Two people charged in murder of Halifax teen; police believe remains have been found
Halifax Regional Police believe Devon Sinclair Marsman, who disappeared in 2022, was the victim of a homicide and two people have now been charged in his death.
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Feds tell N.S. and N.B. to pay half of Chignecto Isthmus mitigation costs 'before it is too late'
The federal government says it will move on to fund other projects if the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia provincial governments don’t accept a 50/50 split in mitigation costs at the Chignecto Isthmus.
Nova Scotia implements new policing standards after Mass Casualty report
The Nova Scotia government says it’s modernizing its policing standards with a more effective and accountable policing model that introduces an auditing system for all policing agencies.
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Supreme Court ruling on First Nations fishing rights remembered 25 years later
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Great weather for full 'harvest' moon viewing, partial lunar eclipse in Maritimes Tuesday night
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Lotto Max jackpot now at record-breaking $80 million
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Mila Mulroney named chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S.
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Man, 41, sentenced to 12 months in jail after exposing himself on public N.B. beach
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Senior dies after crashing vehicle into power pole in Greenmount, P.E.I.
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Electric election: NB Power rates hikes, Lepreau loom over provincial vote
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N.B. social workers union signs new deal with provincial government
A New Brunswick union representing hundreds of social workers, psychologists, human resource development officers, and probation and parole officers has signed a new collective agreement with the provincial government.
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These people say they got listeria after drinking recalled plant-based milks
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Toxic chemicals used in food preparation leach into human bodies, study finds
More than 3,600 chemicals that leach into food during the manufacturing, processing, packaging and storage of the world's food supply end up in the human body — and some are connected to serious health harms, a new study found.
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Halifax neighbourhood caught off guard by new Pallet village construction
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Penguins re-sign Crosby to two-year extension that runs through 2026-27 season
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'This is what childhood is': Nova Scotia 'forest school' aims to connect children with nature
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Maritimers cope with added costs of extracurriculars
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Filmmaker’s ode to artists, Toronto debuts in Halifax
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Sommo Festival in P.E.I. combines music, food and drink
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N.B. social workers union signs new deal with provincial government
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Mila Mulroney named chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S.
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Newfoundland and Labrador monitoring rise in whooping cough cases: medical officer
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Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North
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Senior dies after crashing vehicle into power pole in Greenmount, P.E.I.
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P.E.I. expands eligibility for free shingles vaccine
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