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Ottawa announces plans to spend $6.3 million on Nova Scotia tourism projects

Ottawa announces plans to spend $6.3 million on Nova Scotia tourism projects

HALIFAX — The federal government said today it plans to spend $6.3 million on 53 new tourism projects in Nova Scotia.
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Lobster populations remain healthy around the Maritimes, but numbers are dropping

Lobster populations remain healthy around the Maritimes, but numbers are dropping

HALIFAX — Lobster populations around the Maritimes remain in good shape, though climate change may be to blame for a recent downward trend, the federal Fisheries Department says.
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Man acquitted of 'horrific' N.S. sexual assault as police methods in case face review

Man acquitted of 'horrific' N.S. sexual assault as police methods in case face review

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia provincial court judge on Tuesday acquitted a man charged in a 2018 sexual assault, setting the stage for a review of whether Halifax police failed to gather key evidence in the case.
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Nova Scotia ends public health orders for COVID-19, including mandatory vaccinations

Nova Scotia ends public health orders for COVID-19, including mandatory vaccinations

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's top health official says the province will soon be treating COVID-19 like any other respiratory illness. Chief medical officer Dr.
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Plan for urban national park in Halifax reaches key milestone: Parks Canada

Plan for urban national park in Halifax reaches key milestone: Parks Canada

HALIFAX — Parks Canada says an urban wilderness area on the edge of Halifax has met a key requirement in the process to become a national urban park.
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Surgery wait-list in Nova Scotia shrinking as procedures ramp up: Health Department

Surgery wait-list in Nova Scotia shrinking as procedures ramp up: Health Department

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says the Health Department's wait-list for surgeries is shrinking.
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Man facing charges after Cape Breton police seize weapons, ammunition, RCMP uniform

Man facing charges after Cape Breton police seize weapons, ammunition, RCMP uniform

SYDNEY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton say a man is facing 21 charges after they seized seven firearms, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and police clothing and equipment believed to be from the RCMP and Ontario Provincial Police.
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Nova Scotia releases doctor recruitment numbers: they're up slightly

Nova Scotia releases doctor recruitment numbers: they're up slightly

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier on Thursday touted his government's success in recruiting doctors to the province and ensured that he had a multi-pronged approach to improving health-care access for residents.
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No charges in case of man who died when struck by bus at Halifax terminal

No charges in case of man who died when struck by bus at Halifax terminal

Halifax police have decided against laying charges after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a city bus last fall at a busy terminal — in a case where few details have been released. Const.
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Nova Scotia premier announces plan to build new school for francophone students

Nova Scotia premier announces plan to build new school for francophone students

PORTERS LAKE, N.S. — Francophones in Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore are getting a new school built by September 2027, Premier Tim Houston announced Thursday.
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