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Global News - Halifax (18 minutes ago)

The party announced Wednesday that Liberal House leader Iain Rankin will table the Social Media Responsibility Act this fall, which would ban kids under 16 from using social media.

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Global News - Halifax (18 minutes ago)

Police allege the multi-jurisdictional investigation revealed a network that would produce illicit cannabis in Ontario and then ship it to Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

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Global News - Halifax (18 minutes ago)

Nova Scotia's Long Lake wildfire destroys 20 homes in Annapolis Valley; officials say no lives lost as crews fight to contain the blaze.

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Global News - Halifax (2 days ago)

Kendall Killam, one of the homeowners on McLaughlin Drive, said she was shocked by what she saw outside her window after someone stolen an excavator and tore threw lawns.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Halifax Regional Police say an officer shot at a car fleeing a traffic stop, and then later police pulled over the wrong suspect vehicle. Two people are now arrested.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

Two weeks ago, a couple who are expecting their first child in September were forced to evacuate from their home in Annapolis County, N.S.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

While the Long Lake wildfire in Annapolis County, N.S., continues to grow, the province says no further homes have been damaged as a result.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

The RCMP say the victim was driving in the opposite direction when an American man driving the truck lost control and flew into him

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

The government says Goldboro gold mine owned by Toronto-based NexGold Mining Corp. is expected to start building the open-pit mine in 2026.

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Global News - Halifax (3 days ago)

If temperatures become too hot, much-maligned ticks are at risk of drying out. The parasites survive by retreating to moist areas like leaf litter and in the soil.

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Global News - Halifax (4 days ago)

As Canadian students get back to the classroom, a record number of them will be accessing the school breakfast program this year, according to the Breakfast Club of Canada.

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Global News - Halifax (4 days ago)

While the fire in Annapolis Valley is now estimated to be more than 8,000 hectares in size, Nova Scotia officials say no more homes have been damaged as a result.

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Global News - Halifax (5 days ago)

The wildfire season this year is being called unprecedented by many fire officials in the region, with Halifax firefighters feeling they aren't properly trained to do their job.

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Global News - Halifax (5 days ago)

Some who call Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley home are keeping a close eye on an out-of-control wildfire to see if an evacuation order will be expanded in the area.

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Global News - Halifax (6 days ago)

The RCMP say they believe there could be other victims and note the accused has also worked in Quebec and is now practicing in New Brunswick.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

The department says conditions look promising to continue to make progress on the Long Lake fire before winds are expected to pick up again from a large storm well offshore.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

A Canadian icon will not be crossing the border into the U.S. this fall in a decision partially fuelled by President Donald Trump's ongoing tariff war.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

Environment Canada said Hurricane Erin should stay far offshore but will bring dangerous surf and gusty winds over coastal areas of Nova Scotia and the Avalon Peninsula.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

Included in several documents are confirmation that investigators found a second piece of a pink blanket they say belonged to Lilly, in the trash.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

While Hurricane Erin is not expected to come close to land in the Maritimes, it is still likely to play havoc on both land and sea in Nova Scotia.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

Some parents say they won't be taking their kids to a splash pad in Dartmouth, N.S., due to the amount of drug paraphernalia being left lying around the park.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

Officials say firefighters in Nova Scotia remain focused on tackling the northern side of the Long Lake wildfire in the Annapolis Valley, which is closest to homes. 

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

The wildfire in Annapolis Valley that has forced 100 homes to be evacuated continued to rage on Wednesday morning, according to the province.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

The encampment site at Cogswell Park in Halifax is de-designated, effective immediately, but those who have been sheltering there have until Sept. 21 to pack up.

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Global News - Halifax (A week ago)

The Dalhousie University Faculty Association say members are currently voting on an offer, and that voting is not scheduled to end until Thursday.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

The massive Long Lake wildfire, which was initially sparked by a lightning strike last week, is still estimated to be around 3,200 hectares in size.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of 413 Canadian signatories calling on Tennis Canada to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel in Halifax this September.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

Nova Scotia's government says it has opened the first phase of a housing project dedicated to help health-care workers find homes in the South Shore.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

The Long Lake wildfire is expected to grow, said Scott Tingley, manager of forest protection with Nova Scotia's Natural Resources Department.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

A wildfire along the northwestern shore of Conception Bay, Newfoundland remained at a stubborn 95 square kilometres in size on Sunday. It is about the size of Paris, France.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

The U.S. government deployed more than 200 emergency workers to Puerto Rico as a precaution after a flood watch was issued for the entire U.S. territory.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

