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Inquérito público independente a maior assassinato em massa da história do Canadá começou hoje em Halifax
Quase 2 anos depois de um homem que se disfarçou de agente da RCMP ter matado a tiro 22…
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100 Jazz Aviation employees laid off at Halifax maintenance site due to COVID-19
Chorus Aviation Inc. has laid off about 100 employees at its maintenance site in Halifax, according to Unifor Local 2002,…
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Businesses affected by crane collapse seek to launch class-action lawsuit
Several businesses impacted by the collapse of a crane in downtown Halifax last month are seeking legal action to recover…
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New Brunswick is losing its only pediatric ophthalmologist
New Brunswick’s only pediatric ophthalmologist, Dr. Erica Doucet, is closing her practice in November, leaving the parents of patients uncertain…
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In some of Canada’s battleground ridings, renters are spending 50% or more of income on housing
Housing affordability is poised to be a defining ballot box issue in the upcoming federal election, with a sizeable portion of…
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How grocery stores saved food from Dorian
It took a fleet of refrigerated 18-wheeler trucks, an army of workers and some portable generators to make sure the fresh…
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Baby born in midst of Dorian after perilous drive through Halifax
At the advice of officials, most people stayed off the roads on Saturday at the height of Dorian. But Duncan Smith…
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Days without power: Over 100,000 outages persist in Maritimes after Dorian
Four days after powerful storm Dorian blasted through the Maritimes, tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without…
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Post-Dorian, residents calling for better cellphone service
Some Nova Scotia mobile phone users are questioning why they weren’t able to make calls, text or use data to…
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Hundreds of thousands in Atlantic Canada still in the dark after Hurricane Dorian
Crews are continuing Monday to chainsaw through trees and repair downed power lines across Nova Scotia in the aftermath of powerful…
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Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat, Porter hit with $45K in fines for violating new passenger protections
WestJet, Air Canada, Air Transat and Porter Airlines have been hit with fines totalling $45,000 for failing to properly display notices about passenger rights…
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Cannabis use highest in Halifax
Wastewater samples collected from across the country have given the federal government a better indication of what drugs are being used…
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Through the roof: Low inventory of houses fuels sellers’ market in Halifax area
The night before Jan and Mary Ellen Rainey listed their two-storey Halifax house, the couple almost got cold feet. But…
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Canadian, American scientists team up to explore deep ocean floor off Nova Scotia
An American deep sea research vessel departs Halifax today on a “voyage of discovery” that will send cameras and other…
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No one injured in fire aboard HMCS Toronto
No one was injured in a fire aboard HMCS Toronto on Wednesday evening in Halifax. The fire was reported on the…
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Researcher seeks solutions for long-term care for LGBTQ seniors
A Halifax researcher is heading across Canada this fall in an effort to find solutions to the fear among many LGBTQ seniors that…
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Halifax mother issues challenges to son’s killer and son’s friends
A Halifax woman whose teenage son died after being shot in the city’s west-end on Friday has issued challenges to both the killer…
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Travellers slam Swoop after nearly 2 dozen delayed or cancelled flights
Passengers planning to take Swoop flights from airports across Canada and Florida have been left scrambling after the low-cost airline delayed or…
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Why 2 U.K. family doctors are choosing to call Halifax home
Two family doctors from the U.K. say they were all set to move to Toronto when a last–minute conversation with a…
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Happy 152nd, Canada! From rainy East Coast to sunny B.C., the nation celebrates
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned against anyone trying to “amplify” Canadians’ fears as he arrived on Parliament Hill in Ottawa…
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New parole details raise fresh questions about William Shrubsall’s controversial deportation
Canadian parole board members did not challenge factual misrepresentations made to them by one of Nova Scotia’s most notorious sex…
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Kosovo refugees reflect on how Canada shaped their lives
It has been 20 years since more than 2,500 refugees from Kosovo set foot in Nova Scotia, fleeing brutal warfare…
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Viola Desmond $10 bill wins international banknote of the year design award
A Canadian $10 bill featuring Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond has been named the best in the world.…
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WestJet suspends some routes due to Boeing 737 Max grounding
WestJet has suspended several of its routes due to the ongoing grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft. Canada grounded the…
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Canada to ban industrial activities inside marine-protected areas
Canada is banning industrial activities inside marine-protected areas (MPAs), including offshore oil and gas development and bottom-trawl fishing, but the…
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Atlantic mackerel stocks down 86% over past 20 years, says new DFO report
The latest stock assessment for Atlantic mackerel contains grim news for one of the region’s most iconic fish. Scientists say…
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SaltWire sues former newspaper chain owner over revenue ‘misrepresentation’
A major Atlantic Canadian newspaper chain says it was misled during a foundational purchase in 2017 — the same transaction that…
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Fake Xanax pills containing fentanyl circulating in Halifax
Frontline outreach workers say they are seeing a rise in the number of fake Xanax pills circulating in the Halifax area that…
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