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Fredericton mom frightened when day-care worker picks up her kid by mistake
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FREDERICTON -- Ashley Heatherington kept her children home from school on Wednesday. She's worried about their safety after an incident at Priestman …
1 hour ago
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Atlantic Canada
N.S. brings in tough new climate targets
ctvnews.ca - CTV Late News at 11:30
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia is bringing in more ambitious climate change targets and they are being touted as the toughest in Canada. Legislation brought …
2 hours ago
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Climate
Nova Scotia brings in tough new climate targets
ctvnews.ca - CTV Late News at 11:30
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia is bringing in more ambitious climate change targets and they are being touted as the toughest in Canada. Legislation brought …
2 hours ago
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Atlantic Canada
Some Halifax condo residents allowed back home after parts of crane finally removed
ctvnews.ca - CTV Late News at 11:30
HALIFAX -- It's taken more than five weeks, but residents forced to evacuate 21 units of a toney Halifax condo building when a tower-crane collapsed …
5 hours ago
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Atlantic Canada
N.S. gun owner faces charges after allegedly pointing shotgun at family, firing it into air
ctvnews.ca - Digital Co-ordinator
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia RCMP arrested and charged a man for pointing a shotgun at a woman and her family and then firing several shots into the …
8 hours ago
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Saint John, NB
N.B. man sentenced to 18 months in jail for possessing child pornography
ctvnews.ca - Digital Producer
HALIFAX -- A New Brunswick man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for possessing child pornography. The RCMP launched an investigation into …
8 hours ago
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Canadian News
Feral cats roaming N.L. island face uncertain future as humans prepare exit
ctvnews.ca - Holly McKenzie-Sutter
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Animal lovers in Newfoundland and Labrador are seeking help for dozens of feral cats facing an uncertain future as the humans in …
9 hours ago
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Atlantic Canada
Halifax ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Navy's worst peacetime accident
ctvnews.ca - THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX -- A ceremony was held today to commemorate the worst peacetime accident in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy, which happened 50 years …
9 hours ago
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Policing
Man faces charges after hitting truck while children were in vehicle
ctvnews.ca - Digital Producer
HALIFAX -- A man is facing charges after he was involved in a collision in Saint John while two children were inside the vehicle. Police tried to pull …
10 hours ago
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N.B. man sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography
ctvnews.ca - Digital Producer
HALIFAX -- A New Brunswick man has been sentenced to three years in prison for making and possessing child pornography. Police launched an …
11 hours ago
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Crime
N.B. man sentenced to prison for possessing, making available child pornography
ctvnews.ca - Digital Producer
HALIFAX -- A New Brunswick man has been sentenced to three years in prison after being charged with child pornography offences. Police launched an …
11 hours ago
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Atlantic Canada
N.B. man sentenced to three years in prison for making, possessing child porn
ctvnews.ca - Digital Producer
HALIFAX -- A New Brunswick man has been sentenced to three years in prison for making and possessing child pornography. Police launched an …
11 hours ago
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Atlantic Canada
Halifax man charged with second-degree murder in mother's death
ctvnews.ca - Digital Producer
HALIFAX -- A man has been charged with murder in the death of his mother, whose body was found outside a home in central Halifax Tuesday …
13 hours ago
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Nova Scotia
Crown attorneys walking off the job in Nova Scotia over loss of arbitration
ctvnews.ca - THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX -- Most of Nova Scotia's Crown attorneys are going on strike today, with the leader of the prosecutors' union predicting "chaos" in …
13 hours ago
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Canadian News
Criminal cases dropped as Nova Scotia Crown attorneys walk off job
ctvnews.ca - By Michael Tutton
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's Crown attorneys went on strike Wednesday, leading to dropped cases and a legal effort by the Liberal government to end the …
13 hours ago
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Canadian News
Crown attorneys walk off the job in Nova Scotia over loss of arbitration
ctvnews.ca - THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX -- Most of Nova Scotia's Crown attorneys are going on strike today, with the leader of the prosecutors' union predicting "chaos" in …
13 hours ago
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Move and sale of menswear shop will trigger big Halifax development
ctvnews.ca - Reporter
A place that's well known for helping men stay in style is about to get a new look. When the venerable Halifax clothier Dugger's moves to a new …
1 day ago
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Menswear
Move and sale of landmark menswear shop will trigger big Halifax development
ctvnews.ca - Reporter
HALIFAX -- A place that's well known for helping men stay in style is about to get a new look. When the venerable Halifax clothier Dugger's moves to a …
1 day ago
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Flu
Flu shot shipments to N.B. delayed, but there's enough available for high-risk groups
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Flu shot season's getting underway and while there's no critical shortage of the vaccine, there have been delays in some shipments. That means some …
1 day ago
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Atlantic Canada
N.S. Progressive Conservatives want mandatory vaccinations for kids in public school
ctvnews.ca - Reporter and Host
The ongoing debate about mandatory vaccinations for school children is heating up in Nova Scotia or soon will be. The opposition Progressive …
1 day ago
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Atlantic Canada
Cloud of uncertainty hangs over N.S. justice system as Crown Attorneys set to strike
ctvnews.ca - CTV Late News at 11:30
A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over Nova Scotia's justice system. There is concern about what will happen in the province's courtrooms on Wednesday …
1 day ago
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Atlantic Canada
Neighbours helping landlord who struggled with alleged 'professional squatter'
ctvnews.ca - By Michael Tutton
HALIFAX -- Residents of a Halifax suburb are raising money to help a local coffee shop owner who struggled to evict a tenant accused of dodging …
1 day ago
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Atlantic Canada
Meet Jaime Battiste: Nova Scotia's first Mi'kmaq member of Parliament
ctvnews.ca - By Michael MacDonald
HALIFAX -- Jaime Battiste made history Monday when he was became the first Mi'kmaq politician to represent Nova Scotia in the House of Commons. The …
1 day ago
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Atlantic Canada
New federal Green member looks to learn from May, not replace her
ctvnews.ca - THE CANADIAN PRESS
FREDERICTON -- The Green party's new member of Parliament from New Brunswick declared her desire to become prime minister as a teenager but says …
1 day ago
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New federal Green member in N.B. looks to learn from May, not replace her
ctvnews.ca - By Kevin Bissett
FREDERICTON -- As a teenager, the Green party's newest member of Parliament declared her desire to become prime minister, but Jenica Atwin says she's …
1 day ago
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Sports (Canada)
Halifax councillors vote down attempt to kill analysis of CFL stadium proposal
ctvnews.ca - THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX -- Councillors in Halifax have voted down a motion aimed at killing a planned staff analysis of a $110-million stadium proposal from a group …
1 day ago
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Atlantic Canada
New Brunswick premier reassessing position on carbon tax after election results
ctvnews.ca - THE CANADIAN PRESS
FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative premier says voters delivered a message Monday on the federal carbon tax, and his province …
1 day ago
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Conservative carbon tax 'resistance' showing cracks after Liberals re-elected
ctvnews.ca - By Michelle McQuigge and Shawn Jeffords
The so-called "resistance" force of Conservative premiers waging war against the carbon tax implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began …
1 day ago
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Policing
Police charge man after assault in Halifax's south end
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HALIFAX – Police have charged a man for an assault that occurred in Halifax on Monday evening. Halifax police say they responded to a report of an …
1 day ago