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Service reduction in Canadian cities can lead to transit 'death spiral': researcher

Service reduction in Canadian cities can lead to transit 'death spiral': researcher

HALIFAX — Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit researcher says.
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Suspect charged after Halifax police seize 3D-printed firearm, many 3D firearm parts

Suspect charged after Halifax police seize 3D-printed firearm, many 3D firearm parts

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia man is facing several weapons-related charges after border agents and Halifax RCMP searched a home in Meaghers Grant, N.S., and seized a 3D-printed firearm with a suppressor and dozens of 3D firearm parts.
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Fraction of Nova Scotia's Green Fund spent on climate change programs: auditor

Fraction of Nova Scotia's Green Fund spent on climate change programs: auditor

HALIFAX — Only a fraction of a Nova Scotia government fund established to combat climate change has been spent on solving the problem, the province's auditor general revealed in an audit released Tuesday.
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N.S. social workers call out government's plan to offer one free therapy session

N.S. social workers call out government's plan to offer one free therapy session

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government's offer for a free, one-hour counselling session for residents is not enough, say the province’s college of social workers and the official Opposition.
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Environment Canada issues snowfall, extreme cold warnings for two Atlantic provinces

Environment Canada issues snowfall, extreme cold warnings for two Atlantic provinces

HALIFAX — Storm warnings are blanketing pockets of Atlantic Canada as wintry weather continues to grip the region.
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Convicted Nova Scotia murderer's stash of bitcoin at centre of wrongful death lawsuit

Convicted Nova Scotia murderer's stash of bitcoin at centre of wrongful death lawsuit

HALIFAX — A legal battle is brewing in Nova Scotia over access to bitcoin owned by an ex-medical student recently convicted of fatally shooting a fellow student during a drug deal.
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Director of Canada's drug price regulator resigns same week as colleague steps down

Director of Canada's drug price regulator resigns same week as colleague steps down

HALIFAX — The executive director of Canada's drug pricing regulator is stepping down — just days after another member resigned because of concerns that the federal government was undermining the independent body's work.
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Atlantic provinces sign on to bilateral health-care funding deals with Ottawa

Atlantic provinces sign on to bilateral health-care funding deals with Ottawa

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health minister says she has no problem with Ottawa holding the province accountable for how it will spend additional health-care money it will receive through a bilateral side deal announced Friday.
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N.S. researcher identifies first recorded case of an orca caring for pilot whale baby

N.S. researcher identifies first recorded case of an orca caring for pilot whale baby

HALIFAX — A Halifax-based biologist who helped to document the first recorded case of an orca caring for the offspring of another species says the finding sheds light on a complex animal relationship.
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Ottawa will help Atlantic provinces that want to welcome asylum seekers: Trudeau

Ottawa will help Atlantic provinces that want to welcome asylum seekers: Trudeau

HALIFAX — Atlantic provinces that are willing to welcome some of the thousands of asylum seekers who have entered the country outside official ports of entry will get help from Ottawa to shoulder the cost, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
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