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Global News - Halifax (5 hours 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 (6 hours 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 (17 hours ago)

The Minister of Natural Resources warns that 'nobody wants a repeat of the devastation we experienced in 2023. The provincewide burn ban carries a $25,000 fine.

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Global News - Halifax (18 hours 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 (22 hours 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 (22 hours 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 day 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 day 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (2 days 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 (3 days 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 (3 days 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 (5 days 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 (6 days 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 (6 days 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 (6 days 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 (6 days 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week ago)

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

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Global News - Halifax (A week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week ago)

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

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CBC - Newfoundland (A week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week ago)

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

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week 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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CBC - Newfoundland (A week ago)

Phenazolam is a powerful synthetic opioid that can be disguised as Xanax or Dilaudid. It killed a teenager in Mount Pearl earlier this year, and it has harm reduction experts worried. Courtney Davis of Thrive shares what you can do if you experience someone overdosing.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A week ago)

St. John's Pride wrapped up its 12-day festival with a large parade downtown on Sunday. Festival organizers say the festival saw one of its largest turnouts ever.

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

When voters head to the polls in two byelections next month, UPEI political science department chair Don Desserud says the results will offer insight into public attitude toward Prince Edward Island's political parties.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A week ago)

After a week of up to nine forest fires across the province, another has ignited in Hickman's Harbour. The RCMP evacuated cabins in the area and fire crews brought the fire down to two hectares. Meanwhile, fire suppression efforts in Chance Harbour continue.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A week ago)

A child was found dead on the New Waterford shore on Saturday. Emergency services answered a call around 2:30 p.m.

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

With only a few weeks until the whistle blows at the Canada Games in St. John's, N.L., Prince Edward Island's men's rugby sevens team is sweating it out in practice in the hope of finishing in the top five. 

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A week ago)

Many rural emergency departments in Nova Scotia lack the necessary staff to be able to maintain consistent operating hours.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (A week ago)

Residents of Wards Brook have watched their beloved beach change over the past decade. They think laws were broken, and a lack of government action means their trust in public officials has been broken, too.

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CBC - Newfoundland (A week ago)

Wayne Fitzpatrick has been fishing for most of his life but has recently begun to worry about the fate of the Atlantic salmon.

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

Thanks to the Island Nature Trust, dog owners can borrow a leash for their dogs at several public beaches on Prince Edward Island where migratory birds are known to be dwelling.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A week ago)

Robert Babineau was surprised one morning on his way to work to find the covered bridge he takes across the Cocagne River was barricaded with concrete blocks.

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CBC - New Brunswick (A week ago)

Jonah Imeson, 35, whose father had a heart attack at 49, went to the Moncton Hospital ER with chest pain, high blood pressure and nausea about 3 p.m. on June 4 and was not seen by a doctor until 4 a.m. the next day, when it was confirmed he'd had a heart attack.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

The Shine Foundation, which fulfils the dreams of young people with severe physical disabilities, helped the 16-year-old accomplish his wish to make a 24-hour ninja video.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Musgrave Harbour, N.L. has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire bears down on the community, now only 1 kilometre away.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

Winning and losing took a backseat to good fun at the Tyne Valley soapbox derby on Saturday.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Jazz festivals across North America regularly feature artists whose music fall outside the genre, but some musicians at this year's Halifax Jazz Festival are highlighting jazz's influence on the rest of pop music.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

A home built in Kentville more than a century ago has been destroyed after catching fire early Sunday.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Doggy daycare manager Danielle Peddigrew Walsh shares their strategies on keeping their dogs cool, and how you can too.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Fire officials in Cape Breton are dealing with a wildfire burning in the Sydney area. Power was turned off for thousands on Saturday but has since been restored.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Two baseball players with Nova Scotia roots are a step closer to playing in the major leagues.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

