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HALIFAX — Nova Scotians are struggling to get their hands on salt and other abrasives to cope with ice after this weekend’s storm turned many driveways into skating rinks.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

LARK HARBOUR, N.L. — The Canadian Coast Guard is working through snow and high winds to assess and develop a plan for a 207-metre cargo ship that ran aground on the western coast of Newfoundland.

HALIFAX — A massive overnight blaze caused significant damage to abandoned school buildings in Halifax’s north end that have been described as a “known hazard” for possible fires.

ST. JOHN, N.B.

FREDERICTON — Graydon Miles was driving down Highway 7 in Ontario last year when he saw an upside down Maple Leaf flying from a pickup truck, along with one flag directing an obscenity at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and another supporting Donald Tr

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The eastern half of the country is forecast to be hit with a second major storm in less than one week, bringing high winds, lots of snow and travel complications.

HALIFAX — The looming threat of tariffs by the United States is a “wake-up call” for the Nova Scotia economy, the provincial government said Friday in a throne speech to open a new sitting of the legislature.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A 45-year-old Saint John, N.B., man charged with two counts of first-degree murder is scheduled to undergo a mental assessment next week to determine if he is fit to stand trial. Roman Kamyshnyy was found on Jan.

HALIFAX — An investigation has concluded there was a fire aboard a sailboat that disappeared south of Nova Scotia's Sable Island last summer, leading to the deaths of two people — an adventurous couple from British Columbia.