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Inspections to increase after fire shuts down Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine

Inspections to increase after fire shuts down Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine

HALIFAX — A provincial safety official says there will be increased inspections at the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton now that it has resumed operations after an underground fire prompted a stop-work order in April.
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Hopes dashed for a new deal in Newfoundland and Labrador's stalled crab fishery

Hopes dashed for a new deal in Newfoundland and Labrador's stalled crab fishery

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Crab fishers and processors have once again locked horns in Newfoundland and Labrador, prolonging a bitter standoff in the province's lucrative snow crab fishery.
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Politicians stage protest over university's decision to ban the 'Ode to Newfoundland'

Politicians stage protest over university's decision to ban the 'Ode to Newfoundland'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Politicians across Newfoundland and Labrador have registered their dismay with a decision by Memorial University to extend a ban on the singing of the provincial anthem at convocation ceremonies.
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Amid chaos of unlicensed baby eel harvest on East Coast, fisheries science suffers

Amid chaos of unlicensed baby eel harvest on East Coast, fisheries science suffers

HALIFAX — Indigenous and non-Indigenous baby eel harvesters are lamenting that a long-running study on the species has been cancelled because of unlicensed, chaotic fishing.
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New Brunswick premier wants to gut sex education: former education minister

New Brunswick premier wants to gut sex education: former education minister

FREDERICTON — A former New Brunswick education minister says he believes Premier Blaine Higgs recently ordered a review of the province's policy on sexual orientation in schools because he has a plan to gut sex education.
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Nova Scotia government touts land-for-housing plan as way to reduce shortages

Nova Scotia government touts land-for-housing plan as way to reduce shortages

NEW MINAS, N.S. — Nova Scotia's government is providing some of its surplus land in an Annapolis Valley village to help defray the cost of building 24 co-operative housing units.
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Study looks at effects of lost fishing gear off southwestern Nova Scotia

Study looks at effects of lost fishing gear off southwestern Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — A study published Wednesday details the economic and environmental effects caused by tonnes of lost and discarded fishing gear in some of Canada’s most lucrative fishing grounds.
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N.S. approves wind farm, but federal officials worry project would kill at-risk birds

N.S. approves wind farm, but federal officials worry project would kill at-risk birds

HALIFAX — A 13-turbine wind farm recently approved by the Nova Scotia government is worrying federal officials, who say there isn't enough information about what impact the project will have on the endangered roseate tern and other birds.
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New Brunswick reviewing policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools

New Brunswick reviewing policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is facing intense scrutiny and some harsh criticism for its decision to review the province's two-year-old policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
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Nova Scotia fire marshal's office failing to manage fire and building safety: auditor

Nova Scotia fire marshal's office failing to manage fire and building safety: auditor

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia fire marshal's office is putting the public at risk by failing to manage fire and building safety despite repeated warnings, the province’s auditor general says in a new report.
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