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Community development organizations are wondering what will happen to their programs after the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announced it will stop funding regional economic development. 12:31 PM ET

Province will pay for OAS changes, forum told

Ottawa's plan to increase the age for receiving Old Age Security benefits from 65 to 67 drew stiff criticism at a forum in Charlottetown Wednesday night. 7:59 AM ET

new Wood Island liquor store to close

The liquor store in Wood Islands, where the ferry between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island docks, will not reopen next year, says Tourism Minister Rob Henderson. 10:30 AM ET

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A law stripping voting rights from more than a million expatriate Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years should be struck down as unconstitutional, according to a legal challenge served on the federal government Tuesday. more »
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