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Nova Scotia to mirror Ottawa and remove sales tax from new rental constructions
Nova Scotia's premier says his government will remove the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax from the construction of new rental apartment buildings.
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Penitentiary in N.B. to heighten security measures after more than $40,000 in contraband seized at Dorchester
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Newfoundland university threw open its doors to Titanic dive operator, emails show
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Jen Powley, author and advocate for people with disabilities in N.S., dies at age 45
Jen Powley, an author and prominent Nova Scotia advocate for people with disabilities, has died at the age of 45.
'Heart of Invictus': Halifax man featured in new Netflix series
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N.B. couple proceeds with wedding amid onslaught from post-tropical storm Lee
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Open Sky Co-operative starts new tradition to honour an old friend
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A Toronto man has admitted to fatal poisoning of a toddler's breakfast cereal at a Scarborough residence in 2021 as part of an "obsessive" plot against a married woman.
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Freeland tables 'affordable housing and groceries' bill, Trudeau calls for all-party backing
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Alberta deserves more than half CPP assets if it exits program: report
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Sophie Turner sues Joe Jonas for return of their children to England
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