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N.S. Mountie cleared in shooting faced ‘very real and deadly threat,’ SIRT rules

A Nova Scotia RCMP officer used reasonable force in response to “a very real and deadly threat” when he fired four…

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Health-care unions reach tentative agreement with N.S. Health, IWK

A strike appears to have been averted in the Nova Scotia health-care sector. The unions representing about 9,000 health-care professionals…

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N.S. regulator approves hikes to residential water rates for 5 utilities

Five water utilities in Nova Scotia have received approval from the provincial regulator to increase residential rates so far in 2024,…

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Paris 2024: N.S. gymnast wins award at Olympics

Nova Scotia Olympian Ellie Black been recognized for her sportsmanship at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Black is the winner…

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Rent supplement changes coming after hundreds in N.S. receive more than their actual rent

Changes are being made to a joint provincial-federal rent supplement program after hundreds of its clients in Nova Scotia received payments…

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Organized crime linked to illegal lobster fishing ‘terrorizing the community,’ N.S. minister claims

Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister says the federal failure to stop what he calls illegal out-of-season fishing in some of the…

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Organization advocates for more palliative care beds in N.S.

When Andrea Weagle and her family sat down to discuss her father’s deteriorating health in March, they decided end-of-life care would…

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N.S. First Nation to build third lodge along traditional canoe route to Kejimkujik

An Indigenous ecotourism project near Digby, N.S., received $250,000 in federal funding this week. The project will build a third gathering place along…

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N.S. man accused of killing his wife released on bail

Nova Scotia A Cole Harbour, N.S., man is being released from jail while he awaits trial on a charge of…

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Hungry Japanese beetles a growing problem in parts of N.S.

The population of Japanese beetles in Nova Scotia is growing and that’s contributing to the death of plants and fruit…

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