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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberals outlined details Wednesday of its plans to provide a pre-primary program for about 750 four-year-olds across the province.

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will set the stage today for the Liberals' much-anticipated defence policy by casting a glaring light on what senior defence sources say is a massive "hole" in military spending.

HALIFAX — Maitland District Elementary once bustled with activity.

HALIFAX — One of the most prominent items in Jamie Baillie's office, along with the John F. Kennedy portrait and the Sir John A. Macdonald action figure, is a signed baseball from Bill "Spaceman" Lee.

TORONTO — Racial profiling is a harmful form of discrimination that can be profoundly damaging to its victims and their communities, and undermines trust in public institutions, a new human rights report concludes.

TORONTO — The Mississauga Steelheads could have called it quits just two months into the Ontario Hockey League season. Instead, their persistence has them playing for the league championship.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A 64-year-old man is facing a murder charge in the death of his son's girlfriend. Peel regional police say Cheryl McVarish, 43, was last seen at her home in Mississauga, Ont. on Mar. 13.

TORONTO — There will be another televised chapter of "The Handmaid's Tale." Hulu announced Wednesday that the series based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning dystopian novel has been renewed for a second season.

TORONTO — Annie Boucher is coming to terms with parenting in the Netflix era. The Ottawa-based mom had to do her homework when her 12-year-old daughter asked to watch the streaming service's controversial new teen drama "13 Reasons Why.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — It has been one year since a wildfire destroyed large parts of Fort McMurray. Here is a look back at how events unfolded: May 1 - A fire starts in a remote part of forest southwest of Fort McMurray.