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Elsipogtog First Nation man dead after N.B. RCMP shooting, SiRT investigating
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Former Halifax taxi driver who fled Canada after sexual assault conviction extradited from Italy
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N.S. rent cap extension futile due to 'massive loophole' in rental system: advocates
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N.S. RCMP seizes candy packages containing illegal cannabis, 2 men arrested
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Airline makes inaugural flight between Maritime cities
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New daycare in Sydney, N.S., to provide 50 spaces for children of health-care providers
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Brett Matthews releases ode to 'being happy with what you have'
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Two charged after sawed-off shotgun, ammunition seized from vehicle during traffic stop in Moncton, N.B.
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Nova Scotia Power fined $1.25 million for failing to meet performance standards
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N.B. RCMP officer charged with aggravated assault: SiRT
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N.B. Liberals officially launch election bid before official start of fall campaign
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Man, woman charged in shooting incident in Saint-Antoine: N.B. RCMP
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Air Canada prepares to shut down as talks with pilots union near deadlock
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Man, 25, arrested after assault, flight from police: N.S. RCMP
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Man steals woman’s vehicle, ditches it after accident: Saint John police
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Atlantic Balloon Fiesta draws hundreds of spectators to Sussex, N.B.
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Halifax basketball courts fully restored
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Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North
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James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, 'The Lion King' and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93.
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John and Matthew Gaudreau are mourned by the hockey community, family and friends at their funeral
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Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. The sentence was handed to Nygard, 83, by Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Goldstein in Toronto on Monday. Last November, a jury found Nygard guilty of four counts of sexual assault following a six-week trial.
Harvey Weinstein undergoes emergency heart surgery
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