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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's representative in the federal cabinet says the public service strike has made it difficult for Ottawa to enforce conservation rules for the highly contentious and lucrative baby eel fishery.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's energy minister says a move by Marine Atlantic to hike ferry ticket costs to mainland Canada "falls squarely on the shoulders of the federal government.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government says it does not intend to change the name of the Saint John River back to its original Indigenous name.

HALIFAX — Canada’s defence minister travelled to Halifax Thursday to tout a major subcontract as part of the $1.2-billion upgrade of the military’s fleet of search-and-rescue helicopters.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An oilfield off the southeast coast of Newfoundland that hasn't produced crude since 2019 is facing more setbacks.

HALIFAX — An expert report released Wednesday moves people with disabilities in Nova Scotia a step closer to the end of an era when many had to live in large institutions.

HALIFAX — Advance voters in an upcoming Nova Scotia byelection will be the first in Canada to use electronic ballots, provincial election officials say.

HALIFAX — In the coming days, the federal and Nova Scotia governments will face the first deadline for action recommended by the inquiry that investigated the worst mass shooting in Canadian history.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his party's poor performance in Monday's three byelections is a sign of a deepening political divide along linguistic lines in the province.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As a standoff between crab fishers and processors enters its third week in Newfoundland and Labrador, all eyes are on Maritime fishers who have begun their annual harvest.