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As caterpillars eat New Brunswick maple leaves, syrup producers consider insecticide solution
Forest tent caterpillars are shown in a forest in northwestern New Brunswick in a July, 2024 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Frederick Dion/New Brunswick Maple Syrup Association **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Nova Scotia verifying accuracy of lengthy family medicine wait-list
Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson fields a question at a COVID-19 briefing in Halifax on September 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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N.S. premier says he was told he’d be ‘lightning rod’ if he walked in Pride parade
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is defending his absence from this year's Halifax Pride parade, saying a key reason he didn't attend was police feared he'd be a "lightening rod" for protesters. Houston speaks to reporters during meetings with Canada's other premiers at the Council of the Federation in Halifax on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
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Insurance claim tally for last year’s floods, wildfires in Nova Scotia: $490 million
A helicopter carrying water flies over heavy smoke from an out-of-control fire in a suburban community outside Halifax that spread quickly, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents on Sunday, May 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Canada’s premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters
Traffic moves along Alberta Highway 63 as wildfire smoke hangs in air in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Publication ban imposed on details about Halifax student who stabbed school staff
Police monitor the situation at Charles P. Allen High School in Halifax, Monday, March 20, 2023. The mental health of a 16-year-old student who stabbed two people at a Halifax high school was the subject of a sentencing hearing Wednesday, but details about his medical history were immediately banned from publication. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Riley Smith
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N.S. murderer’s cryptocurrency stash rules out free legal aid for appeal
William Sandeson arrives at his preliminary hearing at provincial court in Halifax on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. A Nova Scotia judge has ruled that a former medical student who killed another student during a drug deal isn't eligible for legal aid because he has a "significant" amount of cash and cryptocurrency.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Victims found on Nova Scotia island were adventure-seeking B.C. couple, says relative
The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah Packwood. Clibbery, left, and Packwood are shown in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-, Lynda Spielman, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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One of Canada’s new navy ships stopped in Hawaii after taking on water
One of the country's newest navy ships is tied up in a U.S. port after it took on 20,000 litres of water because of a leak. People walk on a pier past the HMCS Max Bernays ahead of a commissioning ceremony for the ship with Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, as part of Fleet Week in North Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Nova Scotia premier says he skipped Halifax Pride parade because of safety concerns
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston was notably absent from this year's Halifax Pride parade, and he says he was advised by RCMP not to participate due to safety concerns. Houston speaks to reporters during meetings with Canada's other premiers at the Council of the Federation in Halifax on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
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Halifax police identify remains of man found washed ashore on Sable Island
The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference on June 24, 2023, in St. John’s, N.L. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to offer publicly to take asylum seekers from Quebec
Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks to reporters during meetings with Canada's other premiers at the Council of the Federation in Halifax on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Legault says other provinces are open to accepting more asylum seekers, but it's not clear which ones. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Canada’s premiers say Ottawa must meet NATO spending target to keep U.S.’s respect
Canada's premiers gather for a group photo during the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax on Monday, July 15, 2024. The premiers of the 10 provinces and three territories are in Halifax this week for a three-day gathering hosted by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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N.S. RCMP officer charged with three counts of sexual assault, uttering threats
The RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference, in St. John's on June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Halifax approves nine new designated sites for homeless as existing space full
Halifax councillors approved a nine new locations for designated homeless encampments. A sign advocating for support for the homeless is seen through a fenced-in homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax's downtown on Monday, March 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Who attacked the trees? Halifax Public Gardens visitors baffled two years after crime
Many of the trees in the Halifax Public Gardens that almost two years ago were stripped of their bark show remarkable signs of recovery, while those who frequent the garden are left puzzled by the "horrible" unsolved crime. A damaged tree is shown at the Halifax Public Gardens on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lyndsay Armstrong
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Boil-water advisory lifted in Halifax and surrounding areas
<p>Empty shelves are seen at a grocery store while a shopper looks for water as residents living in the Halifax region are being asked to boil water for one minute before consumption on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. A boil water advisory throughout parts of the Halifax Regional Municipality, following the release of a limited amount of unchlorinated water into system, has been lifted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</p>
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Fund helping survivors of domestic violence flee abuse in Halifax nearly drained
Halifax's YWCA says it has spent nearly all of the money from its fund for helping domestic violence survivors who are fleeing abuse. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Halifax police release name of armed man who fled scene, prompting emergency alert
Police car is shown in Halifax on Thursday, July 2, 2020. A Muslim funeral was scheduled for today for a 16-year-old Halifax boy who police describe as the victim of a homicide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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