Halifax's Tara Thorne excited ahead of her film's sold-out premiere at AIFF
Halifax’s Tara Thorne excited ahead of her film’s sold-out premiere at AIFF

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15-year-old driver killed in crash in Stellarton, police say

Police in Stellarton, Nova Scotia say a 15-year-old has died in a crash. The Stellarton Police Service says officers responded to the crash at about 4:15 a.m. Thursday on Bridge Ave. “A vehicle,…

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Two men charged as police recover weapons, stolen property
Two men charged as police recover weapons, stolen property

Regional police says two men will be in court facing charges related to weapons, drugs and stolen property. HRP officers arrested the men on Wednesday evening on Barrington St. Police say officers…

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Nova Scotia's ambulance service says response times improving in 2024
Nova Scotia’s ambulance service says response times improving in 2024

HALIFAX — Emergency response times across Nova Scotia, which had risen steadily in recent years, are improving, says the head of the province’s ambulance service. Average response times are down from…

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Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area
Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area

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Halifax police charge man with attempted murder in north-end shooting
Halifax police charge man with attempted murder in north-end shooting

A 34-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection to a shooting in Halifax’s north end last week. On Sept. 5 at roughly 7:30 a.m., police responded to a report of an injured person…

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15-year-old driver killed in crash in Stellarton, police say

Police in Stellarton, Nova Scotia say a 15-year-old has died in a crash. The Stellarton Police Service says officers responded to the crash at about 4:15 a.m. Thursday on Bridge Ave. “A vehicle,…

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Two men charged as police recover weapons, stolen property
Two men charged as police recover weapons, stolen property

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Nova Scotia's ambulance service says response times improving in 2024
Nova Scotia’s ambulance service says response times improving in 2024

HALIFAX — Emergency response times across Nova Scotia, which had risen steadily in recent years, are improving, says the head of the province’s ambulance service. Average response times are down from…

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Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area
Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area

WALTON, N.S. — Four boxcars filled with concrete are sitting on the floor of the Bay of Fundy near Walton, N.S., where residents are worried the debris — abandoned by another failed tidal power project…

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Halifax police charge man with attempted murder in north-end shooting
Halifax police charge man with attempted murder in north-end shooting

A 34-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection to a shooting in Halifax’s north end last week. On Sept. 5 at roughly 7:30 a.m., police responded to a report of an injured person…

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