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TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS HELPED SEND TEACHERS TO HAWAII DURING WORK-TO-RULE
Destinations include San Diego, New York City, Texas, Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec City, Florida and Hawaii... READ MORE›
POWERFUL NOR'EASTER WALLOPS NOVA SCOTIA
At the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, many morning and afternoon flights have been cancelled and delayed... READ MORE›
AFTER N.S. MURDER-SUICIDE, VETERANS AFFAIRS MINISTER CALLS FAMILY TO OFFER FUNERAL COSTS
Lionel Desmond's sister Cassandra says her family learned Saturday afternoon that Veterans Affairs would be covering the costs of the funerals... READ MORE›
DAUGHTER OF VETERAN KILLED IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE 'LOVED HER MOM AND DAD SO MUCH'
She was a rock for the family, and she always had people's back, Borden said... READ MORE›
MILITARY WATCHDOG CALLS FOR BETTER SERVICES AFTER N.S. FAMILY FOUND DEAD
We encourage anyone struggling to reach out to Veterans Affairs and get the support they need... READ MORE›
VETERAN, HIS WIFE, CHILD AND MOTHER FOUND DEAD IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE
Nova Scotia RCMP said Lionel Desmond appeared to have shot himself, and the three others died of apparent gunshot wounds... READ MORE›
3 VESSELS THAT SANK AT N.S. PORTS AT CENTRE OF LAWSUITS, BUT WHO OWNS THEM?
Dodds was jailed this summer for contempt of court for refusing to remove the Farley Mowat from Shelburne... READ MORE›
4 YEARS AFTER PARALYZED BY A SNIPER, SYRIAN MAN IN CANADA GOES SURFING FOR 1ST TIME
The family arrived in Halifax in May 2016, and he is being treated at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre... READ MORE›
SPIKE IN JAIL VIOLENCE 'A PROBLEM RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY'
Grace currently has at least 15 open files of prison beatings where inmates are suing the province... READ MORE›
'FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN': PARENTS SCRAMBLE FOR CHILD CARE AS N.S., TEACHERS CONTRACT DISPUTE SHUTS SCHOOLS
One place where it is calm is in the classrooms, where the province's 9,300 teachers are sitting alone this morning... READ MORE›
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES CONSIDER OPTIONS AS NOVA SCOTIA CLOSES SCHOOLS
Low-income families in Nova Scotia are going to have some difficult decisions to make this week after the province cancelled classes for public school students... READ MORE›
HALIFAX PAIR SURVIVES 'TERRIFYING NIGHT' IN DRACULA'S CASTLE IN ROMANIA
Tami Varma and her brother Robin are originally from Nova Scotia but now live in Ottawa... READ MORE›
ABOUT 50,000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER IN NOVA SCOTIA AFTER WEEKEND STORM
Nova Scotia Power has opened its emergency operations centre in Ragged Lake, N.S., for the first time since the winter... READ MORE›
'THEY JUST LIKE BEING DISRUPTIVE': THE MOTIVATION BEHIND MAKING A BOMB THREAT
For police, responding to bomb threats has quite a draw on its resources, says Insp... READ MORE›
POLICE CONFIRM BODY FOUND IN OWEN SOUND IS CAPE BRETON SOLDIER ANDREW FITZGERALD
Recent infantry graduate Fitzgerald graduated from an infantry course a week ago at 4th Canadian Division Training Centre in Meaford, about 30 kilometres from Owen Sound... READ MORE›
JUSTIN TRUDEAU PLEDGES $116M FOR N.S. TRANSIT, WATER PROJECTS
The other 29.5 million in federal funding would be for 23 transit programs spanning the province... READ MORE›
NOVA SCOTIA SAILOR DEREK HATFIELD, WHO RACED SOLO AROUND WORLD, DEAD AT 63
Hatfield, a former RCMP officer originally from Newcastle, N.B., was the 126th person to complete an around-the-world sailing race on his own... READ MORE›
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'CAPE BRETON IF TRUMP WINS' CAMPAIGN PITCHES CANADIAN ISLAND AS REFUGE FOR AMERICANS
For Americans contemplating fleeing to Canada if Donald Trump wins the presidency, Rob Calabrese has a message for you... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA THANKS CAPE BRETON FOR WELCOMING AMERICANS FLEEING DONALD TRUMP
U.S. President Barack Obama gives Cape Breton a shout-out during a toast to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House state dinner... READ MORE›
'NIGHTMARE' CONDITIONS AT HALIFAX HOSPITAL SHOCK TRANSPLANT PATIENT
Why is there not better hospital facilities?' She offered this simple piece of advice to health officials in Nova Scotia... READ MORE›
TRAILER PARK BOYS ACTOR MIKE SMITH, WHO PLAYS BUBBLES, ARRESTED IN L.A.
