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Firefighting efforts continue in Newfoundland, New Brunswick bans woods activities

Firefighting efforts continue in Newfoundland, New Brunswick bans woods activities

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Wildfires: Penalties for violating fire bans soar up to $150,000 in Newfoundland

Wildfires: Penalties for violating fire bans soar up to $150,000 in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S — As some of eastern Newfoundland's tinder-dry forests continued to burn out of control on Friday, the provincial government exponentially increased its fines for those caught lighting illegal fires.
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Maritime provinces, Ottawa announce $9 million to help restore regional air travel

Maritime provinces, Ottawa announce $9 million to help restore regional air travel

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Maritime provinces and Ottawa are spending $9 million to help restore air travel between Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
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Titan disaster: federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission

Titan disaster: federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 2023, killing all five people aboard.
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New N.S. wildfire rules that ban activity in woods prompt confusion, frustration

New N.S. wildfire rules that ban activity in woods prompt confusion, frustration

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is getting a flood of feedback from people expressing confusion and frustration over new wildfire rules that forbid spending time in the woods.
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At support centre in N.L., residents who lost home support evacuees from wildfire

At support centre in N.L., residents who lost home support evacuees from wildfire

ST. JOHN'S — Scott Chandler's home burned in a Newfoundland wildfire this week — but he finds assisting others fleeing the flames keeps him hopeful amid the loss.
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Investigation launched into death of man in northern New Brunswick jail cell

Investigation launched into death of man in northern New Brunswick jail cell

MIRAMICHI — New Brunswick’s police oversight agency is investigating the death of a man inside a jail cell at the municipal police station in Miramichi.
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Multiple out-of-control wildfires are burning throughout Newfoundland

Multiple out-of-control wildfires are burning throughout Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S — Hundreds of people from several communities in Newfoundland have been ordered to evacuate their homes and businesses as six wildfires continued to burn Wednesday, half of them out of control.
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Nova Scotia releases plan on future transport needs for Halifax and surrounding area

Nova Scotia releases plan on future transport needs for Halifax and surrounding area

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has released its long-awaited plan to address the future transportation needs of Atlantic Canada’s largest city and the surrounding area.
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Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

HALIFAX — Sandra Walsh was struggling to breathe in her apartment when temperatures across Nova Scotia soared in July, but the woman on social assistance says her pleas for a government-funded air conditioner have been ignored.
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