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New N.S. coastal protection plan shifts responsibility to homeowners, municipalities

New N.S. coastal protection plan shifts responsibility to homeowners, municipalities

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's new plan to protect the province's 13,000 kilometres of coastline is an abdication of the government's responsibility, the opposition and environmental activists said Monday.
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N.B. municipality spent $19K to investigate councillor over giant bird statue

N.B. municipality spent $19K to investigate councillor over giant bird statue

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick town councillor says the release of an investigation into her efforts to bring a giant bird sculpture to the community is a “victory” — even though it led to sanctions against her last fall. Tantramar Coun.
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Striking Mount Saint Vincent University faculty, librarians return to bargaining

Striking Mount Saint Vincent University faculty, librarians return to bargaining

HALIFAX — Striking faculty, librarians and lab instructors at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax are returning to the bargaining table today.
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One person dead after an incident on a Clearwater Seafoods vessel in Nova Scotia

One person dead after an incident on a Clearwater Seafoods vessel in Nova Scotia

MULGRAVE, N.S. — A crew member has died after an incident on a Clearwater Seafoods vessel in eastern Nova Scotia, the province's Department of Labour confirmed Saturday.
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N.B. encampment residents can't understand why someone wanted to burn down their home

N.B. encampment residents can't understand why someone wanted to burn down their home

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A non-profit group working with homeless people in Saint John, N.B., says residents of an encampment where a tent was set on fire this week are fearful, but they have returned to the site.
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P.E.I. councillor accused of posting anti-Indigenous sign seeking judicial review

P.E.I. councillor accused of posting anti-Indigenous sign seeking judicial review

CHARLOTTETOWN — A village councillor in Prince Edward Island is asking a court to quash sanctions imposed on him after he displayed a sign on his property referring to a "mass grave hoax" in relation to evidence of unmarked graves at former residenti
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Report calls for major changes to Nova Scotia's power grid, new energy regulator

Report calls for major changes to Nova Scotia's power grid, new energy regulator

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's electric utility will lose control over who gets access to the power grid under a change the government says is needed to help the province reach its energy goals, including to stop using coal by 2030.
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New Brunswick man charged for allegedly stabbing officer in Canadian Tire store

New Brunswick man charged for allegedly stabbing officer in Canadian Tire store

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in New Brunswick say they have charged a 35-year-old man with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a police officer in the entrance of a Canadian Tire store in Saint John.
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Trudeau announces funding for affordable housing construction in Cape Breton

Trudeau announces funding for affordable housing construction in Cape Breton

MEMBERTOU, NOVA SCOTIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Nova Scotia on Thursday to announce $13.3 million in funding to fast-track construction of 367 housing units over the next three years.
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Nova Scotia Liberal Brendan Maguire crosses floor to join Tory cabinet

Nova Scotia Liberal Brendan Maguire crosses floor to join Tory cabinet

HALIFAX — One of the Nova Scotia government’s most outspoken Opposition critics did a political about-turn Thursday, crossing the floor to join the Progressive Conservatives — and become a cabinet minister.
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