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Nova Scotia judge rejects constitutional arguments for Indigenous cannabis shops

Nova Scotia judge rejects constitutional arguments for Indigenous cannabis shops

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has rejected arguments from four defendants claiming they have treaty and aboriginal rights to sell cannabis at dispensaries on Indigenous land north of Halifax.
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Union challenges report that N.B. school bus drivers failing licensing requirements

Union challenges report that N.B. school bus drivers failing licensing requirements

FREDERICTON — The union representing New Brunswick school bus drivers is challenging claims by the auditor general that its members are failing to meet licensing, training and criminal record check requirements.
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Election officer was wrong to tell N.S. Liberals to remove campaign signs, judge says

Election officer was wrong to tell N.S. Liberals to remove campaign signs, judge says

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has ruled the province’s top election official should not have ordered the Liberal party to remove campaign signs during a byelection last year.
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Princess Anne to visit Newfoundland for 100th anniversary of National War Memorial

Princess Anne to visit Newfoundland for 100th anniversary of National War Memorial

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Princess Anne will be in Newfoundland and Labrador next month to mark the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the National War Memorial in St. John’s.
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Northern Super League's East Coast team to be called Halifax Tides FC

Northern Super League's East Coast team to be called Halifax Tides FC

HALIFAX — The Northern Super League's lone East Coast team will be known as Halifax Tides FC. The Canadian professional women's soccer league club is one of six founding franchises. League play is scheduled to kick off in April.
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B.C. may work with N.L. on court challenge of federal equalization payments, Eby says

B.C. may work with N.L. on court challenge of federal equalization payments, Eby says

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby has found an ally in his claims of unequal funding from the federal government: Newfoundland and Labrador. Eby said Thursday that B.C.
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Nova Scotia, Newfoundland push for quick passage of federal offshore accord changes

Nova Scotia, Newfoundland push for quick passage of federal offshore accord changes

OTTAWA — The governments of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador urged a Senate committee Thursday to quickly pass legislation that would help establish a wind industry off Canada’s East Coast.
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Man charged with first-degree murder following fatal shooting in Halifax-area

Man charged with first-degree murder following fatal shooting in Halifax-area

HALIFAX — A 26-year-old Halifax-area man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Dieago Downey. The victim was shot on March 14 in North Preston, which is east of Halifax, and died in hospital.
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Feuding Labrador Indigenous groups — one recognized, one not — celebrate court ruling

Feuding Labrador Indigenous groups — one recognized, one not — celebrate court ruling

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Federal Court judge has dismissed a bid by Labrador's Innu Nation to throw out an agreement involving the NunatuKavut Community Council, but both groups claim the ruling is a win.
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Wreck of Ernest Shackleton's last ship, Quest, found in the depths off Labrador

Wreck of Ernest Shackleton's last ship, Quest, found in the depths off Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The wreck of the last ship belonging to Sir Ernest Shackleton, the famed Irish explorer of Antarctica, has been found off the coast of Labrador by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
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