Actress and former senator Viola Leger, best known as La Sagouine, dies at 92
Actress, teacher and former senator Viola Leger has died at the age of 92.
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Calls grow for Ottawa to set conditions against funding private health care in negotiations with provinces, territories
As momentum and negotiations build toward a long awaited deal on federal health care funding, calls are also growing for specific conditions on how any transfer money should be spent.
'I personally am effected by that': Nova Scotians express outrage over death of Tyre Nichols
Horror, outrage, and pain are just a few words Robert Wright uses to describe his feelings after watching Tyre Nichols pinned and assaulted by officers in Memphis.
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Man, 21, stabbed in Cole Harbour business: RCMP
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Car crashes into Torbrook, N.S., home
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Cape Breton’s Coal Bowl Classic the hottest ticket in town
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Man, 54, charged after shots fired in Springhill, N.S.: RCMP
A man is facing charges after gun shots were heard Saturday in Springhill, N.S.
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Faculty at Cape Breton University go on strike to back demands for higher wages
Some faculty members at Cape Breton University have walked off the job. Their strike started Friday, with the faculty's union saying the administration has disrespected it at every turn, leading to a large number of labour grievances.
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Strike action likely at Memorial University of Newfoundland: faculty union
The union that represents more than 800 faculty members at Memorial University of Newfoundland says a strike is almost inevitable as of Monday morning.
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Nova Scotians hopeful new medical school will relieve health-care crisis
A day after Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced a second medical school for the province, people around Cape Breton are still celebrating.
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New cranes in Saint John to double port capacity
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Halifax Thunderbirds honour Indigenous roots of lacrosse
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Halifax pep rally counts down to Canada Winter Games
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Two dead after single-vehicle crash in Pont-Landry, N.B.: RCMP
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U.S. agents arrest 13 from Mexico and Vietnam trying to enter U.S. from New Brunswick
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Feds show signs of provincial health-care deal
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Nova Scotians react to death of Tyre Nichols
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21-year-old man stabbed in Cole Harbour, N.S.
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Some CBU students plan protest
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Group renews call to reverse Eisner Cove changes
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Viola Légere dies at 92
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Cape Breton's Coal Bowl Classic returns
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Nova Scotians celebrate new medical school
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Multi-vehicle crash closes Dartmouth intersection
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Art and War: Moncton Ukrainians support front-line troops
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'Big bang moment for artificial intelligence': AI can now write for itself
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Classified, The East Pointers lead East Coast Music Awards nominations with six each
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Fish sounds could help scientists understand their ocean world
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New Brunswick farm connects community to the crops with Farm Share program
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The new "Body Worlds Vital" exhibit
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Dartmouth festival highlights the art of ice carving
It might have been a mild start to winter in the Maritimes, but an ice festival in Dartmouth this weekend is moving ahead in full force.
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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
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Sneaky serpent finds a new home and a place in a Nova Scotia boy’s heart
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'We’re halfway there already': More than $15,000 raised in days to save Whitney Pier rink
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