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• P.E.I. woman gets nine months in jail for attack on...
  SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - A woman in Prince Edward Island has been sentenced to nine months in jail for her part in an attack on her drug dealer. ...
• Report recommends a pay raise for member of Corner...
  CORNER BROOK, N.L. - A consultant says members of city council in Corner Brook, N.L., should get a pay raise. In a report, Graham Letto Municipal ...
• Man convicted of touching minor to be sentenced in...
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A man found guilty of touching a 13-year-old girl for a sexual purpose will be sentenced in a St. John's, N.L., courtroom on ...
• One person taken to hospital after fire destroys...
  INDIAN RIVER, P.E.I. - One person was taken to hospital after a fire destroyed a single-family residence in western P.E.I. Firefighters were ...
• Cape Breton group set to announce major development...
  SYDNEY, N.S. - A group promoting the construction of a container terminal in Cape Breton says it will announce a major development this week. The ...
• Christmas light display at P.E.I. fishermans home...
  NORTH RUSTICO, P.E.I. - To see the line of vehicles parading past the home of James Gallant this time of year, you'd swear the man is more ...
• N.L. man ordered to trial for murder in shotgun...
  CLARENVILLE, N.L. - Craig Blundon has been committed to trial on a charge of murdering another man in Newfoundland's Bonavista Bay area last ...
• Man in hospital after surviving collisions with two...
  MASSTOWN, N.S. - A man is in stable condition in a Halifax hospital after surviving collisions with two tractor-trailers early today on Highway ...
• Preliminary hearing date set for N.L. man accused of...
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A date has been set for a preliminary hearing for a Newfoundland man charged with the murder of his estranged wife. The ...
• Two N.B. men charged after drug bust in N.S. ordered...
  NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - Two New Brunswick men caught in a drug bust in Stellarton, N.S., this week have been ordered out of the province. A third ...
• Nova Scotia man facing sex charges released from...
  NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - A Nova Scotia man accused of sexual assault and touching a person under the age of 16 for a sexual purpose has been released ...
• ARHS to take part in exam exemption pilot
  TRURO - Amherst Regional High School is one of four schools to participate in an exam exemption pilot. "Some school advisory councils were ...
• RCMP find drugs while looking for suspect
  BIBLE HILL - Police searching for a man who had been involved in an armed standoff on Tuesday inadvertently came across a drug operation, RCMP ...
• Armed man eludes police near Stewiacke
  STEWIACKE, N.S. - An armed man who was holed up in a home in central Nova Scotia for more than a day has apparently eluded police. The ...
• Oxford teen dies in single-vehicle crash
  SHUBENACADIE - A teenager from the Oxford area died following a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning near Shubenacadie. The crash occurred ...
• Prince Edward Island man found guilty of assault on...
  CHARLOTTETOWN - A guilty verdict has been handed down in the case of a 40-year-old Prince Edward Island man charged with assaulting an amputee. ...
• Power lines wont run through Gros Morne National...
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams has backed away from a proposal to build large power lines through Gros Morne National Park to transmit ...
• Construction firm sues N.L. health authority over...
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority is being sued over its handling of two tenders the plaintiff contractor ...
• Two women killed, two children injured in Sydney,...
  SYDNEY, N.S. - Two women are dead and two children in hospital following a fire today at a Sydney residence. Cape Breton Regional Police said the ...
• Head of PEI fishermens group fined for possession of...
  GEORGETOWN, P.E.I. - The president of the P.E.I Fisherman's Association has been fined almost $6,000 and suspended for the first day of fishing ...
• P.E.I. woman dies after being ejected from car that...
  NORTH CARLETON, P.E.I. - A P.E.I. woman is dead after being thrown from her vehicle in a crash on Monday. Police say the car driven by Nichole ...
• Officials probe carbon monoxide in shed after deaths...
  BROOKFIELD, N.S. - Friends and family are mourning the deaths of two young adults in a tragic weekend accident in central Nova Scotia. Mandi ...
• P.E.I. sea glass collectors gather to celebrate...
  WOOD ISLAND, P.E.I. - Take a walk on most any ocean beach in Canada and, if you look carefully, you'll spot the unmistakable glint of a piece of ...
• P.E.I. to launch full-day kindergarten in schools in...
  CHARLOTTETOWN - A full-day public kindergarten program will be launched in the P.E.I. school system beginning in September of 2010. Monday's ...
• Man facing charges of causing disturbance on...
  ARGENTIA, N.L. - A man is facing charges following a disturbance on a ferry travelling to Newfoundland. The RCMP were called to the meet the MV ...
• Agency reviewing whether Marine Atlantic can use...
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Canadian Transportation Agency is reviewing an application that questions Marine Atlantic's use of a foreign-registered ...
• P.E.I. calf returned to mother after marathon swim...
  CHARLOTTETOWN - Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has nothing on a P.E.I. calf that recently took a marathon dip in the Hillsborough River. The ...
• Former N.S. math teacher gets four months for...
  NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - A former math teacher and town councillor in Trenton, N.S., has been sentenced to four months in jail for touching a girl for ...
• Raging blaze razes restaurant-gift shop in P.E.I....
  CAVENDISH, P.E.I. - A raging fire has destroyed a restaurant in the P.E.I. resort community of Cavendish. The blaze broke out around 6 a.m. today ...
• P.E.I. man breaks down in court as he describes...
  CHARLOTTETOWN - The impact of political discrimination was revealed in a P.E.I. court Tuesday as John MacTavish outlined the pain and suffering ...