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Nova Scotia patients may not be surprised by results of wait times report
Patients in Nova Scotia endure the second-longest wait for a medical procedure in the country, according to an annual national report published Wednesday. More
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Stephen McNeil to apologize to Mi'kmaq for 'unconquered' people law brief
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A group of Mi'kmaq chiefs will get an apology from Nova Scotia's premier Thursday for a government legal brief that implied members of a First Nation band are a conquered people.
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Q & A What does it mean to be a feminist killjoy?
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Erin Wunker, an English professor at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., discusses her new book, Notes from a Feminist Killjoy: Essays on Everyday Life.
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Woman charged after dog dies, 7 others seized from van
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A woman in Tantallon, N.S., faces three charges after SPCA investigators say they found eight dogs living in deplorable conditions in a van Monday night.
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Halifax had 9th highest homicide rate in Canada last year
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Halifax's 2015 homicide rate was higher than that of Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal.
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Black men in Halifax step up to quell conflicts triggering violence
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Members of Man Up, a group for black men started shortly after three Halifax murders in the spring, are addressing violence and other issues that impact the community.
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Nova Scotia must prepare for fentanyl wave, says public health officer
Nova Scotia's chief public health officer says the province must prepare to deal with a potential wave of deaths due to illicit fentanyl in a whole range of street drugs, and must also be careful in addressing the issue of the over-prescription of painkillers.
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81-year-old Internet Black Widow must report new romances to police
Melissa Ann Shepard, who killed and poisoned her intimate partners, has agreed to peace bond conditions that require her to report any new romantic relationships to police for the next two years.
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Thanksgiving storm stalls family's new Habitat for Humanity home
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Habitat for Humanity is appealing for help to finish building a Sydney, N.S., home damaged in the Thanksgiving flood, but the contractors needed for the job are deluged with other repair work.
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Privacy watchdog says doctors should move away from faxing patient referrals
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The investigation was initiated after CBC News reported on a spa that received dozens of faxes sent in error from doctors' offices.
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A plea to help stranded travellers - the stuffed kind - at the Halifax airport
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Four stranded travellers — a bear, a monkey, a dog, and a lamb — currently taking refuge in the lost and found at the Halifax airport are one step closer to finding their way home.
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Gold mine hires 140 workers as it eyes 'aggressive' exploration of rural Nova Scotia
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A Canadian company based on the West Coast hopes to strike it rich at a gold mining project in rural Nova Scotia.
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Defence lawyer argues evidence against pastor Brent Hawkes is 'weird'
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Prominent Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes is accused of indecent assault and gross indecency dating back to an incident that allegedly happened in the 1970s.
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Latest homicide creates backlash against anti-violence group Ceasefire
No one group has the key to stopping violence in the city, says Ceasefire program manager Mel Lucas.
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Victim of Halifax's 12th homicide this year was out of prison for just 3 months
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According to parole documents, Tyler Keizer had been trying to turn his life around after a history of violence and criminal activity when he was shot dead Monday night.
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Sexual misconduct in the military 'downplayed,' says Yarmouth woman leading lawsuit
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A former military officer from Nova Scotia says she hopes the proposed class action lawsuit announced this week will eradicate gender-based discrimination in the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Some Cape Breton flood victims live with mould as they await cleanup info
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Some flood victims in Cape Breton have delayed cleaning mould from their homes because they are unsure of the rules about compensation for damage.
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'Lending a hand' for 75 years: 95-year-old Girl Guide honoured
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Iris Richards, 95, was presented with a pin for her 75-year membership with the Girl Guides of Canada.
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North-end Halifax community members react to 3rd homicide in 9 days
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As people in north-end Halifax struggle to deal with three shooting deaths in a week, community members are talking about how to cope and what has to change.
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Ghomeshi's lawyer to speak to university students, sparking debate
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Marie Henein, a prominent Toronto defence lawyer, is scheduled to speak at Bishop's University in February, with the presentation live streamed to St. Francis Xavier, Acadia and Mount Allison universities.
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War bride's son can't get passport after 7 decades in Canada
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Michael Gray, 70, is the son of a British war bride, but can't prove his father was a Nova Scotian soldier.
