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CHARLOTTETOWN — RCMP say a fourth person has died following a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a car Friday in Prince Edward Island. Police say a 30-year-old man who was a passenger in the pickup truck has died in hospital.

HALIFAX — As he stands near a Nova Scotia forest with soaring 150-year-old trees, Mike Lancaster sees a natural, long-term solution to the threat wildfires pose to city dwellers. The director of the St.

HALIFAX — Three residents of a tent that caught fire at a downtown Halifax encampment narrowly escaped, said the volunteer who responded to the blaze.

MONCTON, N.B. — The board of New Brunswick's Université de Moncton has decided not to change the school's name despite concerns about its connection to a problematic historical figure.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Maritime provinces. It says parts of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and almost all of Prince Edward Island could see heavy winds and rain.

MARSHFIELD, P.E.I. — RCMP say three people were killed and two were critically injured in a Friday evening collision in central Prince Edward Island. Police responded to a two-vehicle collision in the community of Marshfield around 6 p.m.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A director with an Indigenous-led coalition in Newfoundland and Labrador says mounting charges against RCMP officers in the province underscore systemic issues with the force and a need for change.

MILLBROOK FIRST NATION, N.S. — A First Nation in Nova Scotia has collaborated with a celebrity chef to create meal kits for band members that feature meat from nuisance deer shot by crossbow hunters.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Police have charged a Cape Breton man with 64 crimes, including human trafficking and sexual assault, after an investigation involving multiple agencies.

HALIFAX — The immediate future of Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine remained murky Thursday following a meeting between company officials and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston.