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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A doctor shortage is threatening to undo years of work turning the Newfoundland town of Bonavista into an internationally lauded example of rural growth and development, the community’s mayor says.

FREDERICTON — Health-care providers in New Brunswick are launching a new abortion services network ahead of Saturday's 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Morgentaler decision.

FREDERICTON — Teachers and parents gathered in Fredericton to make their voices heard opposing the New Brunswick government's plan to reform the French immersion program in schools by the fall.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Housing Department says a new policy will address issues of conflicts of interest highlighted in a recent auditor general's report.

HALIFAX — Liberal Angela Simmonds is resigning her seat in the Nova Scotia legislature effective April 1, less than two years after being elected.

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man scheduled to appear as a witness in an ongoing murder trial. Halifax Regional Police are requesting the public’s help in finding Pookiel McCabe.

LUNENBURG, N.S. — Another community in Nova Scotia has removed the name Cornwallis from municipal property — and the town of Lunenburg is now looking for new names from the public.

MONTREAL — A Quebec Innu community is suing Hydro-Québec for $2.2-billion, claiming the Churchill Falls hydroelectric station has destroyed a significant part of its traditional territory.

HALIFAX — A home once owned by Nova Scotia's first Black doctor was granted heritage status Tuesday after prominent members of the city's Black community lobbied for its protection.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A woman is accused of stealing people's identities to work in long-term care homes in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says 43-year-old Lisa Driscoll fraudulently obtained nursing positions in St.