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US Judge Overturns Illinois’ Ban on Semiautomatic Weapons; Governor Vows Swift Appeal

In a significant decision, U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, citing recent U.S. Supreme…

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Politics

Canada sanctions Russian companies accused of shipping North Korean weapons to Ukraine

Canada has again sanctioned Russians and companies it says are supporting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions apply to two…

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Nova Scotia

Full parole for man caught with three loaded handguns after Dartmouth mall gun deal: ‘You are not unfamiliar with weapons’

A man police caught with three loaded handguns and cocaine after surveillance cameras at a Dartmouth mall captured a pre-dawn…

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Nova Scotia

Amherst police seize drugs, weapons, contraband cigarettes in traffic stop, two arrested

AMHERST, N.S. — Police arrested a 29-year-old woman and 56-year-old man after seizing weapons and drugs in an Amherst traffic…

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Halifax

More weapons charges for man accused of selling drugs to unhoused people in Lower Sackville

LOWER SACKVILLE, N.S. — A Lower Sackville man is facing more charges stemming from an RCMP investigation into drugs being…

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Nova Scotia

Five people arrested and charged after police in New Minas seize drugs and weapons

NEW MINAS, N.S. — Police in New Minas, N.S., arrested five people after seizing cocaine, weapons and cash during a…

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Politics

Air force worried about keeping new maritime helicopters’ weapons systems operational

The air force is worried about keeping the aging weapons systems aboard its CH-148 Cyclones operational into the future, according…

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Canada

Former soldiers say they fear Iraqi trainees committed war crimes with allies’ weapons

Canada not only trained suspected Iraqi war criminals in 2018, it distributed western-made weapons and protective equipment to them — likely coming…

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Halifax

Pro-ceasefire demonstrators block access to Dartmouth business tied to Israeli weapons supplier

About 50 people — members of the Palestinian community in HRM and their supporters — demonstrated outside the Dartmouth office…

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Nova Scotia

Two arrested, meth, weapons seized following home search in Annapolis County

NEW ALBANY, N.S. — Police have arrested two men and seized methamphetamine and weapons following a home search in New…

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