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HALIFAX — Public health officials in Nova Scotia are investigating a suspected case of meningococcal meningitis after the death of a university student in hospital on the weekend.

HALIFAX — Environment Canada says a tropical storm set to make landfall in Florida late Wednesday — possibly as a Category 1 hurricane — is expected to bring a fall storm over the East Coast this weekend.

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Canada’s provinces and territories have endorsed the national action plan to end gender-based violence at a federal-provincial meeting in New Glasgow, N.S.

HALIFAX — Empire Co. Ltd. remained tight-lipped Tuesday about computer system issues that are still impeding customers seeking prescriptions at some pharmacies it operates.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has passed legislation to limit a pending power rate increase to 1.8 per cent over the next two years — excluding increases linked to fuel costs.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia must have a better understanding of what immigrants need to settle in the province, as the government sets out ambitious targets to boost the general population, says a new auditor general report. The province is spending $6.

HALIFAX — Pharmacists are adapting treatment plans because some drug companies in Canada are reporting shortages of antibiotics commonly used to treat children.

STELLARTON, N.S. — Grocery stores across Canada owned by Nova Scotia-based Empire Co. Ltd., including the Sobeys chain, continued Monday to experience computer problems that have made it difficult for some customers seeking prescriptions.

HALIFAX — A tentative deal reached Sunday could end a strike by 600 school support workers in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.

NICTAUX WEST, N.S. — RCMP in Nictaux West, N.S., say they are investigating a fatal crash. They say they responded to a collision on Highway 201 on Saturday afternoon.