One fisherman dead following incident on remote lake near Saint John
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Sydney man dies following collision on Kellys Mountain
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Costs reach $25.6 million for public inquiry into 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia
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Areas in N.B. under tornado watch
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Fisherman dies after incident at a N.B. lake
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Halifax building under construction collapses
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Search for entangled North Atlantic right whale
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Blue Nose Marathon in action over the weekend
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Basketball Nova Scotia reveals latest jerseys
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Celebrations for North Preston Day Care Centre
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Plans for a new Glace Bay, N.S., fitness park
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Family, friends search for missing Halifax teen
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Prince Charles acknowledges suffering of residential school survivors
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P.E.I. park to be named in honour of Mi’kmaw runner
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Halifax country musician Lisa Richard set to launch sophomore album
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Long weekend kicks off camping season with few restrictions
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'It makes us feel really good': Cape Breton volunteers offer monthly free lunches as food costs continue to rise
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State-of-the-art climate research centre officially opens on P.E.I.
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