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HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is running an advertising campaign against the federal carbon charge, which takes effect Saturday in the province.

HALIFAX — A new method for counting homeless people is offering a clearer look at the magnitude of the social issue, with preliminary results indicating the country's homeless population could be three times higher than current estimates.

HALIFAX — A landmark legal victory has officially yielded a five-year plan to ensure Nova Scotians with disabilities can move out of large institutions and receive timely access to housing.

HALIFAX — An ongoing war of words erupted into a legal threat Thursday as Nova Scotia’s premier said his government was considering taking Ottawa to court over funding to protect a vital land corridor linking his province and New Brunswick.

FREDERICTON — The federal government is ready to pay up to $200 million to protect a vital land corridor linking Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate change-related flooding, a federal minster has confirmed.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland police officer found guilty of raping a woman in her living room while on duty has applied to appeal his conviction before the country's highest court.

HALIFAX — Mi'kmaw elder Daniel Paul, who collected the often painful details of his people's history, died Tuesday at the age of 84.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Sudanese man fatally shot by police in Newfoundland and Labrador came to Canada hoping to find a better life, but he never got the help he needed, his friend says.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has bounced two ministers from cabinet and added some new faces as he confronts turmoil within his Progressive Conservative caucus.

HALIFAX — The federal and Nova Scotia governments announced on Tuesday an additional $15 million for a new Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax, bringing their total contribution to about $50 million.