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FREDERICTON — New Brunswick opposition leaders are criticizing Premier Blaine Higgs after he left the province guessing for weeks about whether he would plunge them into an early election campaign.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Residents of Saint John, N.B., and nearby areas are being advised against eating homegrown garden vegetables following last month's massive scrapyard fire. A fire that erupted Sept.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government is introducing legislation that would allow citizens who suffer from prolonged mental stress to claim workers compensation.

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. — RCMP in northeastern New Brunswick have charged a 16-year-old boy with manslaughter. Police allege the teen struck an 11-year-old boy in the face with a kick scooter almost a year ago in Shippagan, N.B.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government is inserting itself into the process of approving residential developments in Halifax, saying it needs to create a fast-track system to deal with housing shortages.

MURRAY HARBOUR, P.E.I. — A village in southeastern Prince Edward Island has ordered an investigation into a councillor who displayed a sign on his property denying the existence of residential school graves.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has introduced updated legislation that it says will hold opioid manufacturers more accountable for their actions.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new lieutenant-governor to serve Newfoundland and Labrador.

MONTREAL — Former Prince Edward Island premier James Lee has died at the age of 86. Lee, who went by Jim, was the province's 26th premier and held the office from 1981 to 1986.

HALIFAX — The Atlantic Loop is no longer part of Nova Scotia's plan to hit its 2030 renewable energy targets, Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton said Wednesday.