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N.S. police board nixes complaints against Truro police in case of missing 3-year-old

N.S. police board nixes complaints against Truro police in case of missing 3-year-old

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Police Review Board has dismissed complaints against the Truro Police Service brought forward by the parents of a three-year-old boy who has been missing since spring 2020.
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Nova Scotia court says damage to student rental house like movie 'Animal House'

Nova Scotia court says damage to student rental house like movie 'Animal House'

ANTIGONISH, N.S. — A Nova Scotia small claims adjudicator has likened a dispute over damage to a student rental house as something that could have been included in the 1978 movie “Animal House.
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Byelection vote set for Tuesday in Nova Scotia riding of Preston

Byelection vote set for Tuesday in Nova Scotia riding of Preston

HALIFAX — A byelection set for Tuesday in the Nova Scotia riding of Preston will see the province’s Opposition Liberals try to retain a seat they’ve held for most of the last 20 years.
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Parts of Nova Scotia seeing heavy rain after last month's storm flooding

Parts of Nova Scotia seeing heavy rain after last month's storm flooding

HALIFAX — Parts of Nova Scotia were soaked with heavy rain that caused localized flooding on Saturday just two weeks after a torrential downpour triggered floods that swept four people to their deaths and washed out several roads and bridges.
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Housing shortage: Nova Scotia invests $1.3 million in provincewide home-sharing app

Housing shortage: Nova Scotia invests $1.3 million in provincewide home-sharing app

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has come up with a new way to deal with the province's housing crisis, but a group that represents commercial landlords says the program could create new problems. The provincial government announced Friday it will spend $1.
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Nova Scotia Liberals accuse Elections Nova Scotia of hypocrisy during byelection

Nova Scotia Liberals accuse Elections Nova Scotia of hypocrisy during byelection

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Liberal Party says it is receiving unfair treatment from the province's independent elections agency ahead of Tuesday's byelection in the riding of Preston.
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Legionnaires’ disease could be connected to N.S. hospital's cooling system

Legionnaires’ disease could be connected to N.S. hospital's cooling system

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia health officials say a recent outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the New Glasgow area could be connected to bacteria in a cooling tower at a local hospital.
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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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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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