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• Man, 54, charged after shots fired in Springhill, N.S.: RCMP

  A man is facing charges after gun shots were heard Saturday in Springhill, N.S.

  

• Faculty at Cape Breton University go on strike to back demands for higher wages

  Some faculty members at Cape Breton University have walked off the job. Their strike started Friday, with the faculty's union saying the administration has disrespected it at every turn, leading to a large number of labour grievances.

  

• Strike action likely at Memorial University of Newfoundland: faculty union

  The union that represents more than 800 faculty members at Memorial University of Newfoundland says a strike is almost inevitable as of Monday morning.

• Nova Scotians hopeful new medical school will relieve health-care crisis

  A day after Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced a second medical school for the province, people around Cape Breton are still celebrating.

• New cranes in Saint John to double port capacity

  The arrival of two new cranes in Saint John, N.B. is changing the city’s skyline and doubling the port’s capacity.

• Halifax Thunderbirds honour Indigenous roots of lacrosse

  The Halifax Thunderbirds hosted its annual Every Child Matters night Friday, which included a pre-game ceremony to draw attention to and honour the victims and survivors of Canada’s residential school system.

• Halifax pep rally counts down to Canada Winter Games

  In three weeks, almost 300 Nova Scotia athletes, coaches and managers will make their way to Prince Edward Island to compete at the 2023 Canada Winter Games. To celebrate, Team Nova Scotia hosted a pep rally outside city hall in Halifax Saturday.

• Two dead after single-vehicle crash in Pont-Landry, N.B.: RCMP

  Two people from Tracadie, N.B., have died after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning.

• U.S. agents arrest 13 from Mexico and Vietnam trying to enter U.S. from New Brunswick

  Border Patrol agents in Maine recently arrested 13 foreign nationals -- seven adults from Mexico and six from Vietnam -- for illegally entering the United States from two locations in western New Brunswick, U.S. officials say.

• Halifax police investigate alleged grocery store robbery

  Halifax Regional Police are searching for a suspect after a local grocery store was robbed at gunpoint Saturday.

• Vinyl fans eager for first pick at 98-year-old Newfoundland radio station's sale

  Record collectors in Newfoundland will have a chance Saturday to paw through selections from the vast vinyl library belonging to 98-year-old radio station VOWR.

• Property taxes are going up in Halifax. Services will likely be cut anyway.

  In trying to prevent a large tax increase, Halifax councillors face another problem. They have to find more than $13 million in savings -- that means cuts.