A number of P.E.I. fire departments were called to a fire at a waste facility in Wellington on Saturday afternoon. The fire was extinguished by evening before it could lead to a much bigger fire.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Whether in a boat or on the shore, there's nothing like the thrill of seeing a whale in the water. Marine biologist Laura Lilly — who also runs a Facebook page where people can share their whale sightings, capelin and icebergs — has some tips on how to make the most of your time when looking for elusive North Atlantic animals.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Musgrave Harbour, N.L. has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire bears down on the community, now only 1 kilometre away.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Out of 1,226 tenders awarded between November and mid-June, about 79 per cent went to companies based in Nova Scotia.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Work to replace the old Quidi Vidi slipway — the wide wooden structure that slopes into Quidi Vidi Gut — will begin this fall, following its closure for repairs in 2023.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Fire officials in Cape Breton were dealing with a wildfire burning in the Sydney area. Power was turned off for thousands around 6 p.m. AT and has since been restored.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture says residents should prepare for a possible evacuation should the fire spread toward the town.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

In this comic for CBC Creator Network, artist Jon Claytor shares the story of the Dominion Chair General Store in Bass River, N.S., and its place in the community.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Day camps are an important rite of summer but an increasing number of parents in the Halifax area are seeking financial assistance in order to enrol their children.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 weeks ago)

Once a bustling hub for steamboats, Wickham's wharf teemed with commuters and cargo, as multiple steamboats plied the St. John River daily. A century later, it stands as a quiet riverbank in Queens County.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 weeks ago)

New Brunswickers took a variety of photos this week — from basking animals and blooming flowers to nighttime phenomena. 

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 weeks ago)

Peggy Smith, an 89-year-old Saint John artist, talks about her passion for music and why she paints.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 weeks ago)

If you don't know the name Hal Hinds, a new exhibit at the Fredericton Region Museum will probably make you wonder how he's gone under the radar so long.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

Nearly 75 years after Anne of Green Gables was introduced to Japanese readers, this is proving to be 'a really good year' for P.E.I. Select Tours, which has an Anne-themed tour tailor-made for Japanese tourists.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

Summerside's two largest theatres have signed a new funding agreement with the city that promises to invigorate the local cultural scene and grow youth engagement in the arts.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

The OurCare survey last asked over 9,000 Canadians in 2022 about the state of primary care in the country, but didn't get much input from Newfoundland and Labrador. This year, the team wants to change that. Primary care researcher Dr. Tara Kiran spoke about the survey and its impacts with the CBC's Carolyn Stokes.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Cancer patients on the west coast of Newfoundland will soon be able to receive radiation therapy closer to home as the province has recruited two oncologists.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Recent Memorial University graduate Youssef Zaazou's research has the potential to make astronomical research more efficient by using artificial intelligence.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

An air and water search has been called off for a woman who is believed to have fallen overboard from the MV Blue Puttees ferry as it travelled from North Sydney, N.S., to Port aux Basques, N.L., early Wednesday morning.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Fire officials in Cape Breton are dealing with a wildfire burning in the Sydney area. Power was turned off for thousands around 6 p.m.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

The Kiwanis Dairy Bar in Charlottetown marked a milestone anniversary on Saturday.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Janie Mackenzie is sharing her side of the story in the hopes of bringing more clarity to what transpired the morning her grandchildren disappeared, and to help dispel the flurry of rumours that have been circulating online.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

CBC was on hand to capture the excitement of Atlantic Canada's largest Pride parade.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

More than 300 black bear sightings are reported across Newfoundland and Labrador every year. Chris Baldwin, manager of conservation services with the provincial wildlife department, says most sightings don't lead to conflict, but there are precautions you can take to protect yourself.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

Fourteen people and companies with ties to Canadian Nectar Products and Island Gold Honey are facing charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in P.E.I. provincial court, with some of them also facing criminal charges for money laundering.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 weeks ago)

A Bocabec, N.B., couple began gathering corrugated cardboard after an event floating across social media piqued their interest. Saturday afternoon's cardboard boat race at Katys Cove will be a first for both the Town of Saint Andrews and the Cassells family. It is one among many activities happening across the community as part of a four-day Fundy...

