy Fallon poked fun at Woody, Nova Scotia's creepily robotic Christmas tree, holiday shoppers in Newfoundland were already chuckling at the oddly frozen facial expressions of the Happy Tree in St.
Nova Scotia emergency rooms closed for staffing shortages twice as often as last year

Nova Scotia emergency rooms closed for staffing shortages twice as often as last year

HALIFAX — Emergency room closures due to staffing shortages in Nova Scotia have doubled year over year, a situation the province's health minister says shows that hospitals are being pushed to their limits.
Nova Scotia Power bond rating downgraded by credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar

Nova Scotia Power bond rating downgraded by credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar

HALIFAX — A prominent credit rating agency has downgraded the bonds of Nova Scotia's electrical utility amid the company's conflicts with the provincial government.
Outraged Acadian group urges leadership review of New Brunswick premier

Outraged Acadian group urges leadership review of New Brunswick premier

FREDERICTON — The Acadian Society of New Brunswick is accusing Premier Blaine Higgs of abdicating his responsibilities toward official bilingualism.
N.L. man making 3,000-kilometre journey home for Christmas by car after flight snafu

N.L. man making 3,000-kilometre journey home for Christmas by car after flight snafu

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland man was barrelling home Wednesday in a rented Toyota Corolla after his WestJet flight from Toronto to St. John’s was cancelled three days ago.
Nurse shortage sends some obstetrics patients in Labrador 500 kms away to give birth

Nurse shortage sends some obstetrics patients in Labrador 500 kms away to give birth

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — A nursing shortage has come to a head in Labrador, where obstetrics patients in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are being diverted more than 500 kilometres west to Labrador City.