'This is not helping': Frustrated evacuees say official communication lacking in wildfire recovery
Frustration is building among some people from neighbourhoods hardest-hit by the fires near Halifax. CTV's Heidi Petracek reports.
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A 'whole list of hazards' are keeping residents near N.S. fire zones under evacuation: officials
It is still not safe for some evacuated residents whose houses were spared from wildfire damage to return home, officials from Halifax Regional Municipality and the District of Shelburne said.
Halifax support workers strike impacting students and families
The father of disabled teen from Fall River, N.S. is calling on all sides to get back to the bargaining table and put an end to the Halifax area CUPE educational support worker strike.
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Cyber gang behind N.S. breach says it erased stolen data, but experts urge caution
The ransomware group behind an attack on a file-sharing service that resulted in the theft of personal data from as many as 100,000 Nova Scotians claims it has deleted the stolen information.
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Police end Amber Alert after one-year-old N.S. girl found safe in Quebec
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IN PHOTOS: Damage, destruction left behind by Halifax-area wildfire
Halifax media outlets were given a tour of the neighbourhoods hardest hit by the Tantallon wildfire Tuesday afternoon and saw firsthand the damage and destruction left behind.
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Irving Oil weighing its options, including the possible sale of its assets
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Man dies after motorcycle collides with deer: N.B. RCMP
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Nova Scotia estimates up to 100,000 people affected by online security breach
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Tractor-trailer crashes into Fredericton Animal Hospital, no injuries reported
A tractor-trailer crashed into the Fredericton Animal Hospital early Wednesday morning.
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality looks at contracting out garbage and recycling services
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality is looking at what to do with the city’s waste. The solid waste site on Spar Road in Sydney, N.S. has been filled with wooded debris from post-tropical storm Fiona for months, and an agreement to truck some of its trash to Guysborough ends in 2025.
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Future of Policy 713 to 'hopefully' be made public this week: N.B. education minister
New Brunswick’s education minister says the future of Policy 713 could be made public as early as Wednesday.
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Canadian wildfires impacting air quality in New York City, Toronto
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Irving Oil considers sell off
![One of the region’s largest companies, Irving Oil, is considering selling some or all of the company.]()
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Barrington, N.S. wildfire no longer moving
![A record-breaking wildfire in southwestern, N.S., is now “being held,” but officials say that doesn’t mean its under control.]()
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Father speaks out as son struggles at school
![The father of a child with needs is speaking out about his struggle without the supports offered at his son’s school.]()
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NB Power tries to get finances in order
![NB Power says its trying to be more financially stable. CTV’s Derek Haggett reports on utility’s plans to improve its balance sheet.]()
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N.S. wildfire evacuees want access to homes
![Frustration is building among some people from neighbourhoods hardest-hit by the fires near Halifax. CTV's Heidi Petracek reports.]()
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Tourist operators optimistic as season starts
![Despite two hurricanes and a global pandemic in four years, and soaring inflation, some tourism operators are optimistic.]()
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Garbage piles up at Sydney, N.S., landfill
![Garbage is piling up at the landfill in Sydney, N.S., and officials say there is no more room. CTV’s Kyle Moore reports.]()
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Shelburne wildfire is 'being held'
![The largest of Nova Scotia's wildfires is now considered 'being held' and is not expected to grow or move.]()
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Maritime weather forecast for June 7
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