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High-dose flu vaccine available now in N.S., updated COVID-19 shot later this month

High-dose flu vaccine available now in N.S., updated COVID-19 shot later this month

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is beginning to roll out its vaccines for influenza and COVID-19, as the province sees virus activity that is well below what was seen at the height of the pandemic. Dr.
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Seven years after youth centre attacks, security fears of the time partially released

Seven years after youth centre attacks, security fears of the time partially released

HALIFAX — After seven years and an access-to-information battle that has moved to the courts, the Nova Scotia government has released some details of the security fears staff identified after violence broke out at a provincial youth detention facilit
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Halifax police say arrests made following 'unsanctioned student gathering'

Halifax police say arrests made following 'unsanctioned student gathering'

HALIFAX — Police say they've made arrests and issued summary offence tickets after an "unsanctioned student gathering" in Halifax.
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Nova Scotia to review role of RCMP in the province, after report into mass shooting

Nova Scotia to review role of RCMP in the province, after report into mass shooting

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government has launched a review into policing, six months after a public inquiry raised wide-ranging criticisms of the RCMP's performance in the province.
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Escaped cows trample Nova Scotia couple's lawn, court action ensues over landscaping

Escaped cows trample Nova Scotia couple's lawn, court action ensues over landscaping

TRURO, N.S. — A Nova Scotia small claims court has awarded $1,776 to a Truro-area couple whose lawn was repeatedly trampled by their neighbours' wandering cows.
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Furniture designer crafts a chair named 'solace' to aid those harmed by Fiona's wrath

Furniture designer crafts a chair named 'solace' to aid those harmed by Fiona's wrath

HALIFAX — Furniture designer Jonathan Otter has created a chair that represents a hurricane's devastating power — and the support needed after one hits a community — as part of a fundraiser for those rebuilding from post-tropical storm Fiona.
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Group monitoring RCMP response to mass shooting inquiry needs public's help: chair

Group monitoring RCMP response to mass shooting inquiry needs public's help: chair

HALIFAX — The head of the independent committee overseeing how governments and the RCMP are responding to the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry says the public will play a key role in ensuring the inquiry's recommendations do not gather dust.
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Nova Scotia to review freedom of information legislation after years of criticism

Nova Scotia to review freedom of information legislation after years of criticism

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government is launching a review of its freedom of information legislation after years of criticism that the current system results in blacked-out government documents and a toothless review process.
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Nova Scotia budget update: Jump in spending sees deficit rise to $403 million

Nova Scotia budget update: Jump in spending sees deficit rise to $403 million

HALIFAX — Health-care spending and disaster relief for extreme weather have helped push Nova Scotia's budget deficit to $402.7-million this fiscal year, an increase of $123.8 million from the figure forecast in the spring.
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Hurricane Juan: the most powerful and deadly storm to hit Atlantic Canada in 50 years

Hurricane Juan: the most powerful and deadly storm to hit Atlantic Canada in 50 years

HALIFAX — Chris Fogarty remembers the moment 20 years ago when he transmitted a weather bulletin warning that hurricane Juan would make landfall near Halifax, churning out gusts at 140 kilometres per hour.
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