Wind warnings in place across the Maritimes, more than 10K without power
More than 10,000 Maritimers are without power Monday as a storm brings high winds and rain to the region.
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In Halifax, a call to promote old-growth forests as a guard against future wildfires
After a historic wildfire season across Canada, experts are turning their eyes to Nova Scotia as a harbinger of the growing risk facing cities on the forest's edge.
Nearly half of Canadians think carbon tax is ineffective at fighting climate change: Nanos
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Federal government to announce details of dental insurance plan
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The Universite de Moncton will not be getting a new name
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Moncton health care clinic still looking for a new home
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Washed out: Road to popular Cape Breton waterfall permanently closed to vehicles
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Tent fire at Halifax's Grand Parade leaves volunteers calling the situation an 'emergency'
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The 60th annual Christmas Daddies Telethon nets over $600,000 for children in need
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The New Brunswick SPCA is seeing a significant increase in the number of abandoned pets being left behind by pet owners.
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New Brunswick artist uses driftwood to bring vision to life
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'They don't know what was there': Halifax historian remembers popular harness racing track
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Sounds of the season: The Barra MacNeils East Coast Christmas tour returns to the Maritimes
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StatCan: 8 million people, 27% of Canadians, have at least 1 disability
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Flexibility and losses: 11 per cent of employed women are their own boss
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Students bring the atmosphere at 2023 Para Hockey Cup in New Brunswick
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A grieving widow is taking the Ontario Provincial Police to court as she challenges its decision to call the misconduct of an officer that contributed to her husband’s death 'not of a serious nature.'
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Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians trapped in the fighting
Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza's two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still trapped in the fighting even after hundreds of thousands have fled to other parts of the besieged territory.
Several seriously injured when construction site elevator crashes to the ground in Sweden
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'Barbie' leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by 'Oppenheimer'
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Buckingham Palace releases this year’s Christmas card
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