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Updated Emergency repairs to Lower Sackville water main could take hours
Traffic delays expected at Cobequid Road and Glendale Ave as crews make the fix, and Halifax Water is asking customers in the area not to water lawns or wash cars. More
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New Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq leader charged with assault, causing a disturbance
Police say they responded to reports of a disturbance at the Membertou hotel at about 11 p.m. on June 17.
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Lawyer unveils new evidence in Cape Breton teen's death 27 years ago
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Ray Wagner said a ground search and rescue team did not find Clayton Miller's body lying in a creek bed the day before his body was discovered there.
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Halifax school board chair shocked when province pulls plug on school review
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Halifax Regional School Board Chair Dave Wright is frustrated work that went into a lengthy school review process of 17 Dartmouth-area schools is now in limbo.
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Free legal clinic in Sydney for civil cases draws big response
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Property issues are very common at a free legal clinic in Sydney for civil disputes, say lawyers who volunteer there weekly.
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Path to Terence Bay lighthouse causing tension in seaside community
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Access to the federally designated heritage structure runs over private land. But the Terence Bay Lighthouse Committee says public use of the path predates current owner's purchase of the land.
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One civilian watchdog to oversee police forces in Atlantic provinces
Plans are in the works to create a single, civilian-led agency to police the police in Atlantic Canada, though a debate is brewing on whether bigger changes are needed to build trust in the region's law officers.
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Teen travels from Tel Aviv to share ice with Sidney Crosby
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13-year-old Itamar Amiel will get more ice time at the five-day hockey school than he gets in a month at home in Israel.
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Why Cape Breton isn't getting a seniors' care program
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The NDP is calling on Nova Scotia's Liberal government to offer an innovative seniors' care program in Cape Breton that is already offered in Halifax and Truro.
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Farm-sitting service proving popular with Nova Scotia farmers
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Kylynne Sheffield has started a business taking care of farmers' animals while the owners are on vacation.
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If you've booked this burnt limo, the owner wants to talk to you
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The owner of Prestige Limousine, Tye Ali, lost all records of his future bookings in blaze.
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More Nova Scotians swapping bingo cards for Chase the Ace
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According to data recently released by the province, more Nova Scotians are chasing the ace at the expense of bingo.
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Motorcyclist fighting for his life after Lower Sackville crash
RCMP say the man lost control of his motorcycle and was thrown from the vehicle.
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Nova Scotians among top scorers in U19 men's basketball World Cup victory
R.J. Barrett scored 18 points and 12 rebounds as Canada downed Italy 79-60 on Sunday in Cairo to win the FIBA under-19 men's basketball World Cup. It's the first time Canada has ever played for, and won, a medal at the tournament.
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Scouts from across globe take over small Nova Scotia community
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Camp Nedooae in Elderbank, N.S., is hosting the 13th Canadian Jamboree, an event held every four to five years that is considered to be the "premier scouting experience."
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Province orders Irving-owned quarry to comply with regulations
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Osco Aggregates Ltd. applied for approval for expansion, but the province found that its current operation violates Environment Act.
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Backstreet Boys propel Gordie Sampson song to top of charts
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Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Gordie Sampson is seeing a tune he co-wrote, God, Your Mama, and Me, climb the country charts thanks to the Backstreet Boys and the Florida Georgia Line.
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Family still searching for answers in decades-old teen death, lawyer says
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Twenty-seven years after Clayton Miller's body was found on the outskirts of a Cape Breton town, the teenager's family is still raising questions about the circumstances surrounding his death, unsatisfied with the official finding of the events of May 4, 1990.
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Floating boardwalk now open on Halifax waterfront
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After falling more than two months behind schedule, the floating boardwalk on the Halifax waterfront is finally open. It was built to help pedestrians avoid construction zones and busy downtown streets.
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Technical problems cancel some ferry crossings between P.E.I. and N.S.
There will be fewer ferry crossings between Caribou, N.S., and Wood Islands, P.E.I., until further notice as technical problems have put the MV Confederation out of service.
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Nova Scotia portion of Trans Canada Trail 100% connected
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The trail was dreamed up in 1992 and now there are pathways connecting Canada's three coasts.
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Bridgewater set to get its own public transit system
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The Town of Bridgewater is gearing up to launch a single bus public transit system this fall.
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Couple's wedding day limo goes up in flames in Halifax
A couple in Halifax's wedding day was interrupted by a burning limo, but saved by a police escort Saturday afternoon.
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Future site of Burnside Connector to be swept for unexploded ordnance
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A 1945 explosion at the Bedford Magazine may have left unexploded ordnance strewn over a wide area.
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4 francophone schools to close on Nova Scotia's southwest shore
Four elementary schools in the Municipality of the District of Clare will close in the next five years, but they will be replaced by a central elementary school beginning in September 2022.
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Meet the grand marshals of this year's Halifax Pride parade
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Halifax Pride has named The Magic Project, a pair of activists who use photography to challenge stereotypes about marginalized people, as the grand marshals for the annual Pride Parade.
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'The biggest blessing': Neon Dreams member gives up life on the road
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DJ and vocalist Corey LeRue has stepped down to focus on producing after facing mental health struggles while on tour.
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Military veterans at Halifax protest call Omar Khadr payout 'a slap in the face'
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About a dozen Canadian military veterans protested in downtown Halifax on Friday, saying millions of dollars being paid to Omar Khadr would be better spent on issues facing Canada's veterans.
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Sydney man wants tickets issued for lighting up on hospital grounds
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There are so many no-smoking signs around the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney that they're hard to miss. What also can't be missed are the smokers and the countless cigarette butts that litter the property.
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Halifax Transit 'did everything we possibly could' to get people home Canada Day
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Municipal staff have determined Halifax Transit drivers did everything they could Canada Day to ensure no one was stranded downtown, disputing the account of a passenger who said otherwise.
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HMCS Goose Bay commanding officer relieved of duty over 'inappropriate comments'
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Lt.-Cmdr. Robert Tucker was removed as the commanding officer on Thursday after an incident earlier this week involving "inappropriate comments" that were directed to a subordinate, the military said
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'Not right': Anger grows over enviro fee helping company burn tires
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People opposed to a pilot project where a cement plant will burn tires as fuel don't like that environmental handling fees for tires will go toward the effort.
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Former investment adviser Glenn Dunbar sentenced to 3 years in prison
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Former investment adviser Glenn Francis Dunbar was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for defrauding Roberta and John Hancock of their life savings over a six-year period. He was their adviser for more than 13 years.
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