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New Liberals promise universal preschool program for 4-year-olds
The Liberal program would ramp up in the coming years and by 2020, universal daycare would be available for about 9,000 four-year-olds a year at a cost of $49 million to taxpayers. More
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New Independent candidate Andrew Younger withdraws from Dartmouth East race
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In a statement on his Facebook page, Younger — a former Liberal cabinet minister — cited health reasons for the decision.
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New PCs push incentives, NDP looks to union report to fix health-care woes
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The Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats offer up their plans to fix problems in the health-care system.
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New Africville featured in unconventional 'live documentary'
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Cyrus Sundar Singh conducts simultaneous events in Halifax and Toronto for the Hot Docs film festival as a way to tell the story of the Africville church being bulldozed in the middle of the night.
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The missing children of Canada's East Coast: Census shows rapidly greying region
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Nova Scotia's Maitland District Elementary once bustled with activity, but today its boarded-up husk is a symbol of a relentless exodus from Atlantic Canada made plain again Wednesday by the latest census numbers from Statistics Canada.
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Updated Bombay Sapphire gin recalled in at least 5 provinces for containing too much alcohol
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Liquor authorities in at least five provinces are recalling a brand of gin that may contain almost twice as much alcohol as claimed on the bottle.
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New Kings County mayor confident new municipal complex will be built by 2018
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The municipality's current administrative building has already been sold to the provincial Justice Department, which plans to move in by October 2018. But a new location for the municipal building has not yet been secured.
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1st-degree murder trial of Dal student William Sandeson continues
Sandeson is accused in the death of Taylor Samson, a fellow Dalhousie University student whose body has not been recovered.
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Crosby a 'warrior,' says Nathan MacKinnon as Pittsburgh star faces concussion
Legions of Sidney Crosby fans — including NHL player Nathan MacKinnon — are still reeling after the Pittsburgh Penguins player was diagnosed with the fourth concussion of his NHL career.
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Profile Stephen McNeil's childhood home still a central part of his life
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In the first profile of a three-part series looking at the lives of the leaders of Nova Scotia's three major political parties, Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil talks about why his childhood home played such a pivotal role in his family's life.
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Government has to stop looking for cheap way to address doctor shortage, says GP
Finding a doctor can be hard in many communities across Canada. In B.C. about 15 per cent of the population doesn't have a family physician.
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Analysis McNeil's major move: Reorganizing health care
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One of the most significant decisions by the Liberal government during its first term was to merge the district health authorities into one provincial body.
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Updated Canadian seniors now outnumber children for 1st time, 2016 census shows
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For the first time, seniors outnumber children in Canada, as the population experienced its greatest increase in the proportion of older people since Confederation, according to census figures released today.
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Where are the major party leaders campaigning? Day 4
CBC News details where Nova Scotia's three major party leaders will be today.
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Why lobster prices are so high and what it means for the industry
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Lobster prices in the Maritimes are high and buyers in Nova Scotia say they've never seen lobster on the wharf sell for $8 per pound in early May.
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Former longtime Cape Breton MLA Paul MacEwan dies
Paul MacEwan died on Tuesday at age 74. He was MLA for Cape Breton Nova from 1970 to 2003.
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Plans to build new homeless shelter in Truro hits a snag
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A costly environmental assessment has stopped the Truro Homeless Outreach Society from moving its operations to a new space from the First United Church.
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REALITY CHECK Plate of beans and potatoes evidence of budget cuts: NDP
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Colin Sproul, an NDP candidate in Annapolis, shared photo of mother's nursing home meal and said budget cuts by the McNeil government were "detached from the reality of life in nursing homes."
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Widow and former sailor want Point Pleasant Park memorial anchor repaired
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Suzanne Ross and Allan "Dinger" Bell want someone to begin taking responsibility for the Bonaventure Anchor Memorial. "The problem is nobody wants to own the monument," Bell said.
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Fearing for future of health care, Cape Breton doctors appeal to political parties
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Dozens of Cape Breton doctors plan to join together over the weekend to draw attention to issues they'd like to see addressed in the provincial election campaign.
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Group that saved Gabarus lighthouse wants municipality to take it over
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to divest itself of the lighthouse and the Gabarus Lightkeepers Society wants the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to take ownership.
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REALITY CHECK Criticism of McNeil's comments on winnable seats for women at odds with Liberal record
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A day after some took offence to comments he made, Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil said his record shows he is a strong supporter of women in politics and government.
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Would landlord licences improve housing standards in Halifax?
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An anti-poverty group says Halifax should consider a landlord licensing regime, but an association that represents income property owners maintains other measures would better address problems with housing standards.
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Tories' $2B spending plan has $1B hole in it, says Stephen McNeil
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The leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party says one of the main planks in the Progressive Conservative platform is flawed.
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CBC Investigates Prison slammed for 'flawed and self-serving' actions after Cape Breton inmate's death
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Matthew Hines died on May 27, 2015, after being beaten and repeatedly pepper sprayed by prison guards at New Brunswick's Dorchester Penitentiary — force the correctional investigator says was "unnecessary and inappropriate."
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Dal student disappeared during home invasion, accused says in videotaped interrogation
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William Sandeson is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Taylor Samson, a fellow Dalhousie University student.
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Sidney Crosby has concussion, will miss Game 4 vs. Capitals
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Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan says captain Sidney Crosby has a concussion and has been ruled out of Wednesday's Game 4 against Washington (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7:30 p.m. ET). Crosby's teammate Conor Sheary is also concussed.
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Sydney pharmacist disciplined after baking marijuana cookies for patient
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A Cape Breton pharmacist has been suspended, fined and fired for making marijuana cookies for a patient and putting them in a pharmacy bag to be picked up at a drug store.
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How a clerical error is preventing this Halifax man from flying into Canada
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Thor Henrikson says a case of mistaken identity when he first landed in Canada as a boy in 1969 is preventing him from flying back into the country or becoming a citizen.
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What happens to a government's work if the government changes?
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Whether the transformation of programs at the Community Services Department are completed could depend on the outcome of the provincial election.
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Sisters follow childhood dream of riding horses across Canada
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Katie and Jewel Keca of Grimsby, Ont., plan to ride their horses from Mahone Bay, N.S., to B.C.
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Illegal dumping should come with $5K fine, Cape Breton councillor says
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Coun. Darren Bruckschwaiger thinks steeper fines are needed to discourage illegal dumping.
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Canadian seniors now outnumber children for 1st time, 2016 census shows
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Canadian seniors now outnumber children for 1st time, 2016 census shows
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'I never ordered it': Facebook blocks LuxStyle beauty product ads after customers complain
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Healthy hearts: Gluten-free diets don't help people without celiac disease, study finds
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Scientists discover feathered dinosaur provides more clues to evolution of birds
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Racial profiling is daily reality for many Ontarians: Ont. Human Rights Commission report
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