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FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is set to launch a Secretariat of Official Languages that will oversee the way the government carries out its duties under the province's Official Languages Act, Premier Blaine Higgs announced Monday.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health unions say long-standing staffing shortages in emergency rooms are a key reason two hospital managers last week warned that some patients may be "dying" from long wait times.

HALIFAX — The daughter of late Mi’kmaq activist Nora Bernard says it’s “incredibly powerful” that a Halifax street that has long honoured a man who encouraged the killing of her ancestors will likely be renamed after her mother.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government announced plans today to protect 9,300 hectares of Crown land by creating six new nature reserves and expanding seven wilderness areas.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement and winter storm watch for several areas on the East Coast.

HALIFAX — An emailed letter to staff of a Halifax-area hospital says that the pressure on the emergency room has risen to the point where there's no space to assess patients and one in 10 people aren't seen before they give up and leave.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Court of Appeal has ruled that the August 2020 snap election call that won Premier Blaine Higgs a majority government was legal.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is looking to move toward its goal of having 20 per cent of food purchases come from local sources by 2030 through a new financial incentive for institutions with large kitchens.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says it will spend $5 million to more than double the number of eye surgeries performed by a private company known as the Halifax Vision Surgical Centre.

HALIFAX — Canadian Press reporter Michael Tutton has been named a recipient of a Nova Scotia Human Rights Award for his work covering issues affecting people with disabilities.