Canadians are finding domestic travel increasingly unaffordable, with high costs for flights, rentals, and hotels forcing some to scale back plans or stay closer to home.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

'It is a fun celebration but for neurodivergent people like myself it can get overwhelming fast,' Autism Resource Centre project assistant Marie-Pier Leroux said.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

A standup paddle boarder in Nova Scotia got quite the scare Tuesday evening when a Great White shark took a bite of his board.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

A helicopter involved in fighting a major Nova Scotia wildfire has crashed in shallow water, authorities say, with the pilot reportedly conscious.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

It was started by a lightning strike on Wednesday night and has grown to 406 hectares in size, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have expanded an evacuation alert along the Bay De Verde Peninsula as the Kingston wildfire burns nearby.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

As the search for the missing siblings continued, Kent Corbett felt he had to do something to keep the Sullivans' story atop people's minds.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to seven weapons charges in a case where police alleged the youth threatened to harm students at a Halifax high school.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

A wildfire on the western outskirts of Halifax that had prompted evacuations is now being held, Nova Scotia officials say. 

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

Environment Canada advises people to limit the amount of time they spend outdoors and to monitor for signs of heat exhaustion in these conditions.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

Extreme heat is expected to ease in many parts of Canada today, while the Atlantic provinces continue to bear the brunt of a multi-day heat wave.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

As a heatwave continues to produce conditions ripe for fire, a golf club in Bayside, N.S., has introduced new restrictive smoking policies.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources says firefighters are back at the site of a large wildfire in the Halifax area on Wednesday morning.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

Flames around Susie Lake Crescent could be seen from as far away as west-end Halifax, with smoke travelling all the way into West Bedford.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

New evacuation alerts were issued Tuesday for Galway and Southlands, neighbourhoods on the western edge of St. John's, on top of earlier alerts for two nearby towns.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

An East Coast drought that's fuelling wildfires is also drying up farmers' fields, and has homeowners scrambling to refill empty wells.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

Many cities including Toronto, Halifax, and St. John's are experiencing 50 per cent or less of normal rainfall since the start of meteorological summer on June 1st.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

There are seven wildfires burning out of control in the province -- five of them in Newfoundland and two in Labrador, but the Kingston fire is far larger than the other fires.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

Two areas of New Brunswick are burning "out of control" after multiple wildfires have broken out across the province, with no rain in the forecast.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

The federal government is hiking entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

Extremely dry and dangerous conditions mean that all industrial and recreational activities on Crown land are prohibited as of midnight Saturday.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

A Halifax utility company is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water due to low supply levels amid a Nova Scotia drought that has resulted in a province-wide forest ban.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

Nova Scotia's government is telling people to stay out of the woods amid extreme wildfire risk, meaning hikers and campers in these locations will no longer be allowed.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

Nova Scotia's recent burn and travel bans have left many across the province confused about the rules citing unclear signage and enforcement for the regulations.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

Low-income Canadians with health conditions are pleading for government help to stay cool as heat waves worsen across the province, making apartments unbearable.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

The Nova Scotia government has released a wide-ranging transportation plan aimed at transforming how people move in and around the Halifax region.

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Global News - Halifax (3 weeks ago)

Halifax council has voted to step back from their original plan of adding a bike lane to Morris Street on the heels of Premier Tim Houston's threat to reverse course for them.

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Global News - Halifax (4 weeks ago)

The Nova Scotia government is severing its funding ties with the province's firefighters school, calling the results of a audit of its safety and governance "appalling.”

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Global News - Halifax (4 weeks ago)

On Saturday, more than 80 years after the crash, a non-profit group held a public ceremony to unveil two commemorative panels at a campsite in the shadow of the mountain.

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Global News - Halifax (4 weeks ago)

Just before 2 p.m. local time, the provincial government issued evacuation orders for the towns of Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove and Kingston.

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Global News - Halifax (4 weeks ago)

Police say Kerstin Marie Wetter was last seen at a residence on Highway 10 in the community of Nictaux, N.S., on Saturday afternoon.

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Global News - Halifax (4 weeks ago)

Organizers of a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents an attack on Mi'kmaq sovereignty. 

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Global News - Halifax (4 weeks ago)

Halifax teen gets 10 months in custody, 17 months supervision for role in fatal stabbing of Ahmad Al Marrach, 16, in brutal 2024 parkade attack over a girl.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

About one million vehicles a year drive over the crossing, which opened in 1997, connecting Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

There are now 44 cases of measles in the northern zone, which includes Colchester County, Cumberland County, Pictou County and East Hants.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

On Thursday, it was Brad Marchand's turn, as the 37-year-old Florida Panther brought hockey's most celebrated trophy to his hometown of Halifax.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

A Nova Scotia woman says she doesn't feel the court system supports victims of intimate partner violence.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

The investment arm of Glooscap First Nation in Nova Scotia is launching a seafood market with local products caught and processed by its members.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a collision between a car and motorcycle that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy in Dartmouth Wednesday night. 

