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2 new charges laid against man accused in Halifax U.S. consulate bomb threat globalnews.ca/news/12119154/…

2 new charges laid against man accused in Halifax U.S. consulate bomb threat - Halifax | Globalne...

Halifax police have laid two more charges against a man following a bomb threat at the United States consulate in August.

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Nova Scotia police watchdog clears officers in murder plot, extortion investigation globalnews.ca/news/12118567/…

Nova Scotia police watchdog clears officers in murder plot, extortion investigation - Halifax |...

Two officers were cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation into allegations the pair had conspired to commit murder and that one had tried to blackmail the other.

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High winds from Subtropical Storm Josephine nix N.S.-P.E.I. ferry crossings globalnews.ca/news/12118376/…

High winds from Subtropical Storm Josephine nix N.S.-P.E.I. ferry crossings | Globalnews.ca

Environment Canada says winds from the north are gusting at 65 kilometres per hour and are expected to diminish to 45 kilometres per hour by midnight.

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Boon or boondoggle? N.S. weighs $10B data centre’s promised economic benefits globalnews.ca/news/12118282/…

Boon or boondoggle? N.S. weighs $10B data centre’s promised economic benefits - Halifax | Globaln...

Living more than 200 kilometres from the site of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal isn't stopping Michael McCluskey from voicing his opposition to the project.

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Potential school support worker strike in N.S. puts families in limbo globalnews.ca/news/12113820/…

Potential school support worker strike in N.S. puts families in limbo - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

For Kirkley Westhaver, a strike would mean having to decide whether she tags along with her eight-year-old daughter to school or has her daughter stay home.

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Non-profit asks Nova Scotians to ‘adopt’ a bat as part of conservation efforts globalnews.ca/news/12113825/…

Non-profit asks Nova Scotians to ‘adopt’ a bat as part of conservation efforts - Halifax | Global...

A Nova Scotia non-profit is asking people to "adopt" a bat in a bid to educate Maritimers about a rare species, while supporting bat conservation.

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N.S. woman says duct-cleaning company used AI-generated photos to fake work globalnews.ca/news/12113258/…

N.S. woman says duct-cleaning company used AI-generated photos to fake work - Halifax | Globalnew...

A Dartmouth, N.S. woman says her recent experience with a duct-cleaning company has left her feeling scammed and alleges she was shown AI-generated photos of supposed work.

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Crown drops sex offender registry charge against former Nova Scotia police chief globalnews.ca/news/12114098/…

Crown drops sex offender registry charge against former Nova Scotia police chief - Halifax |...

On March 4, 2020, John Collyer was sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually exploiting a 17-year-old girl when he was deputy chief of the Bridgewater Police Service.



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Subtropical storm bringing rain and wind to parts of Atlantic Canada, diverts cruise ship globalnews.ca/news/12113414/…

Subtropical storm bringing rain and wind to parts of Atlantic Canada, diverts cruise ship |...

Environment Canada has issued yellow rainfall warnings for parts of northern and eastern Nova Scotia Thursday with rainfall amounts of 50 to 70 millimetres.

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N.S. NDP remove party whip following post about France protests globalnews.ca/news/12112472/…

N.S. NDP remove party whip following post about France protests - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

The Nova Scotia NDP has removed MLA Paul Wozney as its whip after the PC Caucus accused him of calling for “France-style riots in Nova Scotia and Canada.”

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RCMP apologizes for ‘grossly inadequate’ investigation into N.S. workplace drowning globalnews.ca/news/12111036/…

RCMP apologizes for ‘grossly inadequate’ investigation into N.S. workplace drowning - Halifax |...

The agency that reviews complaints against the RCMP says the Mounties have apologized for their “grossly inadequate” investigation into the October 2020 workplace death.

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Appeal of an N.S. RCMP officer’s sexual assault acquittal has been abandoned by Crown globalnews.ca/news/12111027/…

Appeal of an N.S. RCMP officer’s sexual assault acquittal has been abandoned by Crown - Halifax |...

An appeal of a Nova Scotia RCMP officer's sexual assault charge acquittal has been abandoned by the Crown.

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Halifax Forum meeting to be rescheduled, councillors raise concerns over project pause globalnews.ca/news/12109690/…

Halifax Forum meeting to be rescheduled, councillors raise concerns over project pause - Halifax |...

The 98-yera-old Halifax Forum is a municipal heritage property, and any redevelopment would require a legal process that includes public engagement. 

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Nova Scotia youth arrested after threat made against student on social media globalnews.ca/news/12109654/…

Nova Scotia youth arrested after threat made against student on social media - Halifax | Globalne...

Police in Nova Scotia have arrested a youth after a fellow student was threatened in a social media post. 

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N.S. RCMP says suspicious death of man found last year in car was homicide globalnews.ca/news/12109656/…

N.S. RCMP says suspicious death of man found last year in car was homicide - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

RCMP say they worked with the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service to identify the victim as Emerson Elliot Dixon of Whitney Pier.

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Much of Alberta has rejected holding a binding referendum on separatism and would rather remain part of Canada. globalnews.ca/news/12108827/…

Alberta referendum voters reject separatism, choose to stay in Canada | Globalnews.ca

Most of the province of Alberta has rejected a formal referendum on separatism and would rather remain part of Canada.

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WATCH LIVE | Global News special coverage of the Alberta referendum results. globalnews.ca/news/12105970/…

WATCH LIVE | Alberta referendum special coverage | Globalnews.ca

Global News has in-depth Alberta referendum results coverage and analysis.

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Proposed remedy for workers affected by Bill 148 could cost N.S. $470 million globalnews.ca/news/12108376/…

Proposed remedy for workers affected by Bill 148 could cost N.S. $470 million - Halifax | Globaln...

The Nova Scotia government says it has agreed to pay public sector employees an estimated $470 million in compensation over legislation introduced in 2015 to restrict their wages.

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‘Just not acceptable’: Backlash grows over Nova Scotia AI data centre project globalnews.ca/news/12107998/…

‘Just not acceptable’: Backlash grows over Nova Scotia AI data centre project - Halifax | Globaln...

Criticism of Nova Scotia's move to build a large-scale AI data centre is growing, as both opposition parties are calling for an emergency sitting of the Legislature to debate it.

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Thousands of school support workers in Nova Scotia could strike next week globalnews.ca/news/12108369/…

Thousands of school support workers in Nova Scotia could strike next week - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

The union representing school support workers across Nova Scotia is warning many schools may close if its members go on strike next week. 

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