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Toddler, 3, dies after struck by vehicle

Halifax Regional Police are investigating after a three-year-old child was struck by a vehicle in Bedford. It happened shortly before 8 p.m. Friday. Officers responded to a report of a vehicle-pedestrian…

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Events taking place across Canada Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day

OTTAWA — Hundreds of events are planned across the country on Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day. First observed in 1996, Indigenous Peoples Day is meant to recognize First Nations, Inuit and Métis…

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Councillor says N.S. could give Halifax ‘strong mayor powers’

A Halifax councillor claims the provincial government is considering giving so-called “strong mayor powers” to the municipality’s mayor. “I’m told from folks I know in the provincial government that…
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Fuel prices climbed again in Nova Scotia. Here’s why.

Drivers in Nova Scotia woke up to higher fuel prices on Friday, following an additional change earlier in the week. The provincial regulator used its weekly adjustment to raise the minimum price of…
Ottawa considering ‘combination of approaches’ to 20% military pay hike

OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office says it’s considering a “combination of approaches” to boosting pay for armed service members, including introducing retention bonuses for “stress…

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A deadly race for food: Palestinians in Gaza risk harrowing journey day after day

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Each day, Palestinians in Gaza run a deadly gantlet in hopes of getting food. Israeli troops open barrages of gunfire toward crowds crossing military zones to get to the…

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Events taking place across Canada Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day

OTTAWA — Hundreds of events are planned across the country on Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day. First observed in 1996, Indigenous Peoples Day is meant to recognize First Nations, Inuit and Métis…

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Councillor says N.S. could give Halifax ‘strong mayor powers’

A Halifax councillor claims the provincial government is considering giving so-called “strong mayor powers” to the municipality’s mayor. “I’m told from folks I know in the provincial government that…
Fuel prices climbed again in Nova Scotia. Here’s why.

Drivers in Nova Scotia woke up to higher fuel prices on Friday, following an additional change earlier in the week. The provincial regulator used its weekly adjustment to raise the minimum price of…
Ottawa considering ‘combination of approaches’ to 20% military pay hike

OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office says it’s considering a “combination of approaches” to boosting pay for armed service members, including introducing retention bonuses for “stress…

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A deadly race for food: Palestinians in Gaza risk harrowing journey day after day

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Each day, Palestinians in Gaza run a deadly gantlet in hopes of getting food. Israeli troops open barrages of gunfire toward crowds crossing military zones to get to the…

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