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Trees take eight to 10 years to grow to full size, which means losing any to disease can set farmers back by years. 

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Tim Houston took to social media on Thursday to say he didn't want to 'hear reports of people defying this ban' and fines will be issued, if anyone's caught.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

A Nova Scotia senior and her family are upset with how she was treated, after she was moved into a hallway without easy access to a bathroom and in front of an emergency exit. 

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

The Nova Scotia Community College has officially opened the third of seven promised on-campus housing projects at its waterfront campus in Dartmouth.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Police in Cape Breton are trying to determine who painted swastikas on a road near a Jewish cemetery north of Sydney.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

One warning is for the Kennetcook area, also in the northern health zone, where they say the public may have been exposed to measles at a local pharmacy on July 3 and July 6.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Those in the industry and tourists alike are finding Halifax isn't the tourism bargain it once was compared with the rest of Canada.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

An IWK Foundation survey is being shared far and wide, as women in the Maritimes express their frustrations with the quality of women's health care.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Mi'kmaq leaders from Nova Scotia are calling on Ottawa to urgently address the income assistance disparity they say is keeping some families on reserve in deep poverty.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

French Bank, Middle Bank and Sable Island Bank, all located south of Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore, and Sydney Bight, northeast of Cape Breton, have been chosen.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Former Africville residents and their descendants are rallying behind longtime protester Eddie Carvery, who recently received a parking ticket for his trailer.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Cymon Cormier was found guilty of first-degree murder in June, after a judge rejected his defence that he was not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder (NCRMD).

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Starting Aug. 1, tolls for all vehicles on the Confederation Bridge will drop from $50.25 to $20. Fares for inter-provincial ferries are also being cut by half.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

There's been a surge in the number of Nova Scotians with complex disabilities stuck in temporary housing, according to recent figures released by the province.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

A new report from Construction Safety Nova Scotia says many of the sector's workers are struggling with their mental health.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

The offender was one of four teens charged in the death of Ahmad Maher Al Marrach on April 22, 2024, at a Halifax mall parking garage.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Scientists say a 95 per cent vaccination rate — with two doses of vaccine — is needed in a population to prevent the disease from spreading.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Currently, Jody Allen is working with Americans from several states who are interested in moving to Nova Scotia. 

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Tourism site operators in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia say they're actually very busy this season, and have welcomed many Americans who are eager to visit Canada.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

RCMP allege the youths shouted obscenities and hate speech at two adults and two children before spraying an irritant on the man.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Deepak Sharma pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death as part of a plea deal. The January crash claimed the life of a 21-year-old Dalhousie student.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Nova Scotia's environment minister said Thursday there is no set deadline for Northern Pulp to submit a cleanup plan for its shuttered mill site near Pictou, N.S.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Health officials say the rise in cases was expected because it's common for secondary infections to appear within seven to 21 days after initial measles cases are identified. 

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

The fire on the MV Holiday Island started in the engine room after a repair to its fuel injection system failed.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

An economist with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, says Nova Scotia should aim to hit 12,540 housing starts a year.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

The number of wildfires burning across Newfoundland and Labrador has dropped from five to three on Wednesday.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

A man who was believed to be armed and prompted a shelter-in-place alert in Summerside, P.E.I., Wednesday morning is now in custody and there is no longer a threat to public safety, according to police.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

Patricia Lesperance Slaney said she and her bridal party danced across the road to make her 3 p.m. ceremony at Saint Mary's Boat Club.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

The Nova Scotia Museum has reopened a site in Hants County with a new model. Lawrence House is being operated by provincial staff and events are being co-ordinated with community volunteers. The CBC's Luke Ettinger reports.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

John W. Doull, Bookseller, will be forced to close if the business is unable to raise enough money to catch up on rent by Friday.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Athletes competing in beach volleyball at the Canada Games have been training every day on the court and in the gym, and have been putting serious work in on Corner Brook's beach volleyball courts. That's where the CBC's Colleen Connors met up with the athletes ahead of their competition in August.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Labrador's only SPCA animal shelter is once again pleading for help as it struggles to keep operations going. Bonnie Learning, a longtime volunteer with the Happy Valley-Goose Bay SPCA, says summer months have been difficult in recent years.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Running out of water on an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean may seem like an impossible idea — but that's exactly what's happening in Newfoundland. 

