Yarmouth man found guilty of second-degree murder in death of Colton Cook
A jury has delivered a guilty verdict in the 2020 murder of a man from the Yarmouth, N.S., area.
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Property taxes are going up in Halifax. Services will likely be cut anyway.
In trying to prevent of a large tax increase, Halifax councillors face another problem. They have to find more than $13 million in savings -- that means cuts.
Moncton fire department gives update on woman, children sent to hospital
With three structure fires in three days, it's been a busy week for the Moncton Fire Department.
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As faculty strikes, N.S. Premier Tim Houston announces medical school for Cape Breton University
The Nova Scotia government will help open a medical school at Cape Breton University, the same post-secondary institution that saw faculty go on strike Friday, by fall 2025.
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Suspect sought in murder of Saint John man; fourth person arrested in case
A fourth person has been arrested in the murder of a man in Saint John, N.B., last summer and now police say they are looking for a fifth person in connection with the case.
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United States tourist suing over 2017 fall at historic Nova Scotia lighthouse
An American tourist who alleges she was injured in a fall at Nova Scotia's historic Five Islands Lighthouse in July 2017 can proceed with her lawsuit, a Nova Scotia judge has ruled.
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Milk prices in New Brunswick set to increase four cents per litre starting Feb. 1
Milk prices in New Brunswick are set to increase by four cents per litre starting Wednesday.
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Lights out on MacKay Bridge leaves commuters in the dark
Halifax commuters have been in the dark lately over why so many lights on one of Halifax’s harbour bridges are off.
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More than 1,000 Maritimers still without power after Thursday storm
Thursday’s wet and windy storm knocked out power to thousands of people in the Maritimes, and some are still without power Friday.
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Crown attorneys in Nova Scotia sound alarm on judge shortage
Crown attorneys are speaking out with concerns about a shortage of judges presiding over Nova Scotia courtrooms.
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New intensive care unit coming to Fredericton hospital
Fredericton's Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital will be opening a new intensive care unit next month.
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Halifax sees highest year-over-year rent increase for a Canadian city, says CMHC
With the average rent up 9.3 per cent, Halifax has had the highest year-over-year spike in the country for residential rental costs, says Canada's national housing agency.
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Atlantic Canada needs health-care funding based on need, not population: Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the federal government to fund health care in Atlantic Canada in keeping with the needs of its residents, not based on its share of the population.
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Cape Breton University faculty members walk off the job over wages
For the first time in more than two decades, there are picket lines in front of Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S. Members of the Cape Breton University Faculty Association walked off the job Friday morning, citing wages as the reason for the strike.
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Floodlights shining into homes of quiet Newfoundland neighbourhood suddenly shut off
Residents of a historic fishing neighbourhood in St. John's are cautiously relieved after a pair of floodlights that had been shining into homes since last May suddenly shut off.
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New medical school coming to Cape Breton
![Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced Friday a new medical school will be opening by fall 2025 at Cape Breton University.]()
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New ICU opening at Fredericton hospital
![A new intensive care unit is set to open at a Fredericton hospital in mid-February.]()
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Faculty strike begins at Cape Breton University
![A labour dispute between faculty and Cape Breton University has resulted in a strike by faculty.]()
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Service cuts expected in Halifax
![Residents of Halifax are almost certainly going to pay more taxes in 2023. At the same time, the municipality is looking at cutting services]()
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Streetlight issues plague Mackay Bridge
![Halifax commuters have been in the dark lately over why so many lights on one of Halifax’s harbour bridges are off.]()
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Moncton Fire battles three fires in three days
![It’s been a busy week for the Moncton Fire Department as crews battled three structure fires in three days.]()
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CBU faculty on strike over wages
![Members of the Cape Breton University Faculty Association have walked off the job, citing wages as the reason for the strike.]()
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Gas prices spike across the Maritimes
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News and weather update: January 27, 2023
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Murphy’s Logic: The carbon tax should be fairer
In his latest opinion piece, Steve Murphy gives his take on how the carbon tax should be implemented.
Human specimens on display at new exhibit in Halifax
The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibit may get under your skin.
Nearing the finish line: Skating siblings soon calling it a career
New Brunswick's Allyson and Jayson Lawson have spent much of their lives on skates, but that's about to change.
Interrupted, ignored, dismissed: psychologist urges more patience with patients in N.S. ERs
A newly settled permanent resident in Nova Scotia says a recent experience he had in a Halifax ER is proof the overburdened healthcare system is straining its workers to the breaking point.
Art and War: Moncton Ukrainians support front-line troops
Vira Kostenko and her 14-year-old daughter Angelique have created 20 works of art for the Earth of Freedom exhibit at the Moncton Library.
'Big bang moment for artificial intelligence': AI can now write for itself
While many people may not think about it, artificial intelligence (AI) is a constant part of our lives, being used in apps to tailor our food choices and music tastes.
