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HALIFAX — The federal government is proposing long-term contracts with private operators to provide ferry services linking the three Maritime provinces and the Magdalene Islands.

A man who was born out of wedlock has been denied a share of his grandmother's estate after an Ontario court found the law at the time the woman's will was made excluded children born outside a marriage.

HALIFAX — New Democrats in Nova Scotia are promising to reinstate a film tax credit axed by the Liberal government, NDP Leader Gary Burrill pledged Friday, saying the government's move left the industry "decimated.

HALIFAX — (NSElxn-NDP) Nova Scotia's New Democrats say if they form government they'll reinstate a film tax credit axed by the Liberal government two years ago.

TORONTO — Dunking off the backboard. Drinking a beer. Nonchalantly spinning the ball in Serge Ibaka's face. LeBron James's apparent lack of respect for Toronto has added some drama to the Eastern Conference semifinals — at the Raptors' expense.

CALGARY — The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed two appeals in the case of a man who argued he was fending off an attempted sex assault when he stabbed his new neighbour 37 times.

HALIFAX — In a province where it can take months to see a mental-health clinician, Keith MacIsaac wanted to let Premier Stephen McNeil know how facilities such as Halifax-based Laing House are vital to the recovery of those with mental illness.

CALGARY — An Alberta judge has agreed to delay the trial of a couple accused of causing their toddler's death after both parents agreed to waive their right to a speedy trial.

JARVIS, Ont. — An eight-year-old boy and his six-year-old brother escaped unharmed after they allegedly crashed their parents' truck at a Tim Hortons coffee shop in southwestern Ontario.

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking at ways to do more to help South Sudan, where millions face famine.