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

FC Porto is bringing their World Camp to St. John's for a week, with two young players selected to travel to their youth academy in Portugal.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Steve McBride collects ancient Greek and Roman coins from his homestead in Mobile, N.L. He says it can connect people today with those who lived thousands of years ago.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

The P.E.I. IT Alliance is running a youth cybersecurity program for students from Grade 6 right up to the last year of high school. The weeklong program lets students build a computer to understand the inner workings of it, as well as learn safe habits.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 weeks ago)

Woodstock's Ironwood Manufactured Homes is constructing a 100,000-square-foot plant to keep pace with ambitious government targets for more single-family homes and apartment buildings

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

A wildfire that began in the community Thursday afternoon is still being monitored. This is the second time within the past two months that a wildfire broke out in the Conception Bay North area.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Residents of Bell Island say wraparound support to help people overcome addiction has been much needed, and that The Hug has filled that gap. Adam Walsh, host of CBC Radio's The Signal, spoke with residents who have accepted the support network and the impact it's had on them.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

The MLA for Yarmouth says an intersection in the community will become a four-way stop after a 17-year-old motorcyclist was killed there earlier this month.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

Tim Houston is "entirely within his mandate" to get involved in the decisions of municipal governments, said Halifax's mayor Friday, two days after the premier threatened to overturn a decision by regional council.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

A 58-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an incident on an Eastern Shore lake on Wednesday that police describe as a case of intimate partner violence. RCMP responded to a call at 2:50 p.m. on Lake Charlotte, located about 60 kilometres from Halifax.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

P.E.I. tennis court shortage has these athletes training in their coach's garage

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

An idle Cape Breton underground coal mine that has been plagued by rockfalls is reportedly up for sale.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

Some P.E.I. firefighters have been busy this summer, helping other parts of Canada battle wildfires. CBC's Louise Martin speaks with Patrick Duguay, a wildland firefighter student who was part of a group of 10 people from P.E.I. helping Yukon crews combat widespread forest fires.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

Municipal government, provincial government and university spending on arts and culture in Prince Edward Island has dropped significantly over the past decade and a half, more than in any other province or territory in Canada, according to a new report.

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CBC - P.E.I. (2 weeks ago)

Surf conditions in P.E.I. National Park are considered dangerous, Parks Canada warned in a social media post late Friday afternoon.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Premier John Hogan says his cabinet has met and decided to "immediately rescind” a new policy that provided outgoing ministers between $12,000 and $48,000 on their way out the door, hours after the benefit was revealed by CBC News.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Minister Lisa Dempster says there are eight fires across Newfoundland and Labrador but only Chance Harbour is out of control.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 weeks ago)

Discrimination based on sexual orientation is illegal in New Brunswick, but it hasn't always been that way. Hank Williams is a 2SLGBTQ+ activist who helped fight for the 1992 amendment to New Brunswick's Human Rights Act that provided legal protection for the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

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CBC - Nova Scotia (2 weeks ago)

A 60-year-old longtime criminal with a history of violence who stomped to death a defenceless man in January 2018 over what a prosecutor says was a misunderstanding walked out of a Halifax courthouse on Friday a free man.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

Nova Scotia is sending a team of firefighters to help with out-of-control wildfires in Saskatchewan for the second time this wildfire season.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

Daytime temperatures from Windsor, Ontario, to St. John's, Newfoundland, are going to remain hot a little longer.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

FC Porto is a name synonymous with winning in European soccer, and this week players in St. John's got the chance to learn from the best. As the CBC's Madison Taylor reports, two young players are even getting the chance to travel to Portugal for an unforgettable training opportunity.

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CBC - New Brunswick (2 weeks ago)

Allegations against Ronald Arsenault date back to March 29 in Cap-Pelé. During that time, N.B. Power was reporting a rise in public animosity, some of it attributed to rising power costs.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

One of them is half bright red and half black while the other has baby-blue and white "cotton candy” colours.

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Global News - Halifax (2 weeks ago)

A search and rescue operation has ended for a 41-year-old woman who went missing on a ferry travelling between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

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CBC - Newfoundland (2 weeks ago)

Police say they arrested a 19-year-old St. John's man in connection to a youth overdosing on synthetic opioids in Mount Pearl.

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