In a statement released by Trailer Park Boys on Saturday afternoon, Smith and Georgia Ling, the alleged victim, said they are friends who had an argument... READ MORE›
LANDON WEBB WINS BATTLE TO OVERTURN 'MENTALLY INCOMPETENT' STATUS
The Nova Scotia government suspended the Incompetent Persons Act today as the parents of Landon Webb gave up guardianship of their 25-year-old son... READ MORE›
1ST BIG STORM OF 2016 SLAMS MARITIME PROVINCES -- WITH SIGHTS SET ON N.L.
The heavy snow will change over to rain showers along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia this morning... READ MORE›
'THESE WERE ALWAYS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS,' MANAGEMENT SAYS IN A STATEMENT
The Chronicle Herald's newsroom union members have walked off the job in Halifax, starting a strike at Canada's oldest independently owned newspaper... READ MORE›
NOVA SCOTIANS WARNED ABOUT OTTAWA SEX OFFENDER DUBBED THE 'PANTS PULLER'
Convicted Ottawa sex offender Gavin Sean Griffiths has indicated he may move to Nova Scotia... READ MORE›
NEXEN WORKER DIES AFTER SUFFERING SEVERE BURNS IN FORT MCMURRAY EXPLOSION
A Nova Scotia man has died after he was badly burned in an explosion at the Nexen Long Lake facility in Fort McMurray... READ MORE›
DARTMOUTH CANOEIST EXCITED WOMEN'S CANOEING MAY BE IN 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES
Women's canoeing may be added to 2020 Olympic Games... READ MORE›
COPACABANA BEACH RESIDENTS TAKE ISSUE WITH RISQUE SAND SCULPTURES
Sand sculptures of curvaceous, full-bottomed women on Copacabana beach may be one of Rio de Janeiro's wackier tourist attractions, but now they're under fi... READ MORE›
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U.S. INTERCEPTS CAPTURE SENIOR RUSSIAN OFFICIALS CELEBRATING TRUMP WIN
Read more Putin to Democratic Party You lost, get over it U.S. intelligence officials say Russian hacks 'prioritized' Democrats... READ MORE›
DEAL WITH NEW BRUNSWICK THE LATEST ADVENTURE IN FEDERALISM FOR TRUDEAU
The fact that New Brunswick has a bilateral deal doesn't concern me, he said... READ MORE›
MEMBER OF BLACK MISS. CHURCH ARRESTED IN 'VOTE TRUMP' ARSON
Greenville church was burned and vandalized with Vote Trump in spray paint... READ MORE›
OBAMA'S RUSSIAN-HACK HYPOCRISY AND OTHER NOTABLE COMMENTS
Obama claims that Russia's election hacking ended after he confronted Vladimir Putin in September... READ MORE›
HATE CRIMES AGAINST MUSLIMS HIT HIGHEST MARK SINCE 2001
The last time the FBI recorded more than 160 anti-Muslim incidents was in 2001, when it reported 481... READ MORE›
SCHOOLS CLOSE IN CANADIAN PROVINCE AFTER BOMB THREAT
Bailey said the threat against Prince Edward Island schools came by fax to the police in Ottawa... READ MORE›
CANADA ALLOWS FEMALE MOUNTED POLICE TO WEAR HIJAB
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police became the third police force in Canada to add the hijab option after Toronto and Edmonton... READ MORE›
HUMANS PROBABLY CAUSED FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE
Humans probably caused Fort McMurray wildfire Canadian police... READ MORE›
FLY-DRIVE CANADA: TAKE A ROAD TRIP TO NORTH AMERICA'S WILDEST CORNERS
Travel essentials Getting there Canada's main gateways are Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Halifax, Edmonton, Ottawa and St John's... READ MORE›
IT'S NOT JUST RUSSIAN DOPING. WHY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO BE THE WORLD'S PROSECUTOR
New York lawyer Bradley D. Simon confirmed he was representing Rodchenkov but declined to discuss his client's allegations... READ MORE›
FORMER SPOKESMAN FOR B.C. MOUNTIES CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT
Tim Shields, a former spokesman for the RCMP in British Columbia, has been charged with sex assault... READ MORE›
NEW DATING WEBSITE PROMISES A U.S. ESCAPE PLAN FROM TRUMP PRESIDENCY
A new dating website is offering to pair Americans with Canadian singles to save them from a Donald Trump presidency... READ MORE›