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N.S. invests $5.6 million for first physician assistant program in Atlantic Canada

N.S. invests $5.6 million for first physician assistant program in Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX — As thousands of Nova Scotians linger on a waiting list for a doctor, the provincial government has announced a new physician assistant program at Dalhousie University, the first in Atlantic Canada. The province is giving $5.
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Nova Scotia RCMP called in to help with investigation into byelection allegations

Nova Scotia RCMP called in to help with investigation into byelection allegations

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's chief electoral officer has called in the RCMP to help her investigate the provincial Liberal party's conduct in the campaign leading up to a byelection Tuesday.
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As climate disasters increase, N.S. volunteer firefighters need more financial help

As climate disasters increase, N.S. volunteer firefighters need more financial help

WINDSOR, N.S. — On July 22, volunteer firefighter Logan Hope made a heroic rescue as historic flooding hit Nova Scotia, but eight days later — injured and off work — he was struggling to make ends meet. “I’m trying to survive.
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No injuries after timber beam falls from Hibernia offshore oil platform

No injuries after timber beam falls from Hibernia offshore oil platform

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore petroleum regulator says nobody was injured in a potentially deadly accident on the deck of the Hibernia Platform last month.
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RCMP say body of Nova Scotia teen who went missing in flood has been found

RCMP say body of Nova Scotia teen who went missing in flood has been found

WINDSOR, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia say they have recovered a body believed to be that of a 14-year-old girl who was swept nearly 100 kilometres from where she disappeared in rushing floodwaters on July 22.
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N.S. Supreme Court orders YouTuber to pay $175K for defaming Egyptian civil servant

N.S. Supreme Court orders YouTuber to pay $175K for defaming Egyptian civil servant

HALIFAX — A court has ordered a Halifax YouTuber to pay $175,000 for defamatory statements made against an Egyptian civil servant, but Nermine Adel Khalil says she has no intention of paying, or ceasing her comments.
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Harold Brine was the last of 19 miners rescued after 1958 Nova Scotia mine disaster

Harold Brine was the last of 19 miners rescued after 1958 Nova Scotia mine disaster

HALIFAX — When Harold Brine realized he and 11 other men were trapped near the bottom of North America's deepest coal mine, his thoughts turned to his two-year-old daughter, Bonnie. "I was wondering if she would remember me if I didn't get out ...
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N.L. premier's trip to billionaire's fishing lodge did not break rules: commissioner

N.L. premier's trip to billionaire's fishing lodge did not break rules: commissioner

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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New Brunswick Education Department received no complaints about pronouns kept secret

New Brunswick Education Department received no complaints about pronouns kept secret

FREDERICTON — A freedom of information request filed by a University of New Brunswick professor has revealed that no parents complained to the province that they had been left in the dark about their children’s preferred pronouns.
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N.S. RCMP suspend search for missing youth, as another flooding victim remembered

N.S. RCMP suspend search for missing youth, as another flooding victim remembered

WINDSOR, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP said Monday they suspended their search northwest of Halifax for a youth who was swept away July 22 by rushing floodwaters, as mourners gathered to remember a child killed during that same severe weather event.
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