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Highly successful hockey weekend in Cape Breton
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Nova Scotia celebrates Treaty Day with a day of cultural and traditional events
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Sunday night structure fire in Saint John displaces 8 residents
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Responsible Seafood Summit underway in Saint John
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52-year-old dead in two-vehicle collision in Murray Harbour, P.E.I.
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Chief of staff to N.B. Opposition leader quits ahead of possible snap election call
The chief of staff to New Brunswick Liberal Leader Susan Holt has resigned as speculation rises about an early election call.
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Thousands gather in downtown Charlottetown for Farm Day
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Plenty of pumpkins at Popes Upick as the calendar flips to October
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Rothesay Netherwood School honours late first recruit with memorial tournament
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Inaugural International Culture Fest in the Valley a resounding success in N.B.
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N.S. RCMP arrest man on province-wide warrant
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N.S. students plant orange flags on the site of former residential school ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day
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N.S. opposition argues 222 government housing units insufficient for housing crisis in the province
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'It really is a collector's collectable': Titanic key sells for $177,000 at auction
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Canada’s population jumps with immigrants lifting the numbers
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Western wildfire smoke dims Maritime sky: gallery
A stagnant high pressure system centered over Quebec has moved a plume of smoke created by western Canada wildfires over the Maritimes.
Concussion discussion: Online learning tool launched for N.S. athletes
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Maritimes first nations call for 'reconcili-action'
A parade of orange shirts flooded Sitansisk first nation Friday morning as children gathered in ceremony to remember those who did not make it home.
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Historic Mi’kmaq hockey stick on display in Windsor
Historian David Foster Carter is studying and showcasing a treasured hockey artifact in Windsor, N.S.
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National and International Coffee Day celebrates Canada's go-to drink
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'We're excited beyond words': Moncton to host NCAA basketball tournament
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Students, staff in N.B. work together to recognize Truth and Reconciliation Week
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N.S. students plant orange flags on the site of former residential school ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day
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New Brunswick athlete called up to play for Team Canada
12-year-old Oliver Woodworth has been called up to Team Canada, making a name for himself in the world of table tennis.
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Country star Johnny Reid in Cape Breton for musical tribute to his grandmother
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A growing rabbit population on Vancouver's Granville Island has been attracting coyotes, according to authorities, and the bunnies are now being trapped and taken to a vet to be euthanized.
Manitoba-made game going to New York toy fair
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B.C. family rallying around little girls who lost their firefighter dad in highway crash
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The UN Security Council on Monday voted to send a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
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Aggrieved and defiant, former U.S. president Donald Trump sat through hours of sometimes testy opening statements Monday in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties.
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