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Nova Scotia RCMP suspend search for child who went missing after falling in water

COOK'S COVE — Police in Nova Scotia say they have suspended the search for a child who fell into the water in Cook's Cove, located on the eastern side of the province. A news release from the RCMP says the search was suspended on Saturday around 5 p.
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Frozen pastries recalled in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and N.S.: CFIA

Frozen pastries recalled in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and N.S.: CFIA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers across multiple provinces that two brands of frozen pastries have been recalled due to salmonella concerns. The federal authority says Sweet Cream brand and D. Effe T.
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Nova Scotia RCMP join other agencies in search for missing child

Nova Scotia RCMP join other agencies in search for missing child

COOK'S COVE — Police in Nova Scotia say they are searching for a child who fell into the water in Cook's Cove, located on the eastern side of the province.
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Nova Scotia has cancelled U.S. supplier agreements and contracts worth $130,600

Nova Scotia has cancelled U.S. supplier agreements and contracts worth $130,600

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia says it has cancelled contracts with two American companies and has not renewed agreements with another nine U.S. suppliers in response to the trade war launched by President Donald Trump.
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On the banks of a N.S. river, elver fishers from a Mi'kmaq First Nation defy Ottawa

On the banks of a N.S. river, elver fishers from a Mi'kmaq First Nation defy Ottawa

HUBBARDS — As night falls along the banks of the Fitzroy River, Tabitha Morrison pauses from dipping her net for baby eels, and explains why she believes Ottawa's rules shouldn't govern Indigenous fishers.
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Gender-based violence spikes five years after Nova Scotia mass shooting

Gender-based violence spikes five years after Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX — The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife.
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Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging all of his fellow premiers to join his province and others in taking steps to remove barriers to the free flow of goods and workers within Canada, pitching it as a way to shore up the economy against the
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Crown reduces second-degree murder charge for teen in stabbing death of Halifax boy

Crown reduces second-degree murder charge for teen in stabbing death of Halifax boy

HALIFAX — The Crown is no longer pursuing a second-degree murder charge against a teen who is alleged to have organized the fight last year that ended in the stabbing death of Halifax high school student Ahmad Al Marrach.
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Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations

Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia auditor general Kim Adair said Tuesday the provincial government has made substantial progress toward acting on recommendations she made from 2020 to 2022.
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Nova Scotia moves forward with plan for municipalities to protect coastlines

Nova Scotia moves forward with plan for municipalities to protect coastlines

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is offering municipalities a blueprint on how they can protect the province’s 13,000 kilometres of coastline. Environment Minister Tim Halman was in Sydney, N.S.
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