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Previous passenger on doomed submersible says Titanic adventure tourism at an end

Previous passenger on doomed submersible says Titanic adventure tourism at an end

HALIFAX — A German man who was among the first customers to successfully descend to the Titanic wreck aboard a submersible destroyed in an implosion one week ago believes the tragedy will put an end to adventure tourism at the site for the foreseeabl
Halifax police say 70-year-old man dead after being struck by a vehicle

Halifax police say 70-year-old man dead after being struck by a vehicle

Halifax Regional Police say a 70-year-old man is dead after being struck by a vehicle. Police say the man was hit around 11:20 p.m. Saturday in the area of Main Street and Hartlen Street in Dartmouth.
N.S. whistleblowers who exposed mismanagement at job agency deserved protection: MLA

N.S. whistleblowers who exposed mismanagement at job agency deserved protection: MLA

HALIFAX — A member of the Nova Scotia legislature from Cape Breton says employees who came forward with complaints of financial mismanagement at a local employment agency should have been protected.
'We're not going home:' Family flees 'apocalyptic' wildfire, aims to build back safer

'We're not going home:' Family flees 'apocalyptic' wildfire, aims to build back safer

HALIFAX — The church musician often napped after service. But on this Sunday in late May, it was a short rest. She awoke to a message from her minister. "There's a wildfire raging. A nearby subdivision is being evacuated.
N.S. rolls out $10K incentive for doctors to take on sickest patients from wait-list

N.S. rolls out $10K incentive for doctors to take on sickest patients from wait-list

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is offering doctors $10,000 to take 50 patients off the province's registry of people waiting for family physicians.
Empire Company reports Q4 profit up from year ago, raises dividend

Empire Company reports Q4 profit up from year ago, raises dividend

STELLARTON, N.S. — Empire Company Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago.
Cost of search for missing submersible 'irrelevant,' fisheries minister says

Cost of search for missing submersible 'irrelevant,' fisheries minister says

HALIFAX — As the search for a missing submersible with five people aboard continued about 700 kilometres south of Newfoundland, two federal cabinet ministers came forward Wednesday to say the Canadian government's focus is on saving lives, not on the
Fire department called to assist dying patient in N.S. hospital with no doctor

Fire department called to assist dying patient in N.S. hospital with no doctor

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia mayor says a patient died last week in his Annapolis Valley town after going into cardiac arrest at a hospital where no doctor was present. Mayor Sylvester Atkinson of Middleton, N.S.
Faint hope as 'banging' noise detected in deep-sea search for sub near Titanic

Faint hope as 'banging' noise detected in deep-sea search for sub near Titanic

HALIFAX — Underwater noises described as “banging” have been heard in an area of the Atlantic where a submersible disappeared three days ago near the wreck of the Titanic, search officials confirmed Wednesday. However, U.S. Coast Guard Capt.
Search for missing submersible near Titanic wreck site a race against time

Search for missing submersible near Titanic wreck site a race against time

HALIFAX — An underwater vehicle joined the search of a remote patch of ocean south of Newfoundland Tuesday for a submersible that vanished with five people on board during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic.
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