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

The board of Ministers Island, a popular tourist attraction off the Saint Andrews shore, plans to hand the keys back to the New Brunswick government because of a lack of money.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

Initiatives to help boost the number of early childhood educators on the Island are making a difference, but there is still more to do in some parts of the province, the Early Childhood Development Association of P.E.I. says.  

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

According to a recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation report, Nova Scotia needs to double its pace of housing construction starts to restore housing affordability to pre-pandemic levels.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

Beekeeper Nathan Mutch fears for his business after record honey bee losses this year.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Residents of a Halifax neighbourhood say they're shocked that a rising star in the MAGA movement is set to perform at a nearby Parks Canada site. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

A Dalhousie researcher has found misogynistic comments from students are disrupting  learning environments as teachers deal with degrading remarks and male-supremacist sentiments. 

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

A path has been cleared to allow for the construction of a new family emergency shelter geared toward women and their children in western P.E.I. 

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

P.E.I.'s Island Waste Management Corporation is making some changes to how it manages its Wellington landfill.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

Hockey has been a big part of Doug Grandy's life since he was a young athlete playing on Fredericton ice. Now, as a father of two young girls, he's returning to those same rinks but with a different purpose.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

An Island man who served 29 years on a life sentence for killing his past partner has been released from a federal prison into a halfway house — with the condition that he not return to the province where it happened.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

The Progressive Conservatives are making the first delivery of a promise made in 2021 to turn surplus provincial land into affordable housing.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

The P.E.I. government has partnered with Laval University to conduct a study into the impacts of screen time on youth in the province. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sat down with Youssef Allami, the lead researcher on the project, about what they might expect to find.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

Residents living near the Toombs Street scrapyard say the province's decision not to renew one of the company's licences is validating after years of pushing to have the site relocated. But some remain skeptical that it will bring real change.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

The Great White North Invasion premieres on Tuesday on Discovery Plus. Watch Amy Smith's interview with Greg Trowes. He was part of the team that filmed off the coast of Lunenburg last fall.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

A teenager accused of instigating a deadly ambush of Al Marrach, 16, has been found guilty of manslaughter in Nova Scotia Youth Court.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

A wildfire in central Newfoundland continues to burn out of control on Tuesday. And while rain and favourable winds helped fight the fire, and it still burns only two kilometres from Musgrave Harbour, whose residents are eagerly hoping they can return home soon. The CBC's Henrike Wilhelm reports from Gander.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

One now-retired politician availed of a new transitional allowance for outgoing cabinet ministers that was rescinded hours after being revealed by CBC News on Friday.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

Honey bees on Prince Edward Island have been dying off at lower rates this year compared to the national average, according numbers from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

The City of Charlottetown says an upcoming concert by controversial U.S. Christian musician Sean Feucht is 'not a city-sponsored event.'

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) released a statement Tuesday saying it has reasonable and probable grounds to believe Cst. Manas Parray committed the offence.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

Walking alone at night can be scary. That's why some people are taking a self-defence course to learn how to defend themselves against violent attacks. Giuliana Grillo has the story.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

The group representing unionized contractors in Cape Breton says a nearly 18 per cent wage hike over four years is the largest ever seen in the island's commercial and industrial construction sector.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

Const. Manas Parray is a member of the Inverness County District RCMP.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

As Bell Island commuters began their day on Saturday with only one ferry in service, residents say they're again frustrated by delays.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

Climate change feels like a contemporary issue, but the Bay of Fundy tides have roots in changes that happened at the end of the last Ice Age nearly 12,000 years ago, says a New Brunswick geoscientist.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

Former PC MLA Margaret-Ann Blaney won more than $700,000 and an apology after her 2014 firing by a Liberal government was deemed discriminatory and based on her political activity.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

A review of Moncton's fire department calls for hiring dozens more firefighters, opening a sixth fire station and relocating three stations. In total, the review calls for an estimated $200 million in spending over 15 years.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

There's now a full slate of candidates from P.E.I.'s four major parties for two provincial byelections being held this summer in District 9, Charlottetown–Hillsborough Park, and District 15, Brackley–Hunter River

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Fire departments are still getting multiple calls about backyard fires and other risky actions, despite the province-wide fire ban in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

A judge will rule in November whether Dr. Errol Gaum is guilty of assaulting child patients decades ago, parsing opposing arguments made this week by the prosecution and defence over the reliability of testimony and the role a Facebook group may have played.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Provincial fire duty officer Wes Morgan hopes rainfall will help crews battling wildfires near Musgrave Harbour and Chance Harbour.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Four teens were charged in the 2024 stabbing death of Ahmad Al Marrach, a Grade 10 student in Halifax who had come to Canada with his family from Syria.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

