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Report on RCMP, government responses to mass shooting inquiry offers no evaluation

Report on RCMP, government responses to mass shooting inquiry offers no evaluation

HALIFAX — An independent committee has released its first report on how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia, but it does not offer any assessment of the progress made so far.
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Nova Scotia rates of poverty, food insecurity in 2022 worst among all provinces

Nova Scotia rates of poverty, food insecurity in 2022 worst among all provinces

HALIFAX — New data from Statistics Canada show that Nova Scotia’s rates of poverty and food insecurity in 2022 were the highest of any province — and the head of the province's largest network of food banks says things have only worsened since.
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Progress reported on bid to sell insolvent media companies SaltWire and The Herald

Progress reported on bid to sell insolvent media companies SaltWire and The Herald

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge received good news Tuesday during an update on the proposed sale of SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd., two financially troubled companies that operate Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain.
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Halifax police release name of armed man who fled scene, prompting emergency alert

Halifax police release name of armed man who fled scene, prompting emergency alert

Halifax police have released the name of an armed and dangerous man who threatened people in the Dartmouth area earlier today then fled on foot, prompting an emergency alert.
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Halifax to designate new homeless encampment sites as remaining spaces overflow

Halifax to designate new homeless encampment sites as remaining spaces overflow

Halifax is looking to designate new encampment locations for unhoused people now that the remaining authorized sites have double the number of recommended residents and new tents are popping up in city parks.
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Third teen facing second-degree murder charge in stabbing death of Halifax student

Third teen facing second-degree murder charge in stabbing death of Halifax student

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax say a third teen is facing a charge of second-degree murder in the stabbing death last week of a 16-year-old high school student.
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Bidders express interest in buying all or part of SaltWire newspaper business

Bidders express interest in buying all or part of SaltWire newspaper business

HALIFAX — Several bidders have offered to buy all or part of SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd., the two insolvent companies that operate Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper enterprise, a restructuring firm says.
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First court appearance for boy and girl charged in death of Halifax 16-year-old

First court appearance for boy and girl charged in death of Halifax 16-year-old

HALIFAX — A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance Friday in a Halifax courtroom on charges of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student.
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Nova Scotia elver fisher says early signs of improved enforcement of fishery

Nova Scotia elver fisher says early signs of improved enforcement of fishery

HALIFAX — A string of recent arrests for illegal fishing is an early sign the federal government has increased enforcement since it closed the baby eel fishery, says one Nova Scotia commercial fisher.
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Two 14-year-olds charged with second-degree murder in Halifax teen's killing

Two 14-year-olds charged with second-degree murder in Halifax teen's killing

Halifax police have charged two 14-year-olds with second-degree murder following the death this week of 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach.
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