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CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government delivered a throne speech Tuesday focused on the economic uncertainty, rising costs and trade instability caused by U.S. tariff threats.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s education minister said Tuesday he will make it clear to schools on the province’s South Shore that they are expected to resume flying flags representing diverse communities.

HALIFAX — Halifax Regional Police say they don’t believe the shooting of three people in Dartmouth was a random act. Police spokesman Const. Martin Cromwell says none of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries on Monday.

HALIFAX — Scientists who went aboard a Royal Canadian Navy mission to Antarctica say the trip demonstrated how portable labs and gear can effectively probe the ocean depths.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia centre for education has issued a directive allowing only Canada and Nova Scotia flags to fly outside South Shore schools — a move the provincial teachers union calls concerning and confusing.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's premier says both the federal Liberals and the Conservatives have promised to remove the tolls on the Confederation Bridge, which links the province with mainland Canada.

UIJEONGBU-SI — It was a successful title defence for Canada's Rachel Homan. Homan captured a second straight world women's curling championship Sunday with a 7-3 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni.

HALIFAX — On Sable Island, a thin crescent-shaped sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean, the shifting landscapes make for dazzling – and jarring – experiences.

BATHURST, N.B. — Alex Mercier's 30th goal of the season, scored 67 seconds into overtime, lifted the visiting Moncton Wildcats to a 6-5 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the latest province to scrap electric vehicle rebates for Teslas due to the CEO's association with the U.S. administration and its trade war on Canada.