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HALIFAX — Some Nova Scotia doctors say a recently approved regulation requiring them to make referrals for medical assistance in dying could drive physicians from their practices and harm recruitment. Three…
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The popular Halifax Jazz Festival is preparing to launch its 39th edition on July 9. This year, legendary American singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris will be one of the main draws at the Halifax Jazz…
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Halifax Regional Municipality is advising people and their pets to avoid swimming Cunard Pond Beach in Spryfield. HRM says due to high bacteria levels, a water quality advisory will remain in effect…
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MONTREAL — Canadians Lynn Kaak and her husband have been doing what they can to provide relief to the Caribbean island nation of Grenada, after hurricane Beryl left part of the country “absolutely hammered.” As…
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Nova Scotians are waking up Friday morning to higher fuel prices in the province. Overnight, the provincial regulator used its weekly adjustment to push the price of regular self serve gasoline up to…
The 56-year-old hiker who was reported missing from James River, Antigonish County, has been located safe.The RCMP thanks Antigonish and Pictou Ground Search and Rescue and the Department of Natural Resources…
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Wildland firefighters in Canada aren’t “firefighters” – at least according to federal classifications. That means they have a later retirement age, and lower pension contributions. They’re asking for reclassification.
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Hurricane Beryl’s destructive path has left at least 10 dead in the Caribbean. Erica Natividad with more on the devastation and where the storm is headed next.
Hurricane Beryl has left a path of destruction throughout the Caribbean as it now heads towards Mexico. Brandon Rowe with an aid group in Canada working around the clock to send aid to those in the region in need.
Voters in the UK are heading to the polls in a general election that is likely to see a major shift in power. Erica Natividad with why the Conservatives are expected to get swept away after 14 years.
East York’s Fay De Fazio Ebert is ready to roll. We talk to the 14-year-old about her career and how she’s getting ready to compete this month for Canada in Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
A crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in Little Judique, N.S. has resulted in a youth being arrested by the RCMP. Officials said it happened July 3 at about 8:00 p.m. on Shore Road in Inverness…
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Cumberland District RCMP are asking for the public’s help finding a man wanted on two province-wide arrest warrants. Mounties said 36-year-old Garnett Allan Chappell of Wentworth, is wanted for multiple…
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency (HRFE) crews were called to Brothers Meats and Delicatessen on Agricola Street during the morning rush hour on Thursday. HRFE Deputy Chief Dave Meldrum told CityNews…
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Bad news for swimmers looking to cool off at a popular Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) swimming area. HRM said a recreational water quality advisory is in effect at Birch Cove Beach and Shubie Park…
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A Lower Sackville man is facing several drug related charges after he failed to show up at court. Mounties said last month, they followed a man, wanted for failing to attend court, after spotting him…
TULUM, Mexico (AP) — After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl strengthened back into a Category 3 storm late Thursday as it chugged…
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OTTAWA — A majority of Canadians think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will stay on to lead his party in the next election even as his approval ratings are still extremely low, a new poll suggests. Questions…
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The Council of Unions says that Nova Scotia Health is dragging its feet on an essential services agreement required before job action is taken. “The unions are concerned that the Premier believes…
Halifax’s water utility says the boil-water advisory affecting residential and commercial customers has been lifted effective immediately on July 3. An estimated 201,000 people connected to the JD Kline…
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HALIFAX — Information on hospital visits and other medical records is now available for Nova Scotians through the province’s mobile phone application called YourHealthNS. The province is expanding…
SYDNEY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton are investigating reports of a scam involving a seemingly stranded motorist flagging down drivers and offering gold jewelry in exchange for money to pay for gas or…
The worst-kept secret in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has been made public. Halifax Member of Parliament Andy Fillmore announced Thursday morning in Dartmouth that he will run for mayor in the…
Police have arrested a woman who was involved in a hit-and-run incident in Bedford, N.S. over the weekend. On Sunday at roughly 2:10 a.m., emergency crews responded to a collision on the Bedford Bypass…
A 31-year-old man is facing several charges after a string of thefts over the long weekend in Amherst, N.S. The alleged incidents include the theft of a bicycle and helmet from a business on Robert…
HALIFAX — The tax base for municipalities across Nova Scotia isn’t keeping up with the cost of services and programs, and local governments need to get creative in finding new revenue, including by asking…
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing…
TORONTO — Pro-Palestinian protesters who had camped out on the University of Toronto’s downtown campus for two months packed up their tents and cleared the site Wednesday to comply with a court order…
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Exactly 32 years after the federal government imposed a moratorium on Newfoundland and Labrador’s commercial cod fishery, harvesters in the province demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa…
One-fifth of people in Nova Scotia are under a boil water advisory after untreated water seeped into the system. It happened late Monday evening after an internal power failure at the JD Kline Water…