Cape Breton
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20-year-old Sydney, N.S., man dies in car crash on Cape Breton highwayA single-vehicle crash near the Cape Breton community of Point Edward claimed the life of a 20-year-old man from Sydney, police say. An investigation is ongoing.CanadaMar 31
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Full parole granted to man convicted in notorious ‘McDonald’s murders’ in Cape BretonThe board decided during a hearing today that 55-year-old Freeman MacNeil should receive a conditional release because his risk to reoffend is rated at low to moderate.CanadaMar 28
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Trudeau in Cape Breton to announce funding for housing constructionPrime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Nova Scotia today to announce $13.3 million in funding to fast-track construction of 367 housing units over the next three years.EconomyFeb 22
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Dozens evacuated, 1 hurt after suspected explosion at seniors’ complex in Cape BretonDozens of residents have been evacuated from a seniors' complex in Cape Breton after "what appears" to be an explosion, according to the municipality.CanadaFeb 9
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Newcomers praise firefighters after being rescued from blaze during N.S. snowstormFirefighters, each carrying about 50 kilograms of gear, arrived at the scene and waded through about 150 metres of "close to waist-height snow."CanadaFeb 8
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Trapped in her home, Cape Breton mayor wept when a snowplow arrived on her streetThe mayor says she wept Tuesday night when a huge snowplow rumbled down her street in Sydney, N.S., where she had been trapped with her family since a weekend storm.WeatherFeb 7
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Coast guard cadets called in to help as Cape Breton digs out from record snowfall100 of the cadets boarded buses on Wednesday to help residents who remain trapped in their Sydney homes by huge drifts left behind by a 150-centimetre snowfall on the weekend.EnvironmentFeb 7
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N.S. storm: Province requests federal aid after ‘massive’ winter snowfallNova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is asking for help after a historic winter storm blanketed much of the province in snow.WeatherFeb 5
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Former head monk at Cape Breton monastery sentenced to 60 days in jail for voyeurismThe court heard Jack Hillie was working at the Gampo Abbey Buddhist monastery in Pleasant Bay when he observed or recorded images of a person who had an expectation of privacy.CrimeDec 20, 2023
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Body found near vehicle belonging to a missing Nova Scotia manPolice have yet to identify the body, but say the car was confirmed to belong to a missing 87-year-old man at the centre of a province-wide emergency alert issued last week.CanadaDec 17, 2023
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