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Cash incentives offered to Nova Scotia businesses that promote the 'Gaelic brand'

Cash incentives offered to Nova Scotia businesses that promote the 'Gaelic brand'

HALIFAX — The next time you order a meal in Nova Scotia, you could get a discount on your bill – if you know some Gaelic.
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12-year-old Nova Scotia boy faces charges after allegedly stealing truck

12-year-old Nova Scotia boy faces charges after allegedly stealing truck

SYDNEY, N.S. — A 12-year-old boy from Sydney, N.S., is facing charges for allegedly stealing a truck on Monday morning. Cape Breton Regional Police say the truck was stolen from a driveway on Webster Street around 8 a.m.
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Jamaican migrant worker granted federal health care after being fired from N.S. farm

Jamaican migrant worker granted federal health care after being fired from N.S. farm

HALIFAX — A migrant worker diagnosed with cervical cancer shortly after arriving in Nova Scotia has been granted health insurance under a federal program, but advocates continue to call on the province to expand health coverage to people without perm
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Nova Scotia RCMP investigate violent home invasion east of Halifax

Nova Scotia RCMP investigate violent home invasion east of Halifax

HALIFAX — Mounties in Nova Scotia are investigating a violent home invasion. RCMP say officers were dispatched to a rural community east of Halifax early Saturday after three men abruptly entered the residence and proceeded to ransack the property.
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Children of man who died in N.S. floods question why roads open, alerts delayed

Children of man who died in N.S. floods question why roads open, alerts delayed

TANTALLON, N.S. — It doesn't make sense to Robie Holland that — as 250 millimetres of rain poured down in rural Nova Scotia — there was nothing to stop his father from travelling down a rapidly flooding road.
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New storm forecast means increased hurricane risk this season in Atlantic Canada

New storm forecast means increased hurricane risk this season in Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX — A Canadian forecaster says a revised outlook predicting more storms than average in the Atlantic Ocean this hurricane season increases the chance of a significant storm hitting Eastern Canada.
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Nova Scotia fishers on the hook for gear destroyed by historic wildfires

Nova Scotia fishers on the hook for gear destroyed by historic wildfires

HALIFAX — A volunteer firefighter who battled one of Nova Scotia’s biggest wildfires must now shell out thousands of dollars to replace the fishing gear he lost to the flames.
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Nova Scotia coal mine remains closed while officials examine repairs after rockfall

Nova Scotia coal mine remains closed while officials examine repairs after rockfall

HALIFAX — A stop-work order issued following a rockfall last month at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine will remain in place until a consultant can determine that the mine is safe, Nova Scotia Labour Department officials said Thursday.
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Independent review needed of N.S. flooding preparedness and response, says opposition

Independent review needed of N.S. flooding preparedness and response, says opposition

HALIFAX — Opposition politicians and the mayor of a Nova Scotia municipality devastated by floods say the province should order an external review of the response to the recent disaster.
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Nova Scotia premier says byelection win sign of approval for Tory health care efforts

Nova Scotia premier says byelection win sign of approval for Tory health care efforts

HALIFAX — A Progressive Conservative byelection win in a longtime Liberal stronghold is a sign of approval for the government’s record in bolstering health care, Nova Scotia’s premier said Wednesday.
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