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Fire at Halifax Grain Elevator contained after 3-alarm response globalnews.ca/news/12122745/…

Fire at Halifax Grain Elevator contained after 3-alarm response - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

The cause of a fire at the Halifax Grain Elevator in the city's south end on Monday night is under investigation. 

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Only firm approved to explore for N.S. offshore oil and gas misses deposit deadline globalnews.ca/news/12122777/…

Only firm approved to explore for N.S. offshore oil and gas misses deposit deadline - Halifax |...

Nova Scotia’s premier says the only company with rights to explore for offshore oil and gas in the province missed Monday's deposit deadline. 

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No evidence stolen Crime Stoppers data used for fraud, provider says globalnews.ca/news/12122683/…

No evidence stolen Crime Stoppers data used for fraud, provider says | Globalnews.ca

The provider of software used by Crime Stoppers says it has found no evidence that personal information exposed in a cybersecurity breach has been used for fraud or identity theft.

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Nova Scotia Power CEO Vivek Sood departing after less than a year on the job globalnews.ca/news/12122703/…

Nova Scotia Power CEO Vivek Sood departing after less than a year on the job - Halifax | Globalne...

Nova Scotia Power Inc. CEO Vivek Sood is leaving his post at the province’s privately owned utility less than a year after taking its top job. 

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Nova Scotia committee to discuss $10B AI data centre planned for Cape Breton globalnews.ca/news/12122615/…

Nova Scotia committee to discuss $10B AI data centre planned for Cape Breton - Halifax | Globalne...

A committee of Nova Scotia’s legislature is scheduled to discuss the controversial $10-billion AI data centre that’s been proposed in Cape Breton.

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N.S. government announces funding to grow boatbuilding industry globalnews.ca/news/12121723/…

N.S. government announces funding to grow boatbuilding industry - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

The Nova Scotia government says it is investing over $350,000 to help boatbuilders and boat repair businesses in the province expand into new markets.

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High Liner Foods to be bought by Umios in deal valued at $804 million globalnews.ca/news/12121342/…

High Liner Foods to be bought by Umios in deal valued at $804 million - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

Nova Scotia seafood processor High Liner Foods Inc. says it has signed a deal to be bought by Japanese company Umios Corp. in an agreement valued at $804 million.

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Ex-N.S. PC interim leader endorses another former Tory for Liberal leadership globalnews.ca/news/12121290/…

Ex-N.S. PC interim leader endorses another former Tory for Liberal leadership - Halifax | Globaln...

A former interim leader of Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives has endorsed her former PC cabinet colleague to become the new provincial Liberal leader.

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2 new charges laid against man accused in Halifax U.S. consulate bomb threat globalnews.ca/news/12119154/…

2 new charges laid against man accused in Halifax U.S. consulate bomb threat - Halifax | Globalne...

Halifax police have laid two more charges against a man following a bomb threat at the United States consulate in August.

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Nova Scotia police watchdog clears officers in murder plot, extortion investigation globalnews.ca/news/12118567/…

Nova Scotia police watchdog clears officers in murder plot, extortion investigation - Halifax |...

Two officers were cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation into allegations the pair had conspired to commit murder and that one had tried to blackmail the other.

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High winds from Subtropical Storm Josephine nix N.S.-P.E.I. ferry crossings globalnews.ca/news/12118376/…

High winds from Subtropical Storm Josephine nix N.S.-P.E.I. ferry crossings | Globalnews.ca

Environment Canada says winds from the north are gusting at 65 kilometres per hour and are expected to diminish to 45 kilometres per hour by midnight.

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Boon or boondoggle? N.S. weighs $10B data centre’s promised economic benefits globalnews.ca/news/12118282/…

Boon or boondoggle? N.S. weighs $10B data centre’s promised economic benefits - Halifax | Globaln...

Living more than 200 kilometres from the site of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal isn't stopping Michael McCluskey from voicing his opposition to the project.

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Potential school support worker strike in N.S. puts families in limbo globalnews.ca/news/12113820/…

Potential school support worker strike in N.S. puts families in limbo - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

For Kirkley Westhaver, a strike would mean having to decide whether she tags along with her eight-year-old daughter to school or has her daughter stay home.

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Non-profit asks Nova Scotians to ‘adopt’ a bat as part of conservation efforts globalnews.ca/news/12113825/…

Non-profit asks Nova Scotians to ‘adopt’ a bat as part of conservation efforts - Halifax | Global...

A Nova Scotia non-profit is asking people to "adopt" a bat in a bid to educate Maritimers about a rare species, while supporting bat conservation.

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N.S. woman says duct-cleaning company used AI-generated photos to fake work globalnews.ca/news/12113258/…

N.S. woman says duct-cleaning company used AI-generated photos to fake work - Halifax | Globalnew...

A Dartmouth, N.S. woman says her recent experience with a duct-cleaning company has left her feeling scammed and alleges she was shown AI-generated photos of supposed work.

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Crown drops sex offender registry charge against former Nova Scotia police chief globalnews.ca/news/12114098/…

Crown drops sex offender registry charge against former Nova Scotia police chief - Halifax |...

On March 4, 2020, John Collyer was sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually exploiting a 17-year-old girl when he was deputy chief of the Bridgewater Police Service.



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Subtropical storm bringing rain and wind to parts of Atlantic Canada, diverts cruise ship globalnews.ca/news/12113414/…

Subtropical storm bringing rain and wind to parts of Atlantic Canada, diverts cruise ship |...

Environment Canada has issued yellow rainfall warnings for parts of northern and eastern Nova Scotia Thursday with rainfall amounts of 50 to 70 millimetres.

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N.S. NDP remove party whip following post about France protests globalnews.ca/news/12112472/…

N.S. NDP remove party whip following post about France protests - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

The Nova Scotia NDP has removed MLA Paul Wozney as its whip after the PC Caucus accused him of calling for “France-style riots in Nova Scotia and Canada.”

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RCMP apologizes for ‘grossly inadequate’ investigation into N.S. workplace drowning globalnews.ca/news/12111036/…

RCMP apologizes for ‘grossly inadequate’ investigation into N.S. workplace drowning - Halifax |...

The agency that reviews complaints against the RCMP says the Mounties have apologized for their “grossly inadequate” investigation into the October 2020 workplace death.

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Appeal of an N.S. RCMP officer’s sexual assault acquittal has been abandoned by Crown globalnews.ca/news/12111027/…

Appeal of an N.S. RCMP officer’s sexual assault acquittal has been abandoned by Crown - Halifax |...

An appeal of a Nova Scotia RCMP officer's sexual assault charge acquittal has been abandoned by the Crown.

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