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Family keeping hope as search continues for missing boy and girl in rural N.S.

Family keeping hope as search continues for missing boy and girl in rural N.S.

LANSDOWNE STATION — The stepfather of two young children reported missing from their rural Nova Scotia home on Friday says he's hopeful six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan will be found safe after he met Tuesday morning with th
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Semi-pro TSS Rovers look to make more Canadian Championship history

Semi-pro TSS Rovers look to make more Canadian Championship history

There's a lot on the line Wednesday for TSS Rovers when the semi-pro League1 B.C.
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Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official

Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official

HALIFAX — A provincial official acknowledged Tuesday that some Nova Scotia landlords are abusing fixed-term leases, but the government is not looking to change tenancy law because there could be "unintended consequences.
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They locked a Newfoundland church so it wouldn't be sold. Its fate is now in court.

They locked a Newfoundland church so it wouldn't be sold. Its fate is now in court.

ST. JOHN'S — A provincial Supreme Court judge will determine the fate of a rural Newfoundland church after lawyers argued Tuesday that its parishioners must hand it over to be sold to compensate survivors of abuse at a former orphanage in St. John's.
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Halifax adult contracts measles after U.S. travel; first case in N.S. since 2023

Halifax adult contracts measles after U.S. travel; first case in N.S. since 2023

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health says an adult in Halifax contracted measles after they travelled to the U.S. – marking the first recorded measles infection in the province since 2023. Dr.
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Spencer scores winner as Rise trim the Tides 1-0

BURNABY — Defender Jasmyne Spencer scored in the 53rd minute on Monday night to lift the Vancouver Rise F-C to a 1-0 Northern Super League victory over the visiting Halifax Tides F-C at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, B-C.
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Stepfather of two children missing in rural N.S. worries they may have been abducted

Stepfather of two children missing in rural N.S. worries they may have been abducted

LANSDOWNE STATION — As a search continued for a fourth day for two young children believed to have wandered from their rural home in northeastern Nova Scotia, the children's stepfather said Monday he is worried they may have been abducted.
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Fired New Brunswick professor files lawsuit against Crandall University in Moncton

Fired New Brunswick professor files lawsuit against Crandall University in Moncton

MONCTON — A religious studies professor who in 2023 was fired from a faith-based university for alleged sexual harassment has filed a lawsuit against the New Brunswick institution, claiming wrongful dismissal, defamation and privacy breaches.
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Rapid access to psychiatry program wins praise from doctors, patients in Halifax

Rapid access to psychiatry program wins praise from doctors, patients in Halifax

HALIFAX — A pioneering Nova Scotia program that provides patients with basic psychiatric diagnoses is winning praise for slashing wait times for some people struggling to get help. Dr.
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Search continues for children, 4 and 6, missing in rural N.S. since Friday

Search continues for children, 4 and 6, missing in rural N.S. since Friday

LANSDOWNE STATION — A search for two young children who are believed to have wandered away from their home in rural northeastern Nova Scotia continued Sunday, with no sign of the youngsters so far.
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