Gas prices drop in N.S., N.B., no change on P.E.I.
Gas prices in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick dropped slightly overnight, while prices on Prince Edward Island didn’t change for the second week in a row.
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Fertility rates in Atlantic Canada were among the lowest in the country last year, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada.
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