Classified, The East Pointers lead East Coast Music Awards nominations with six each
Nova Scotia-based rapper Classified and Prince Edward Island pop-folk trio The East Pointers lead the nominations for the 35th East Coast Music Awards, with six each.
Fish sounds could help scientists understand their ocean world
Fish, it turns out, are a chatty lot. They communicate about everything from what area of the sea has the best food to where predators might be hiding and, of course, their desire for a mate.
New Brunswick farm connects community to the crops with Farm Share program
It might not seem like it right now when you look out your window to nothing but snow in New Brunswick, but harvest season is right around the corner and one local farm is getting ready.
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CTV Morning Live Atlantic for Friday, January 27, 2023
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News update: January 27, 2023
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Weather update: January 27, 2023
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
![We speak with Elly Gotz, a Holocaust survivor and author of the memoir "Flights of Spirit," a new audio book about his life.]()
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Tasty mocktails in downtown Dartmouth
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The new "Body Worlds Vital" exhibit
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Dino-mite display: Halifax exhibit puts visitors in command of life-size dinosaurs
The Discovery Centre in Halifax is hosting "Dinosaurs in Motion" -- an exhibit that features 14 life-size dinosaur sculptures made entirely out of recycled scrap metal.
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Georges-L.-Dumont Hospital gets a pop of colour for its pediatric ward
A new mural, by local artist Katie Doiron, helps paint positivity at Georges Dumont Hospital’s pediatric ward.
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Family Literacy Day shines a light on the importance of reading during childhood
Statistics show almost 40 per cent of Canadian youth don’t have suitable literacy skills, but local efforts on Friday – Family Literacy Day -- and beyond hope to change that.
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Human specimens on display at new exhibit in Halifax
The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibit may get under your skin.
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Sneaky serpent finds a new home and a place in a Nova Scotia boy’s heart
Young Kai Gilchrist has become one of Nova Scotia’s newest reptile rescuers after finding a northern ringneck snake slithering in his Cole Harbour home.
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'We’re halfway there already': More than $15,000 raised in days to save Whitney Pier rink
Word that the only indoor rink in Whitney Pier, N.S., is on thin ice has sparked a remarkable show of community support.
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Nearing the finish line: Skating siblings soon calling it a career
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Vancouver Island sasquatch researcher recognized in new book
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Residents in one Montreal neighbourhood told they can't park in their own driveways
An old bylaw has come back to haunt a neighbourhood in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Some residents have been notified that they can no longer park in their own driveway.
'A survival problem': Canadian-Armenian woman describes life in blockade amid Armenia-Azerbaijan unrest
Huri Zohrabyan is among 120,000 people living in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, a landlocked enclave populated mainly by ethnic Armenians but recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan. In December 2022, the only road connecting the region to Armenia and the outside world was blockaded. As a result, food, medicine and gas are in dangerously short supply.
Rare Canadian stamp bought for $292,500 at Ottawa auction
A rare, mint condition Canadian stamp, dating back to before Confederation, sold for nearly $300,000 at an Ottawa auction.
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Teachers are lining up for a ChatGPT detector created by this 22-year-old in Toronto
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Tyre Nichols' brutal beating by police shown on video
Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother and pleaded, ''I'm just trying to go home.'
CRA head says it 'wouldn't be worth the effort' to review all ineligible pandemic payments
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WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't affect Canada's response: Tam
The World Health Organization will announce Monday whether it thinks COVID-19 still represents a global health emergency but Canada's top doctor says regardless of what the international body decides, Canada's response to the coronavirus will not change.
Canadian university faculty getting older, more female compared to 50 years ago: StatCan
Canadian university professors are mostly older and increasingly more female compared to 50 years ago, a new report from Statistics Canada has found.
'This is too much': B.C. mom records police handcuffing 12-year-old in hospital
A review has been launched after police officers were recorded restraining a handcuffed Indigenous child on the floor of a Vancouver hospital – an incident the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has denounced as "horrendous."
Canadian Hyundai vehicles unaffected by theft issue in the U.S., company says
Hyundai cars in Canada don't have the same anti-theft issue compared to those in the United States, a company spokesperson says, following reports that two American auto insurers are refusing to write policies for older models.
Video shows struggle for hammer during Pelosi attack
Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struggling with his assailant for control of a hammer moments before he was struck in the head during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home last year.
Remembering the horrors of the Holocaust 78 years after liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
In an emotional and powerful speech at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event in Ottawa, a survivor stressed the importance of remembering the millions of victims murdered by the Nazis during the Second World War and underscored the need to stand up against anti-semitism and hate.
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WARNING: Bodycam footage released in Tyre Nichols death
Graphic content: Viewer discretion is advised. Memphis police have released footage of the arrest of Tyre Nichols that led to his death.
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