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Child found dead at base of New Waterford cliff

Child found dead at base of New Waterford cliff

NEW WATERFORD — Police in Cape Breton say a child reported missing on Saturday has been found dead. Cape Breton Regional Police say officers were called to a report of a missing child in New Waterford, N.S., on Saturday afternoon.
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Wildfire on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula mapped as largest in the province

Wildfire on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula mapped as largest in the province

CHANCE HARBOUR, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture says a wildfire near Chance Harbour on the Bonavista Peninsula is now the largest in the province.
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Cabin owners, fire crews racing to save structures from wildfire in Newfoundland

Cabin owners, fire crews racing to save structures from wildfire in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S — Cabin owners in northeastern Newfoundland spent much of Friday protecting their structures from a stubborn wildfire, pumping ocean water onto flare-ups stoked by a spate of dry, hot weather.
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Nova Scotia firefighting crew to help battle Saskatchewan wildfires

Nova Scotia firefighting crew to help battle Saskatchewan wildfires

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is sending a team of firefighters to help with out-of-control wildfires in Saskatchewan for the second time this wildfire season.
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Newfoundland police charge 19-year-old in teen boy's fatal overdose

Newfoundland police charge 19-year-old in teen boy's fatal overdose

ST. JOHN'S — Police in Newfoundland have charged a 19-year-old with manslaughter in the fatal overdose of a 14-year-old boy. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says the teen was found unresponsive on March 14 at a home in Mount Pearl, N.L., near St.
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Search operation over for woman who went missing on ferry in Atlantic Canada

Search operation over for woman who went missing on ferry in Atlantic Canada

CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES — A search and rescue operation has ended for a 41-year-old woman who went missing on a ferry travelling between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Lt.-Cmdr.
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Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine up for sale by U.S.-based owner

Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine up for sale by U.S.-based owner

HALIFAX — An idle Cape Breton underground coal mine that has been plagued by rockfalls is up for sale. Nova Scotia-based Morien Resources Corp.
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Some of the best-known Canadian UFO sightings over the years

Some of the best-known Canadian UFO sightings over the years

OTTAWA — Some of the best-known Canadian cases of unusual sightings in the sky: May 20, 1967, near Falcon Lake, Man.
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Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

DARTMOUTH — Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo.
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Measles cases in New Brunswick more than double overnight; 13 cases reported

Measles cases in New Brunswick more than double overnight; 13 cases reported

FREDERICTON — The number of confirmed measles cases in New Brunswick's south-central region has more than doubled over the past 24 hours. Public health officials say there are 13 confirmed cases of the contagious infection in Sussex, N.B.
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