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Aided by population growth, N.S. records $116M surplus for fiscal 2022-23

Aided by population growth, N.S. records $116M surplus for fiscal 2022-23

HALIFAX — A half-billion-dollar deficit forecast in last year’s Nova Scotia budget turned into a $115.7-million surplus, as the province closed the books on the previous fiscal year that ended March 31. The surplus figure is $621.
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Hurricane Lee to weaken as it approaches Maritimes, but will still pack a punch

Hurricane Lee to weaken as it approaches Maritimes, but will still pack a punch

HALIFAX — Hurricane Lee is expected to lash parts of the Maritimes with strong winds and heavy rain this weekend, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre says much of its strength will be sapped by cooler sea-surface temperatures as it moves north.
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'An uneasy feeling:' As Lee track unclear, hurricane anxiety increasing on East Coast

'An uneasy feeling:' As Lee track unclear, hurricane anxiety increasing on East Coast

HALIFAX — Though the track of hurricane Lee remains unclear, anxiety created by powerful storms has been growing on the East Coast — especially in communities that felt Fiona's wrath last year. The mayor of Port aux Basques, N.L.
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Coyote that 'likely' attacked cyclist in Cape Breton Highlands National Park killed

INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada says police have killed a coyote that was likely the animal that bit a cyclist on the Cabot Trail last week.
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Nova Scotia buys motel to help ease housing shortages faced by health-care workers

Nova Scotia buys motel to help ease housing shortages faced by health-care workers

LUNENBURG, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government has purchased a motel to house health-care workers recruited to work on the province’s South Shore.
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RCMP officer struck, injured during roadside encounter in Nova Scotia

RCMP officer struck, injured during roadside encounter in Nova Scotia

TRURO, N.S. — The Mounties in Nova Scotia are seeking information from the public after a hit and run where an officer was struck early on Sunday morning.
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Two arrested during tense protest at wharf where contentious N.S. fishery underway

Two arrested during tense protest at wharf where contentious N.S. fishery underway

SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. — RCMP arrested and later released two men for alleged assaults on Saturday after police responded to what they described as "an assembly" at a fishing wharf in southwestern Nova Scotia.
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Canadian forecasters watching point where hurricane Lee turns and journeys northwards

Canadian forecasters watching point where hurricane Lee turns and journeys northwards

HALIFAX — Atlantic Canadians will learn more about the track of hurricane Lee later this week, after it becomes clear where the powerful storm will begin its journey northwards.
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N.S. park officers kill coyote that chased bike, search for another that bit rider

N.S. park officers kill coyote that chased bike, search for another that bit rider

INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada says it has killed a coyote that was chasing a cyclist on Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, while conservation officers keep searching for another coyote that bit a different bike rider's arm.
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Coyote attacks cyclist along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, says Parks Canada

INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada teams were searching along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail on Friday to catch and euthanize a coyote that attacked a cyclist earlier this week.
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