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Democracy group calls for Nova Scotia right to information law overhaul

Democracy group calls for Nova Scotia right to information law overhaul

HALIFAX — A Canadian centre that promotes democracy around the world is calling for an overhaul of Nova Scotia's freedom of information law to reduce exemptions and give the appeal process more teeth.
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Another inmate dead at notoriously harsh Newfoundland jail, officials confirm

Another inmate dead at notoriously harsh Newfoundland jail, officials confirm

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An inmate has died at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in Newfoundland, one of the oldest operating provincial jails in the country.
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Naloxone: What to know about the opioid overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada

Naloxone: What to know about the opioid overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada

HALIFAX — Health Canada has called the opioid crisis one of the most serious public health threats in recent history, and an addictions specialist says everyone can play a part in helping reduce the death toll.
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Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street

Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation

Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation

MONTREAL — Police in three provinces arrested 46 men this week as part of an anti-child pornography operation.
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$4.6 million estimated price tag if Université de Moncton changes name

$4.6 million estimated price tag if Université de Moncton changes name

MONCTON, N.B. — It could cost New Brunswick's Université de Moncton as much as $4.6 million to shed its connection to a colonial British officer who participated in the brutal deportation of French-speaking Acadians from Eastern Canada.
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Irritant released inside Halifax-area high school, three facing charges: RCMP

Irritant released inside Halifax-area high school, three facing charges: RCMP

HALIFAX — Three students are facing charges after a fight outside a Halifax-area high school moved inside, where one of the teens allegedly sprayed some sort of irritant, prompting a three-hour lockdown.
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Police say woman faces murder charge in death of 48-year-old Cape Breton woman

Police say woman faces murder charge in death of 48-year-old Cape Breton woman

BIG BRAS D'OR, N.S. — RCMP say a 25-year-old woman faces a murder charge in the death of a Cape Breton woman who was reported missing under suspicious circumstances last week. Carolyn Ann Dermody, of North Sydney, N.S.
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Federal transport minister says Bay of Fundy ferry will not be removed from its route

Federal transport minister says Bay of Fundy ferry will not be removed from its route

HALIFAX — Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the ferry that operates between Digby, N.S., and Saint John, N.B., will not be moved to another route next year.
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49-year-old Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting an adult in Newfoundland

49-year-old Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting an adult in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland say they've charged a priest with sexual assault.
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