A search and rescue effort is underway for a missing boater off the east coast of Labrador, a Joint Rescue Coordination Centre spokesperson told CBC News on Tuesday.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

As the weather turns wet and humid in parts of Newfoundland, provincial fire duty officer Wes Morgan says it's good news for efforts to fight the out-of-control fires threatening Musgrave Harbour and Chance Harbour.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

Ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is once again experiencing disruptions due to the tides.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Gavin Baggs already has three appearances at the Canada Games under his belt across multiple sports, and plans to take his streak even further. Competing in swimming and track and field, he's ready to represent his province at home. The CBC's Katie Breen and Danny Arsenault met up with Gavin leading up to competition.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

Stratford has some big plans for its waterfront, and on Monday night, people in the town had a chance to have their say.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

The Maritime Mini Racing Series features ponies pulling miniature carts, driven by young harness racers decked out in full gear. An organizer calls the competitors 'the future of harness racing,' and many of the participants say they can't wait to drive the big horses. CBC's Nancy Russell went to see them in action.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

Two Prince Edward Island women in their 70s are dead following a single-vehicle crash on Thursday near Shediac on Route 15.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

One year after he made his triumphant return from two days spent missing at sea, Eugene Carter of New-Wes-Valley still looks forward to being on the water.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Newfoundland and Labrador seafood sure does travel. But as Here and Now's Leila Beaudoin reports, change is on the horizon. Demand for products, and seafood less travelled. This deep-dive takes us inside the economic tide propelling the currency of the sea.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

N.L. tech companies optimistic they'll see benefit from Ottawa's increased defence dollars

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

The Port of Sydney Development Corporation's own bus suffered a serious mechanical failure earlier this year, leaving port officials scrambling to find a replacement shuttle between the two cruise ship piers.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

Sean Feucht, a Christian rocker and rising star in the MAGA movement, is scheduled to perform Wednesday at the York Redoubt National Historic Site near Halifax.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

The Japanese beetle population has grown in recent years – decimating flowers and foliage. A homeowner in the Halifax-area says she's spent $1,200 trying to get rid of them.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

Police in Truro and Summerside are investigating a spate of scam jewelry sales. 'Buying gold jewelry in a parking lot of a retail store is probably not a good idea,' says a Nova Scotia police chief.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

If you've been to Heroes and Hobbies comics in Mount Pearl, there's a good chance you've seen Super Thomas welcome you in. But the nearly 13-year-old dog is having trouble with the stairs, and his owners have decided it's time to spend more time at home. Thomas was centre stage for a retirement party over the weekend full of cake, photos and pets.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

Acupuncture is now a regulated health profession in Prince Edward Island, with the new regulations coming into effect Monday. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with Daniel Schulman, the chair of the new College of Acupuncture of P.E.I., about what that designation means for practitioners.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

The new mill would have been near Liverpool, N.S. While the move is a blow to Nova Scotia's forestry sector, Region of Queens Municipality Mayor Scott Christian says the industry has more clarity about a future direction.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A month ago)

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre sent a Cormorant helicopter to Polletts Cove in northwestern Inverness County on Sunday evening, after a distress call came out from two hikers on the local trail. 

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

In an email to Radio-Canada Monday, the Department of Public Safety said it has not renewed a licence American Iron & Metal needs to continue operating its Toombs Street scrapyard in Moncton.

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CBC - P.E.I. (A month ago)

A video that shows a man tearing down a string of Pride flags outside a Charlottetown store is going viral across social media, and police are looking for the culprit.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

The funding will expand the hours of the mobile outreach team, which helps to connect those living rough to services, administering and distributing naloxone kits and addictions support. The van was purchased by the City of Fredericton and is run by the John Howard Society.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and one of its supervisors are facing a total of 10 charges nearly two years after a man died in an accident at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A month ago)

Musgrave Harbour, N.L. has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire bears down on the community. As emergency crews and water bombers worked on the fire all day Sunday, the fire grew to 1,600 hectares and is now two kilometres away from the town.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A month ago)

Louis St-Pierre bought the former Flying Shoe potato farm in Stanley less than eight years ago and has turned it into a thriving, diverse, small-scale organic farming business with plans for continued expansion.

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Global News - Halifax (A month ago)

Nova Scotia's NDP and Liberal parties each participated with a parade float this weekend, leaving the Progressive Conservatives as the only major political party not represented.

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