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Three youths were arrested after an irritant was sprayed Friday morning at a school in the Halifax area.
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Woman, 25, charged with murder in Cape Breton homicide
A 25-year-old woman has been charged with murder in connection with a homicide in Cape Breton last week.
First heavy snowfall of December likely on Monday for parts of the Maritimes
A low pressure system moving out of the northeastern United States and passing along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia is likely to bring parts of the Maritimes the first heavy snowfall for December on Monday.
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75-year-old N.B. man sentenced after pleading guilty to child pornography charges
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Federal transport minister says Bay of Fundy ferry will not be removed from its route
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Halifax man wanted on provincewide arrest warrants
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Canadian para hockey athletes visit Quispamsis, N.B., schools ahead of the 2023 Para Hockey Cup
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Canada launches long-awaited suicide crisis hotline
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