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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s opposition leaders are questioning an undisclosed trip by a provincial cabinet minister to U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.

HALIFAX — Academics and students told a Nova Scotia legislature committee Tuesday that a bill giving the government more control over the province’s 10 universities is a case of overreach that could threaten academic freedoms.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia government bill that would open the door to fracking for fossil fuels and exploring for uranium is dangerous and should be scrapped, environmental advocates and physicians told a legislature committee on Monday.

ST. JOHN'S — A snowmobiler's puzzling injury has led police in Newfoundland to charge a 66-year-old man with attempted murder. RCMP say two snowmobilers were riding across a pond on Feb.

HALIFAX — Members of the Nova Scotia public voiced concerns on Monday about a government bill they said threatens people’s access to information and violates labour rights in the civil service.

HALIFAX — Monday morning marks the start of toll-free traffic on the bridges that cross the Halifax Harbour.

HALIFAX — Caylen Blake scored twice, Shawn Carrier had a goal and assist, and the Halifax Mooseheads beat the visiting Cape Breton Eagles 5-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday at Scotiabank Centre.

BOSTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says her meeting with the governor of Massachusetts about strengthening the relationship between the province and the state amid the ongoing trade was “productive.

HALIFAX — After placing a framed photo of U.S. President Donald Trump on a table, Matthew Burke steps back and takes a mighty swing with a baseball bat. Glass shatters as the frame explodes. The obliterated image vanishes.

LANGFORD, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Coach Dean Murten has named his 28-player Canadian under-20 women’s rugby squad for a tour of Ireland in May. The young Canadians will play their Irish counterparts on May 10 and May 17 at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin.