Brush fire near Mount Uniacke, N.S. contained
A brush fire near Mount Uniacke, N.S., has been fully contained after fire crews from several locations responded to the scene Saturday.
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Killarney Lake closed Sunday as Fredericton police investigate possible drowning
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Gay pride celebrations continue in the Maritimes
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Sands of time: Celebrated competition returns to N.B. beach
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Cape Breton woman displaced after house fire
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High bacteria levels prompt Kinap Beach closure in Porter's Lake, N.S.
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Canoe championships bring a wave of benefits to Dartmouth, surrounding areas
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'It’s been a long five years': Mira Gut bridge in Cape Breton officially reopens
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Susan Holt elected N.B. Liberal leader
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Family Over Fame event draws crowd in Halifax
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ICF world canoe and para-canoe games continue
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The IWK Health Centre is reassuring expecting parents that its supply of epidural catheters is “stable.” The message from the Halifax hospital comes amid a global shortage of epidural supplies that is affecting some Canadian provinces.
Women row same distance as men for first time in 204-year-old St. John's regatta
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Northumberland Ferries working to secure N.S.-P.E.I. replacement ferry by mid-August
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Turtle Island Aqua quenching Maritimers’ thirst for locally bottled water
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The Maiden’s all-female crew aims to inspire as ship sails into Saint John
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‘There’s nothing that’s impossible’: Halifax woman completes Canadian Death Race in Rocky Mountains
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Kingswood meadow aims to preserve endangered monarch butterflies
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality promises more help for those vulnerable in extreme heat
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Top youth baseball players compete for national honours in Dartmouth, Halifax
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Civil rights icon Viola Desmond celebrated through music and song in Charlottetown
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Hundreds forced out of their homes as Okanagan wildfire rages on in B.C.
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Ottawa's Montfort Hospital closing ER for second night
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