Maritime gas prices increase for first time in more than a month
Gas prices increased in all three Maritime provinces for the first time in more than a month.
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N.S. woman with painful condition seeks MAID amid battle to fund surgical treatment
A Nova Scotia woman has applied for a medically assisted death, saying after years of battling to receive out-of-country surgery for an illness that causes "indescribable" pain, she struggles to maintain the will to live.
Section of Herring Cove Road in Halifax closed to traffic after vehicle crashes into power poles
A section of Herring Cove Road in the Spryfield area of Halifax is closed to traffic in both directions following a single-vehicle collision Friday morning.
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Bear removed from Dartmouth Commons, area open to public again
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has lost 205 firearms since 2020, including machine-guns
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has lost 205 firearms since 2020, including more than 120 handguns and at least five fully automatic weapons like machine-guns.
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Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive
The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage testified Thursday that the sub had malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive.
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N.S. RCMP charge 83-year-old man with sexual interference
An 83-year-old man is facing sexual interference charges following a Nova Scotia RCMP investigation.
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Health data collected from Indigenous Peoples in Canada has a dark history. One Indigenous company is turning that around
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New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs officially calls provincial election
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Most Canadians want fewer new immigrants accepted in 2025: Nanos survey
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Nova Scotia adding 14 pharmacies to primary care clinic program
Fourteen pharmacies in Nova Scotia will join the community pharmacy primary care clinic program this fall.
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Head of committee monitoring response to N.S. mass shooting inquiry satisfied with progress
The head of a committee monitoring the government's response to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass killing says she's pleased with progress made so far.
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Newfoundland movie 7 years in the making debuts in Halifax
A Newfoundland movie literally years in the making made its world debut at the Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax this week.
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Halifax artist designs courts as part of dream project for Canada Basketball
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Moncton hub director 'blindsided' over motion to terminate lease
Citing public safety as the number one priority, a motion was introduced Monday at Moncton City Council calling for the termination of a lease agreement at a downtown homeless shelter and resource centre.
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Halifax area breaks temperature record from late 1800s
Soaring mid-September temperatures once again broke records in the Maritimes Wednesday.
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Cape Bretoners react to federal reduction in international student numbers
The federal government's plan to reduce international student numbers could impact the Cape Breton community.
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North Atlantic right whale entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence
A female North Atlantic right whale is entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is the third reported entanglement in the last three months.
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New Brunswick man dies in single-vehicle crash
A 48-year-old man died in a single-vehicle highway crash in Memramcook, N.B., on Wednesday.
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Saint John police search for man after chainsaw stolen from business
The Saint John Police Force is searching for a man suspected of stealing from a business in the city.
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Halifax Public Libraries reopen Thursday after workers accept new offer
Halifax Public Libraries reopened Thursday after workers accepted a new collective agreement, ending a nearly month-long strike.
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Fire and Water Cultural Festival celebrates Nova Scotia's unique cultural diversity
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Different scams are reported every single day across Canada, and two new ones are impacting Maritimers.
New freeway between Lower Sackville and Dartmouth, N.S., delayed again
The multi-million-dollar highway connector between Lower Sackville and Dartmouth has been delayed again.
Popular pizza parlour returns to Moncton after a two-year absence
Like a phoenix from the ashes, Zio’s in Moncton is soaring once again.
Nova Scotia family raising money to buy robotic legs for son
A Nova Scotia family is raising money to buy a set of robotic legs so a young boy can walk.
Jeremy Dutcher makes Canadian music history
Jeremy Dutcher made Canadian music history Tuesday night by winning a second Polaris Music Prize for his second album, Motewolonuwok.
Expert says warm September in Maritimes could cause higher aggression in bees and wasps
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New Brunswick woman finds her prom dress in thrift store 14 years later
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Some Canadians have become 'political orphans' as parties have become 'too extreme': survey
Some Canadians believe they've become 'political orphans' as all the major parties have become 'too extreme' in their views, according to a new survey by Angus Reid Institute.
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Halifax artist designs courts as part of dream project for Canada Basketball
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Nova Scotia family raising money to buy robotic legs for son
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Popular pizza parlour returns to Moncton after a two-year absence
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Moncton hub director 'blindsided' over motion to terminate lease
Citing public safety as the number one priority, a motion was introduced Monday at Moncton City Council calling for the termination of a lease agreement at a downtown homeless shelter and resource centre.
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New Brunswick man dies in single-vehicle crash
A 48-year-old man died in a single-vehicle highway crash in Memramcook, N.B., on Wednesday.
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N.S. woman with painful condition seeks MAID amid battle to fund surgical treatment
A Nova Scotia woman has applied for a medically assisted death, saying after years of battling to receive out-of-country surgery for an illness that causes "indescribable" pain, she struggles to maintain the will to live.
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Section of Herring Cove Road in Halifax closed to traffic after vehicle crashes into power poles
A section of Herring Cove Road in the Spryfield area of Halifax is closed to traffic in both directions following a single-vehicle collision Friday morning.
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Newfoundland and Labrador monitoring rise in whooping cough cases: medical officer
Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer is monitoring the rise of whooping cough infections across the province as cases of the highly contagious disease continue to grow across Canada.
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Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North
A 16-year-old biennial event aimed at fostering business in the country's eastern Arctic and northern regions has been cancelled indefinitely as a dispute unfolds between Inuit in Canada and a Labrador group claiming to share their heritage.
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RCMP in Prince Edward Island lay charges in fatal crash
Prince District RCMP in Prince Edward Island laid charges against a 25-year-old Charlottetown man in connection with a single vehicle crash that took the lives of two people.
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Senior dies after crashing vehicle into power pole in Greenmount, P.E.I.
An 81-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in Greenmount, P.E.I.
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Heroic dog saved his northern Ont. owner who had a massive heart attack
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Brides and vendors claim they were ripped off by Barrie, Ont. photographer
A growing group of brides and wedding photographers from across the province say they have been taken for tens of thousands of dollars by a Barrie, Ont. wedding photographer.
'Trove of extraordinary fossils' discovered in northern B.C., museum says
Paleontologists from the Royal B.C. Museum have uncovered "a trove of extraordinary fossils" high in the mountains of northern B.C., the museum announced Thursday.
Missing 28-year-old donkey found dead, believed to have been killed by cougar
The search for a missing ancient 28-year-old chocolate donkey ended with a tragic discovery Wednesday.
'The gift they gave us was their service': 50 years since first female troop joined the RCMP
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is celebrating an important milestone in the organization's history: 50 years since the first women joined the force.
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'The right thing to do': Good Samaritan builds new bottle cart for Moncton man who had his stolen
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The Israeli military targeted a top Hezbollah figure in a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
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'It's disgusting': Quebec minister reacts after body of boy, 14, found near Hells Angels hideout
The province's public security minister said he was "shocked" Thursday amid reports that a body believed to be that of a 14-year-old boy was found this week near a Hells Angels hideout near Quebec City.
Ontario man to pay $1,500 surcharge after insurer says his SUV is at higher risk of theft
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Montreal couple facing deportation to Mexico granted temporary residency
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