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Indigenous ceremony, release held for 'critically endangered' species in New Brunswick
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'I am just elated': Musicians win hardware at African Nova Scotian Music Award show
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CBU soccer, Holland College baseball teams forced to forfeit games over ineligible players
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Canada’s Salvation Army joins Maritime power crews in Florida’s hurricane relief effort
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Higher in Halifax: Elevated levels of cannabis metabolites in city's wastewater
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Health care, long term care promises highlight N.B. election campaign Friday
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Maritime gas prices jump ahead of Thanksgiving long weekend
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64-year-old man charged with historic sexual offences involving youth in Nova Scotia
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Six rounds from a rifle fired at N.S. home: RCMP
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Two Ontario sisters fly to Newfoundland after mother loses $20K to romance scam
Two sisters from Ontario travelled to Newfoundland to spend time with their mom after they learned she lost $20,000 to a romance scam.
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Prince Edward Island reports $14.8-million deficit in fiscal 2023-24
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Moncton man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
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'We provide food and love': Rescue Mission provides 550 Thanksgiving meals in N.S.
Nova Scotia’s Souls Harbour Rescue Mission served free Thanksgiving meals across the province Friday.
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African Nova Scotian history being recognized nationally, internationally
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Bedford, N.S., students 'build a better place' with music video
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Indigenous ceremony, release held for 'critically endangered' species in New Brunswick
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Man missing near Milton, N.S., found deceased
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N.S. recycling building catches fire Friday night
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'Crack houses' across rural Newfoundland? RCMP has no reports supporting MP's claim
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Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74M in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change
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CBU soccer, Holland College baseball teams forced to forfeit games over ineligible players
U Sports, the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, announced Thursday that the CBU Capers have forfeited six regular season games after the Holland College Hurricanes were forced to forfeit their 2024 season.
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Prince Edward Island reports $14.8-million deficit in fiscal 2023-24
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