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Nova Scotia

Budget update shows increased deficit, but history shows not to bank on that

Nova Scotia Finance Minister Allan MacMaster continued a trend of his Tory government on Friday when his first provincial budget…

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Sports

Vince Carter to be 1st player in Raptors’ 30-year history to have number retired: reports

Vince Carter will become the first player in the Toronto Raptors’ 30-year history to have his number retired, multiple outlets reported…

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Sports

White Sox lose 120th game, tie for most in MLB history

The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on…

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Sports

Shohei Ohtani becomes 1st 50-50 player in MLB history

MIAMI – Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to exceed 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in…

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Entertainment

Polaris Music Prize: Jeremy Dutcher makes Canadian music history

Jeremy Dutcher made Canadian music history Tuesday night by winning a second Polaris Music Prize for his second album, Motewolonuwok.…

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Tech

MUN scientists’ discovery of 570-million-year-old fossil provides a glimpse of jellyfish history

Rod Taylor casts the Mamsetia manunis fossil near Port Union. (Submitted by Rod Taylor) To the average eye, it may…

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Sports

Grim history of police brutality tells us Tyreek Hill was lucky to walk away unscathed

I know we needle Tyreek Hill often in this column. He’s once-in-a-generation, both as an athlete and a glutton for…

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Business

MTV VMA Awards 2024: Taylor Swift looks to make history

NEW YORK – Taylor Swift and Post Malone took home the first award of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards…

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Nova Scotia

Trust heralds largest acquisition of privately owned coastline in N.S. history

The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is celebrating what it calls the largest acquisition of privately owned coastline in the province’s history.…

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Sports

Afghan Para taekwondo athlete makes history with 1st medal for Refugee Paralympic Team

Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team…

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