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Harnessing the world's highest tides: massive turbine connected to power grid
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Nova Scotia's energy minister hailed North America's first successful grid-connected tidal turbine Tuesday, calling the project an "unprecedented step towards a lower carbon future."
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Animal abuser Gail Benoit to be sentenced on latest charges in January
Gail Benoit pleaded guilty to two Animal Protection Act charges last week. She will be sentenced in January.
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CBU president placed on leave pending investigation into labour negotiations
Cape Breton University president David Wheeler has been placed on a leave of absence pending the results of an investigation into his conduct during labour negotiations.
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RCMP officer facing motor vehicle charges going to trial next year
An RCMP officer from Cole Harbour will go to trial next year of two charges related to the Motor Vehicle Act.
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'I have no defence': Valentine's Day mall plotter gets decade in jail
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Randall Steven Shepherd, the man accused of plotting a Valentine's Day attack at a Halifax mall last year, was sentenced Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit murder in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
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Ottawa to reduce coverage of medical marijuana for veterans
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Veterans Affairs is dramatically scaling back the quantity of medical marijuana it will cover for veterans, to three grams a day from 10 grams.
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Antigonish doctor seeks to foster 'culture of responsible prescribing' of opioids
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An emergency physician in Antigonish, N.S., says doctors could potentially save lives if they apply the strategy she helped develop to prescribe opioids.
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Trial of Toronto pastor accused of sex crimes looking at alcohol consumption
The judge-alone trial of Brent Hawkes continues today with the Crown expected to call rebuttal evidence on whether alcohol was served to students at Hawkes's Annapolis Valley home in the 1970s.
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SPCA investigates N.B. breeder after complaints of puppy deaths in Maritimes
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Pet owners from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia say the puppies they purchased from a woman in Bathurst had severe health problems, including parvovirus.
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Toronto architecture firm hired for Halifax hospital redevelopment
The province has awarded a contract to a Toronto-based architecture firm to begin detailed planning work for the redevelopment of the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre.
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Maike van Niekerk named Dal's 90th Rhodes Scholar
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A fourth-year nursing student from Newfoundland and Labrador is heading to Oxford as one of three Atlantic Canadians named as this year's Rhodes Scholars.
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Halifax's first and only LGBT curling league marks 10 years on the ice
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Ten years ago, Curtis Cartmill started up the founding teams of Halifax's first and only LGTB curling league. Since then, the league has quadrupled in size.
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SYDNEY FLOOD Thanksgiving storm caused $100M in insured damage in Atlantic Canada
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Insurance Bureau of Canada says the majority of the damage claims came from Cape Breton.
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Dartmouth battle rapper Pat Stay claims another international victory
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Stay, 30, took on U.K. champion Tony D on Saturday for Britain's top rap battle league, Don't Flop, in Leeds, U.K.
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Bigger and better 'safe haven' for youth opens in Whitney Pier
Members of a youth club in Whitney Pier, N.S., now have access to a newly renovated facility, complete with an expanded kitchen, recording studio and computer lab.
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Nova Scotia and Ottawa reach deal on coal plants
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Agreement in principle will allow the province to keep its coal-fired electricity plants open beyond a 2030 federal deadline to end coal-fired electricity.
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Sex offender's parole early into sentence outrages victim's mother
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Anthony Gough was sentenced last year for assaulting a 17-year-old developmentally delayed girl but has been granted day parole after serving only one-fifth of his 5-year sentence.
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Richmond County may try to recoup money paid for questionable expenses
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Richmond County may try to recoup some of the money it paid to a former CAO and some elected officials for questionable travel and expense claims.
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No news is not good news in Nova Scotia town where too few people ran for council
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The closure of the local paper in Oxford, N.S., is being blamed for a lack of contenders in this fall's municipal election and a special vote that will have to take place next month to fill a council seat that remains vacant.
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'I got what I needed, which was answers': Restorative justice to be expanded
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The Nova Scotia government said Monday it wants to expand the restorative justice program in an effort to divert more criminals accused of minor crimes away from the overburdened court system.
