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HANTSPORT — Nova Scotia RCMP say five people have died after a two-vehicle crash near Falmouth, N.S. Police say it's believed a Honda Civic and Nissan Sentra were travelling in the eastbound lane on Highway 101 between Falmouth and Hantsport, N.S.

ST. JOHN'S — An advocate for victims of clergy abuse said Saturday they are holding on to cautious hope about Pope Leo XIV, but keeping a close eye on recently surfaced allegations that he previously sheltered those accused of abuse.

In a May 5 story on a New Brunswick professor fired from a university for alleged sexual harassment, The Canadian Press reported that the professor claimed a third-party investigator said he had "sexually groomed" a woman named Sarah-Jane Britton.

MONCTON — A religious studies professor who in 2023 was fired from a faith-based university for alleged sexual harassment has filed a lawsuit against the New Brunswick institution, claiming wrongful dismissal, defamation and privacy breaches.

HALIFAX — A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported missing last week from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia. On Wednesday, RCMP Staff Sgt.

HALIFAX — A Halifax-based warship has returned to its home port after becoming the first Royal Canadian Navy vessel to visit Antarctica. HMCS Margaret Brooke, an Arctic and offshore patrol ship, left Halifax on Jan. 10.

HALIFAX — Voter turnout in last fall’s Nova Scotia election reached a historic low, continuing a downward trend led by the province's youngest group of voters.

ST. JOHN'S — Officials have lifted evacuation orders in eastern Newfoundland, allowing people to return to their communities after wildfires destroyed several homes earlier this week.

FREDERICTON — It's the first oyster season in Prince Edward Island since a destructive parasite was identified in the province's waters last summer, and harvesters are taking stock of the extent of the damage. P.E.I.

ST. JOHN'S — Reggae musician Jah'Mila delivered a powerful speech on the East Coast Music Awards stage in Newfoundland Thursday night, offering a hopeful appeal for collaboration and change after her win for R&B/soul release of the year.