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Nova Scotia RCMP has charged a teacher in Tatamagouche with sexual offences involving a student. On Tuesday, Colchester County District RCMP were contacted by the Tatamagouche Regional Academy about…
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Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is facing an additional eight criminal charges, that include sex assault, on top of the previous five charges he is facing. Stronach was originally charged…
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Those looking to use the Alderney Ferry Wednesday morning were forced to look elsewhere after Halifax Transit cancelled several morning crossings. https://twitter.com/hfxtransit/status/1805924386756591974 No…
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Regional police arrested two people in connection to multiple gas station robberies that took place across the province this week. On Monday night, Truro police officers responded to a robbery that…
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Lunenburg District RCMP say they have released a man who was the subject of an emergency alert Wednesday morning. Mounties said just after 7:30 a.m., they received multiple calls about a man with a…
Jonathan David scored in the 74th minute, and Canada knocked off Peru 1-0 on Tuesday night in the Copa America for its first victory over a South American opponent in 24 years. Peru played a man short…
The union representing WestJet mechanics have served strike notice, meaning workers could be off the job Friday night. The airline’s CEO says their offer is raises of 22% over 4 years, something any other union would accept.
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At least two people are dead after days of severe storms and flooding in the U.S. upper midwest. Laura Aguirre looks at the catastrophic situation.
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump are set to go head-to-head in Thursday’s Presidential debate. Julia Benbrook looks at the new rules the two candidates will be facing during the showdown.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is free after a judge accepted his plea deal this morning. Amy Kiley with the development that ends more than a decade of U.S. efforts to prosecute Assange for leaking classified information.
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The loss of Toronto-St. Paul’s – a longtime Liberal safe seat, could see calls for Justin Trudeau’s resignation grow. But polling shows none of the potential candidates impress undecided voters.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The federal government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador northern cod moratorium, which gutted the province’s economy and transformed scores of coastal communities after it was…
CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. — The Labrador wildfire threatening the town of Churchill Falls jumped the Churchill River on Tuesday, prompting the emergency evacuation of the hydroelectric generating station…
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Lunenburg RCMP is asking for the public’s help in finding a 54-year-old man. Mounties said Melvin William Townsend was last seen walking Hwy. 10 in Cookville on the evening of June 13. Townsend is…
OTTAWA — A historic defeat for the Liberals in a downtown Toronto byelection has put a glaring question mark on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political future. Insiders warn the Conservative victory…
Canadians will have to wait at least another year to see a team north of the border lift the Stanley Cup. Canada’s NHL championship drought extended to 31 years on Monday when the Florida Panthers…
HALIFAX — Canadian officials say a North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says in a news release Monday that the…
A Pictou County man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant was arrested in Amherst last week. On June 21st, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Amherst Police say officers were called to a park on Beacon Street after…
Halifax Regional Police (HRP) released impaired driving statistics for the month of May, where officers charged 39 drivers with related offences. The force said in a post on X, 22 drivers were charged…
Riley Melanson and Connor Fitzpatrick of Dartmouth, N.S., will be competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics in just over a month. The two athletes are of 13 canoe/kayak sprinters that will represent Canada….
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OTTAWA — Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they’re looking at their phones to find information. That’s the example that Treasury Board President Anita Anand brings…
Pictou District RCMP is asking for the public’s help in finding an 18-year-old woman. Mounties said Sonya ‘Skye’ Leah Hubley was last heard from on June 20. Hubley is described 5’7 tall, 150 lbs….
HALIFAX — With six months left in the year, the Halifax YWCA says it has already drained nearly all of its fund for helping domestic violence survivors fleeing abuse as it fields 30 calls for help a…
All NATO members are required to spend the equivalent of 2% of GDP on their military, and Canada has always fallen short of that benchmark. But now, mounting geopolitical turmoil, and harsh rhetoric from…
CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. — A wildfire that’s forced the evacuation of a central Labrador town continued to hold relatively steady as of Sunday. The province’s forest fire duty officer Mark Lawlor says…
The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame will be making significant upgrades to its facility with the help of a $2.5 million investment from the province. According to Nova Scotia, the upgraded facility will…
If you travelled through Amherst this past month and stopped at a Tim Horton’s, you could be exposed to the virus that causes hepatitis A. Nova Scotia Health said the risk is low but the agency is investigating…
A man who was wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant and believed to be carrying an axe was arrested over the weekend. Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed on social media that 26-year-old Brandon Crawford…
Fredericton police say two 17-year-old boys have been charged in connection with a stabbing that killed a 71-year-old man. Police responded to a call of an ongoing fight taking place Friday on the 500…
OTTAWA — Canada accused China of undermining global trade rules and flooding the market with electric vehicles Monday as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland kick-started the process required to impose…