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Liberal cabinet set to focus on Canada-U.S. trade relations on third and final day of retreat
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, left to right, Canada's Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speak to media at the federal cabinet retreat in Halifax, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
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Postmedia completes $1-million purchase of Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain
Newspapers owned by SaltWire Network Inc. are photographed in Halifax on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. An expert who tracks Canada's mainstream media industry says Postmedia's pending purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain is almost certain to result in job cuts and a reduction in local content. A Nova Scotia judge is expected to decide Thursday whether to approve Postmedia's $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Prime Minister to unveil changes to temporary foreign workers program
Housing Minister Sean Fraser is expected to unveil details on a Liberal promise to lease federal land to developers to build affordable housing today, just before the full federal cabinet kicks off a three-day retreat in Halifax. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flanked by Fraser, right, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, during a press conference in Oakville, Ont., on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Ottawa not planning major reset amid persistent headwinds for Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks away following an announcement regarding the federal government's intention to purchase an interim replacement ferry for MV Holiday Island as other MPs look on during a press conference in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Federal housing minister announces 56 government properties to turn into affordable housing ahead of cabinet retreat in Halifax
Housing Minister Sean Fraser is expected to unveil details on a Liberal promise to lease federal land to developers to build affordable housing, just before the full federal cabinet kicks off a three-day retreat in Halifax. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flanked by Fraser, right, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, during a press conference in Oakville, Ont., on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Storm clouds still heavy around Liberals as cabinet meets for retreat in Halifax
<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters as cabinet members look on during the Liberal cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</p>
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Home-sharing platform funded by N.S. government results in just 23 leases in a year
In the year since Nova Scotia invested in a home-sharing platform aimed at helping renters find affordable rental housing, a total of 23 leases have been signed. Minister of Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs and Housing John Lohr speaks to reporters in Halifax, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Sixty years of Toyota in Canada: We start with a 1979 Cressida in St. John’s
The Cressida at Signal Hill.
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Partial system outage affecting airport customs is resolved, border agency says
After arriving in Canada, passengers take the people mover to the parking garage at Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 1, on May 25, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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Halifax police shoot and kill three dogs that were attacking woman in her home
Halifax police say three dogs attacked a woman inside her home in the city this morning, and officers shot and killed dogs at the scene. A Halifax Regional Police emblem is seen as police officers attend a murder scene in Halifax, Thursday, July 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Police search for 26-year-old woman who went missing kayaking in Halifax
Jashansdeep Kaur, 26, is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Halifax Regional Police
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How transparent is your city? Audit of freedom of information requests finds vast differences
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Family seeks reform as details of firefighter’s death at N.S. training school emerge
Skyler Blackie poses in this undated handout photo. The family of a Nova Scotia firefighter who died during a 2019 training session is stepping up its push for reform of a firefighting school after learning he had raised concerns about the equipment that led to his death. Skyler Blackie died on March 20, 2019, 11 days after the bottom of the rusted extinguisher blew off as he charged it with propellant during a certification exam at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School in Waverley, N.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Lawsuit against Nova Scotia for flood response says boy’s death was ‘preventable’
A motorist stops to survey the damage to a washed-out bridge following a major rain event near Newport Corner, N.S. on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia researchers not surprised by critical report on Canada’s migrant worker program
A man walks across the Dalhousie University campus in Halifax on March 16, 2020. A Nova Scotia researcher on the rights of migrants says she isn’t surprised by a recent critical report on Canada’s temporary foreign worker program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Canada’s police chiefs call for more help to deal with increasing number of protests
Police argue with Pro-Palestinian protesters as they gather along the route of the United Jewish Appeal’s annual Walk With Israel march in Toronto, on Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
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Union explains conditions of Postmedia’s acquisition of SaltWire newspaper chain
Newspapers owned by SaltWire Network Inc. are photographed in Halifax on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. An expert who tracks Canada's mainstream media industry says Postmedia's pending purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain is almost certain to result in job cuts and a reduction in local content. A Nova Scotia judge is expected to decide Thursday whether to approve Postmedia's $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kit, a first in Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on July 3, 2020. Nova Scotia is rolling out a take-home sexually transmitted infection test kit, a first of its kind in Atlantic Canada, in hopes of reducing barriers to vital sexual health care. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa provides $6.7-million for Nova Scotia organizations helping homeless veterans
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on June 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Investigators need more evidence to lay charges in 2023 Halifax wildfire, minister says
Maureen McGee, left, and her son Jordan search for belongings in the ruins of their family's home after it was destroyed in a wildfire in the suburban community of Hammonds Plains, N.S. outside of Halifax. More than a year after a wildfire ravaged a Halifax suburb, provincial fire officials are asking for the public’s help with their investigation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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