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HALIFAX — Not so long ago, the largest community in Cape Breton was best known as home to one of the most toxic waste sites in North America: the infamous Sydney tar ponds.

BIBLE HILL, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP say they are investigating a suspected arson in Bible Hill following an early morning house fire and the discovery of an abandoned car on a nearby highway.

A look at news events in October 2023 1 – Two people die after a bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park. Parks Canada staff kill the grizzly bear for public safety. 1 – It goes down to the wire, but the U.S.

A look at news events in May 2023: 1 – Legendary Canadian folk singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies of natural causes at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital at the age of 84.

A look at events in April 2023: 01 - The family of Vancouver radio personality Red Robinson says he died after a brief illness.

Michael Laroche replaced his Ford F-150 pickup truck with its electric twin, the F-150 Lightning, about a year-and-a-half ago. A Sherbrooke, Que.

The U.S. military's X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years. Like previous missions, the reusable plane resembling a mini space shuttle carried classified experiments.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Three people are dead after a head-on crash north of Kamloops in British Columbia's Interior. RCMP Cpl. James Grandy says the accident happened at about 6:50 a.m.

OTTAWA — When George Stroumboulopoulos thinks back on his TV career, it's his time hosting The NewMusic in the early 2000s that resonates most.

CLEBURNE, Texas (AP) — A pickup truck slammed head-on into a minivan on a north Texas highway, killing six people and critically injuring three others, Texas authorities said Wednesday.