Barrington Lake wildfire 'being held,' not expected to move weather permitting
A record-size wildfire in Shelburne County, N.S., isn’t likely to move if conditions don't change, officials say.
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A new website created by Nova Scotia’s health authority shares hourly estimated wait times for many emergency departments across the province.
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Sex harassment case involving Trudeau Foundation should be heard in N.L., lawyer says
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Traffic backups in Hammonds Plains area fire zone
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Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada
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Weather conditions ground aircraft covering Shelburne County wildfire
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Air quality statements remain in effect in N.S., wildfire smoke impacting Ontario and Quebec
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Early morning Moncton duplex fire displaces 9 people
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N.S. gives number of lost Shelburne County homes
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N.S. data breach leaks personal info of thousands
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Union protest stalls morning commute in Halifax
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Nine without home after fire in Moncton
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Deaths in custody prompt march in Halifax
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$97M wind farm to go up in Saint John, N.B.
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Hooper’s iconic People Waiting sculptures return to Saint John
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CTV’s Bruce Frisko receives notice to evacuate neighbourhood while anchoring newscast
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Countless volunteers, businesses helping Tantallon fire evacuees
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The STAGES Theatre Festival is back
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United Way wildfire fundraising efforts
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N.S. SPCA helps pet owners affected by wildfires
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Matt Mays, Classified among N.S. musicians to perform at wildfire recovery concert
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Anne and Gilbert musical fills Anne of Green Gables Gap on P.E .I.
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Young entrepreneur shares a new way to explore P.E.I.’s Tracadie Bay
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Hooper’s iconic People Waiting sculptures return to Saint John
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N.S. bookstore overcomes fire, COVID-19, now construction in Sydney
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New Brunswick school’s mini-putt golf course a huge hit
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