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Plan to replace Newfoundland's crumbling, 164-year-old jail delayed by high costs

Plan to replace Newfoundland's crumbling, 164-year-old jail delayed by high costs

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — High costs have stalled plans to replace a notoriously harsh Newfoundland and Labrador jail, where a rodent infestation led to an inmate being bitten and black mould shut down in-person visits.
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Man who killed Halifax gay rights activist discharged from psychiatric hospital

Man who killed Halifax gay rights activist discharged from psychiatric hospital

HALIFAX — A mentally ill Nova Scotia man who killed a well-known gay rights advocate in 2012 has been discharged from the psychiatric hospital where he has been receiving treatment since he was first placed in custody there 11 years ago.
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Nova Scotia to increase wages, provide benefits and pension for child-care workers

Nova Scotia to increase wages, provide benefits and pension for child-care workers

HALIFAX — Licensed child-care workers in Nova Scotia will receive pay raises of between 14 and 17 per cent next spring and will also be provided with new pension and benefits plans.
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Police in eastern P.E.I. find human remains after the arrest of two youths

Police in eastern P.E.I. find human remains after the arrest of two youths

CHARLOTTETOWN — Police investigating the disappearance of a 17-year-old boy in P.E.I. say they found unidentified human remains today following the arrest Tuesday night of two youths.
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Former head monk at Cape Breton monastery sentenced to 60 days in jail for voyeurism

Former head monk at Cape Breton monastery sentenced to 60 days in jail for voyeurism

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A man who served as the head monk of a monastery in Cape Breton has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after he pleaded guilty in July to a charge of voyeurism.
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Tens of thousands lose power after windstorm lashes East Coast

Tens of thousands lose power after windstorm lashes East Coast

HALIFAX — Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Tuesday after strong winds struck Canada's East Coast, and officials warned electricity restoration could take days in some areas.
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More than 28 per cent of N.S. children starting out in school are vulnerable: study

More than 28 per cent of N.S. children starting out in school are vulnerable: study

HALIFAX — The increase in Nova Scotia children considered vulnerable to having learning problems as they enter the school system may be connected to the COVID-19 pandemic and child poverty, says a child and youth researcher.
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Ottawa spending $2.49 billion to acquire 11 drones for Royal Canadian Air Force

Ottawa spending $2.49 billion to acquire 11 drones for Royal Canadian Air Force

HALIFAX — Ottawa plans to spend $2.49 billion to acquire 11 remotely piloted drones to help the Royal Canadian Air Force conduct long-distance surveillance, federal officials announced Tuesday. Canada will buy the drones from U.S.
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Winds over 100 kilometres per hour hit East Coast as homeless tie down tents

Winds over 100 kilometres per hour hit East Coast as homeless tie down tents

HALIFAX — Powerful gusts were forecast to reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour on Canada's East Coast on Monday, as residents of homeless encampments across the Halifax area secured their tents in hopes of weathering the storm.
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For the first time since 2008, Newfoundland will receive an equalization payment

For the first time since 2008, Newfoundland will receive an equalization payment

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a federal equalization payment next year, marking the first time since 2008 it has qualified for the transfer aimed at levelling fiscal disparities among provinces.
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