Fourteen-year-old girl pleads guilty to manslaughter in Halifax teen's stabbing death
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N.S. RCMP charge man in relation to attempted arson in Beaver Bank
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Organizers prepare for second annual Coastal Culture Clash in Halifax
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N.B. RCMP looking for 20-year-old after shooting in Upper Keswick
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Don MacLean sworn in as first permanent Black chief for Halifax police
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Monument unveiled for eight Nova Scotia brothers who fought in Second World War
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New Brunswick musician David Myles prepares to tour latest album, 'Devil Talking'
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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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Man blows 3.5 times the legal limit: P.E.I. RCMP
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P.E.I. education minister seeks federal Conservative nomination, premier shuffles cabinet
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