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Nova Scotia sees 35 per cent cut in international student permit applications in 2024

Nova Scotia sees 35 per cent cut in international student permit applications in 2024

HALIFAX — The federal government is imposing a 35 per cent cut on international study permits in Nova Scotia, curbing the growth the province's universities and colleges have seen as a result of soaring international enrolment.
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N.B. opposition say premier's comments on homeless encampment deaths lack empathy

N.B. opposition say premier's comments on homeless encampment deaths lack empathy

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick opposition parties are accusing Premier Blaine Higgs of lacking compassion after he responded to the deaths of two people at a homeless encampment by invoking legislation that could force unhoused people into addiction tre
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'Things are going to change.' RCMP report on response to mass shooting inquiry

'Things are going to change.' RCMP report on response to mass shooting inquiry

MILLBROOK, NOVA SCOTIA — RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme released a strategy Wednesday outlining how the national police force will respond to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives.
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Nova Scotia government announces rate indexing for people on income assistance

Nova Scotia government announces rate indexing for people on income assistance

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative government made an unexpected announcement Wednesday that it will index income assistance payments to keep up with inflation.
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Former N.L. Mountie charged with perjury for testimony at another officer's trial

Former N.L. Mountie charged with perjury for testimony at another officer's trial

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former RCMP officer is facing charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for testimony he gave on the witness stand at another Mountie's trial, Newfoundland and Labrador's police oversight agency said Wednesday. Const.
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Canadian bridges are safe, officials say after U.S. bridge rammed by ship, collapses

Canadian bridges are safe, officials say after U.S. bridge rammed by ship, collapses

MONTREAL — Canadian authorities tried to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early Tuesday morning after it was rammed by a container ship.
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N.B. community devastated by the deaths of two unhoused people in tent fire

N.B. community devastated by the deaths of two unhoused people in tent fire

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Community members in Saint John, N.B., say they are devastated after two people died in a tent fire at a homeless encampment on Monday — the second and third unhoused people to be killed by fire this year in the same area.
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Nova Scotia announces more modular housing for health workers

Nova Scotia announces more modular housing for health workers

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government will erect prefabricated homes at sites near two hospitals in the province as part of a $45-million program to address housing shortages for health-care workers.
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New Brunswick latest province to sign health deal with Ottawa, worth $430 million

New Brunswick latest province to sign health deal with Ottawa, worth $430 million

MONCTON, N.B. — The New Brunswick and federal governments have signed two agreements worth $430 million to fund the province's health and long-term care systems.
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With help from Pitbull, Newfoundland cabbie shows spoons aren’t just for folk music

With help from Pitbull, Newfoundland cabbie shows spoons aren’t just for folk music

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Harold Butler scrolled through a long playlist glowing on his iPhone screen in his spacious taxi, which was parked on a downtown street in St. John's, N.L., on a recent rainy night. Flo Rida? Not now.
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