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Halifax studying ways to better protect at-risk neighbourhoods from wildfires

Halifax studying ways to better protect at-risk neighbourhoods from wildfires

HALIFAX — The Halifax Regional Municipality is exploring ways to better protect its vulnerable neighbourhoods from wildfires.
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First Nation in N.B. under state of emergency to install gates to keep out drugs

First Nation in N.B. under state of emergency to install gates to keep out drugs

FREDERICTON — A First Nations community in New Brunswick will soon be surrounded by security gates in an effort to curb illegal drug activity.
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No criminal charges for Halifax police officer who killed man pointing shotgun

No criminal charges for Halifax police officer who killed man pointing shotgun

HALIFAX — A Halifax Regional Police officer won't face criminal charges for shooting dead a Dartmouth, N.S., man who was allegedly pointing a shotgun at police.
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N.S. police watchdog says Truro officer faces sex-assault and voyeurism charges

N.S. police watchdog says Truro officer faces sex-assault and voyeurism charges

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s independent police watchdog says it has laid four sex-related charges against a member of the Truro Police Service. The Serious Incident Response Team says it was contacted on March 21 by police in Truro, N.S.
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Local news is a calling for ex-BBC reporter informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires

Local news is a calling for ex-BBC reporter informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires

As thousands of terrified people packed up their belongings last week after an evacuation order in Yellowknife, N.W.T., local news site Cabin Radio was providing line-by-line, minute-by-minute updates on where to go and what to expect.
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St. Mary's First Nation in New Brunswick declares local state of emergency

St. Mary's First Nation in New Brunswick declares local state of emergency

FREDERICTON — St. Mary's First Nation in New Brunswick says it has declared a state of local emergency effective immediately.
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Saint John man charged in weekend homicide as family of deceased grieves

Saint John man charged in weekend homicide as family of deceased grieves

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A Saint John man has been charged with the city’s first homicide of 2023, as a family grieves the loss of their 38-year-old son who had been struggling with addiction.
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Trudeau touts new P.E.I. daycare spots, says child care key to cutting cost of living

Trudeau touts new P.E.I. daycare spots, says child care key to cutting cost of living

CORNWALL, P.E.I. — Wages for some early childhood educators in Prince Edward Island will go up this fall and new daycare spaces will be added, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King announced Monday.
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Man dead after car collides with moose on Newfoundland highway

Man dead after car collides with moose on Newfoundland highway

HOLYROOD, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP say a man is dead following a highway collision involving a moose over the weekend. Police say the collision occurred Saturday on the Trans-Canada Highway near Middle Gull Pond, N.L.
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Fifty-nine-year-old man dead after all-terrain vehicle crash in Cape Breton

Fifty-nine-year-old man dead after all-terrain vehicle crash in Cape Breton

HALIFAX — RCMP in Cape Breton are reporting a fatal all-terrain vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 59-year-old man over the weekend. Police say the crash occurred Saturday on MacIntyre Mountain Road in Glenora, N.S.
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