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No government help for customers hit by N.S. fuel company's bankruptcy: premier

No government help for customers hit by N.S. fuel company's bankruptcy: premier

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says his government won’t provide financial help for customers out of pocket after a company they prepaid for furnace oil filed for bankruptcy last week.
Deck modification led to fatal capsizing of First Nation fishing vessel: TSB report

Deck modification led to fatal capsizing of First Nation fishing vessel: TSB report

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board once again linked lax regulation of vessel stability to fishing deaths off Nova Scotia in a report released Wednesday.
Obituaries behind paywall: P.E.I. premier open to sponsoring newspaper death notices

Obituaries behind paywall: P.E.I. premier open to sponsoring newspaper death notices

CHARLOTTETOWN — After hearing concerns from an “alarming” number of residents, P.E.I. Premier Dennis King says he would consider sponsoring a regional media company’s obituaries page to ensure its death notices are not behind a paywall.
Nova Scotia to use new radiotherapy technology in cancer treatment

Nova Scotia to use new radiotherapy technology in cancer treatment

HALIFAX — Cancer patients in Nova Scotia will soon be given access to a unique type of radiotherapy that health officials believe will transform the level of care of the disease in the province.
Halifax no longer advising homeless people tenting in Grand Parade to leave

Halifax no longer advising homeless people tenting in Grand Parade to leave

Halifax Regional Municipality says it is no longer advising all homeless people living in tents in a downtown military parade square to leave. Instead, the municipality says it will enforce a limit of eight tents in the Grand Parade.
People living in tents in Halifax's Grand Parade asked to relocate for safety reasons

People living in tents in Halifax's Grand Parade asked to relocate for safety reasons

HALIFAX — About a month after Halifax designated a downtown square as a tent site for people experiencing homelessness, the city advised those living there to move out because the area will become dangerous when snow-clearing operations begin.
Nova Scotia to add 270 student housing beds on four community college campuses

Nova Scotia to add 270 student housing beds on four community college campuses

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government announced on Tuesday plans to build housing on four community college campuses as the province grapples with a crisis that has left students struggling to find apartments.
Clash over cowbell: Hockey coach in Nova Scotia accused of assaulting referee

Clash over cowbell: Hockey coach in Nova Scotia accused of assaulting referee

STEWIACKE, N.S. — A dispute over a cowbell led to a fracas Saturday at a hockey rink in central Nova Scotia, where the RCMP were told a coach had assaulted a referee during a game involving nine- and 10-year-old players.
Labrador Inuit quit meetings with N.L. premier amid tensions about unrecognized group

Labrador Inuit quit meetings with N.L. premier amid tensions about unrecognized group

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Inuit Nunatsiavut government has pulled out of meetings with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, citing concerns about the inclusion of an unrecognized group self-identifying as Indigenous.
Newfoundland and Labrador launches effort to 'transform' its police services

Newfoundland and Labrador launches effort to 'transform' its police services

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government launched an effort Monday to review policing services in the province, after concerted cries from community groups to reform the profession and the systems that hold officers accountable.
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