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Nova Scotia RCMP were searching for vehicle before deadly weekend crash

Nova Scotia RCMP were searching for vehicle before deadly weekend crash

HANTSPORT — Nova Scotia RCMP were searching for a possible impaired driver in a vehicle that was involved hours later in a highway collision that killed five people over the weekend, police confirmed Monday. RCMP Cpl.
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Police say five people killed after collision near Falmouth, N.S.

Police say five people killed after collision near Falmouth, N.S.

HANTSPORT — Nova Scotia RCMP say five people have died after a two-vehicle crash near Falmouth, N.S. Police say it's believed a Honda Civic and Nissan Sentra were travelling in the eastbound lane on Highway 101 between Falmouth and Hantsport, N.S.
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Volunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate

Volunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate

HALIFAX — A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported missing last week from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia. On Wednesday, RCMP Staff Sgt.
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Poor turnout for youngest voters in most recent Nova Scotia election: new data

Poor turnout for youngest voters in most recent Nova Scotia election: new data

HALIFAX — Voter turnout in last fall’s Nova Scotia election reached a historic low, continuing a downward trend led by the province's youngest group of voters.
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Nova Scotia to speed up environmental reviews for clean energy projects

Nova Scotia to speed up environmental reviews for clean energy projects

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is accelerating the environmental review process for a number of clean energy projects to meet its climate goals and get off coal by 2030.
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Baby eel fisher calls for enforcement against illegal harvesting on N.S. river

Baby eel fisher calls for enforcement against illegal harvesting on N.S. river

HALIFAX — A licensed baby eel fisher says he's been sending evidence to the federal Fisheries Department of illegal fishing on a Nova Scotia river, but he says Ottawa is not acting.
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N.S. police scale back search for two children, say little chance they are alive

N.S. police scale back search for two children, say little chance they are alive

LANSDOWNE STATION — Police have scaled back a search for two children reported missing from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia, saying Wednesday there's little chance they could have survived after six days in the densely wooded area.
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Halifax-area vice-principal stabbed by student files lawsuit against security guard

Halifax-area vice-principal stabbed by student files lawsuit against security guard

HALIFAX — A vice-principal stabbed by a 15-year-old student inside a Halifax high school is suing a school security guard, claiming the guard failed to follow proper search and de-escalation procedures before the attack.
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Family keeping hope as search continues for missing boy and girl in rural N.S.

Family keeping hope as search continues for missing boy and girl in rural N.S.

LANSDOWNE STATION — The stepfather of two young children reported missing from their rural Nova Scotia home on Friday says he's hopeful six-year-old Lily Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan will be found safe after he met Tuesday morning with th
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Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official

Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official

HALIFAX — A provincial official acknowledged Tuesday that some Nova Scotia landlords are abusing fixed-term leases, but the government is not looking to change tenancy law because there could be "unintended consequences.
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