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Halifax Shoebox Project collecting gifts for women in shelters
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Boxes filled with everything from warm fuzzy socks to chocolate, lipstick, gift cards and a friendly note may be the only present some of the women get this Christmas.
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Chinese construction site collapse kills at least 40: report
- Trump's strategy of bypassing the media raises 'danger signs'
- Peak gas? World demand for gasoline may never be higher than it is now
- China could take leadership role in Paris climate change deal if Trump pulls U.S. out
- Trump names 1st women to his cabinet with Nikki Haley and Betsy DeVos
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18 Canadian Forces members took their own lives in 2015, with army members most at risk
- Canada Pension Plan expansion 'penalizes' women, the disabled, says the opposition
- Health Canada proposes ban of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticide
- Indigenous police officers added in Val-d'Or in wake of abuse allegations
- Lawren Harris painting Mountain Forms sells for record $11.2M at auction
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Who's driving your cab? St. John's taxi trade put to the test
- The mystery of the black truck: Check out Episode 5 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- Canadians not terribly savvy about digital privacy, poll finds
- Fighting fake news on Facebook: Why some employees are willing to risk their jobs to stop misinformation
- Advocates, experts and mothers call for action on the mistreatment of women during childbirth
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'Underestimated' Trump could change the rules on trade: Don Pittis
- Trump's strategy of bypassing the media raises 'danger signs'
- The TPP is dead, so what does that mean for Canada?
- Planned coal phase-out holds few political risks for Justin Trudeau
- The case for more oil pipelines in Canada — as some analysts see it
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Liberals accused of 'token effort' to resettle Yazidi survivors of ISIS sex slavery, torture
- Canada Pension Plan expansion 'penalizes' women, the disabled, says the opposition
- Liberals accused of 'token effort' to resettle Yazidi survivors of ISIS sex slavery, torture
- Canadian Forces report on suicide shows higher risk for soldiers who served overseas
- Liberals to table bill aimed at making voting more accessible
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Canada Pension Plan expansion 'penalizes' women, the disabled, says the opposition
- Score one for the big guys as judge sides with Bell in battle with VMedia over future of TV
- Peak gas? World demand for gasoline may never be higher than it is now
- Jose Cuervo, world's biggest tequila maker, postpones IPO after Trump election win
- Amaya founder David Baazov confirms Dubai firm not part of funding for takeover
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Government needs to protect youth, teens when it comes to legalizing pot: Canadian Paediatric Society
- Vaping, e-cigarettes to be regulated by Health Canada
- New skin patch tests sweat to monitor your health
- Rare thunderstorm asthma kills 4 in Australia
- How much is too much? N.L. dispenses the most antibiotics in Canada
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Lawren Harris painting Mountain Forms sells for record $11.2M at auction
- Wartime spy-vs-spy tale Allied misses the target, says Eli Glasner
- L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables wins $25K Shaw Rocket Prize
- Moana a spirited story propelled by a powerful princess — just don't call her one
- A growing taste for Canadian art? Lawren Harris 'ripe for appreciation abroad,' says art expert Ian Dejardin
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New skin patch tests sweat to monitor your health
- Ice deposit on Mars holds as much water as Lake Superior, researchers say
- China leads the world once again in patent applications
- Young activists sue U.S. government over climate change policy
- Facebook reportedly builds censorship tool to re-enter China
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The mystery of the black truck: Check out Episode 5 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- 'I remember them hypnotizing me': Check out Episode 4 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- 'We're here to preserve life': Come aboard a ship that saves asylum seekers in the Mediterranean
- After taking in a disabled Haitian orphan, an Ottawa family makes an excruciating decision
- Her husband's sex assault trial ended with a bizarre twist, so this woman went public
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La Ronge, Sask., students tackle Tragically Hip in music video
- Teachers in northern First Nation walk off jobs, demand first wage hike in 20 years
- Additional charges laid against Gerald Stanley, accused in Colten Boushie killing
- Taku River Tlingit see bright future in hydroelectricity
- Gélinas proposes amendment to include Wahnapitae First Nation in Nickel Belt