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N.B. potato chip maker says changes coming, as residents file claimsThe Covered Bridge Potato Chip company says it started taking steps last year that included setting up a large fence, planting trees and adding sound-deadening measures.CanadaMay 8
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Residents of New Brunswick town file legal action against chips companyThey say Covered Bridge Potato Chips Ltd.'s operations is causing excessive noise, industrial smells, light pollution and heavy truck traffic in the town of Woodstock.CanadaMay 6
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Former N.S. swim instructor facing 66 sex-related charges makes 1st court appearanceDonald Douglas Williams of Dartmouth, N.S., is accused of alleged crimes against 30 youths at a Nova Scotia corrections facility between 1989 and 2015.CrimeSep 23, 2025
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Ex-swim instructor at N.S. youth corrections facility facing 66 sex-related chargesA Dartmouth man is facing 66 sex-related charges following a four-year investigation into allegations of dozens of sexual assaults at a provincial youth correctional facility.CrimeSep 17, 2025
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‘A very big loss’: Town reeling after Acadia decides to close pool permanentlyAcadia University is making waves with the decision to permanently close its pool this June, leaving its varsity swim team and the community with few options.CanadaFeb 12, 2025
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Maine governor to stop talking to 3 newspapersMaine's blunt-spoken governor doesn't mince words when opponents dare to cross him but he's saved some of his harshest criticism for newspapers, once telling schoolchildren he isn't a fan of papers and another time saying that reading one is "like paying somebody to tell you lies."MoneyJun 19, 2013
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N.S. rejects findings calling for release of documents on youth jail riotInformation and privacy commissioner wrote that the department was refusing to release information about the risk of violence in the facility.CanadaMar 17, 2022
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Teen daughter of GOP running mate 5 months pregnantRepublican vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin revealed Monday her unmarried teenaged daughter Bristol is pregnant - adding another shock at the party's sharply curtailed convention in the face of Hurricane Gustav.Sep 2, 2008
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‘I started to vomit blood’: Why an ER nightmare is shaping how an N.B. man will voteA Fredericton man says his ordeal at a hospital emergency room has made the New Brunswick election and health care a top priority for him and his family.HealthSep 26, 2024
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New program targets aboriginal youth in N.S. correctional facilitiesNova Scotia's Justice Department is launching a program that aims to connect young Aboriginal inmates with their culture.Feb 27, 2013
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Advocates unhappy Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act pushed through N.S. legislatureMultiple groups have voiced concerns about the state of the bill which passed its third reading — virtually unchanged — on Thursday.CanadaOct 26, 2017
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Small Nova Scotia sign maker pivots to make face shields for health workersDartmouth-based United Sign, which employs 18 people, says it will make up to 60,000 shields in the coming weeksEconomyApr 15, 2020
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Perth Andover mayor concerned about hospital changesPerth Andover's mayor Marianne Bell worries about the implications of the changes to the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph and what it means for the future of the hospital.HealthJul 2, 2021
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COVID-19: N.S. expands booster dose eligibility as cases remain high from OmicronThe province says anyone aged 30 and over can begin booking appointments for their booster dose starting on Monday.HealthDec 30, 2021
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Halifax-area company making medical face shields sees future for local PPE"We are producing about 90,000 face shields a week right now."HealthMay 27, 2020
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Program targets aboriginal youth in Nova Scotia correctional facilitiesHALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Justice Department is launching a program that aims to connect young aboriginal inmates with their culture.PoliticsFeb 27, 2013
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University students have built Atlantic Canada’s first solar race car. It’s set to take the trackAfter two years of production, students at Dalhousie University in Halifax are set to debut Atlantic Canada's first solar-powered car at a race in the United States next week.TechJun 23, 2023
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N.S. appeal judge denies bail for teen convicted of trying to kill adoptive familyThe provincial Court of Appeal decision said the "very troubled" girl had decided to kill her family.CrimeJun 28, 2018
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Alleged sex abuse at N.S. youth centre could involve 200 survivors: RCMPOperation Headwind is looking into the allegations of sexual assault at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre in Waterville, N.S., between 1988 and 2017.CrimeJul 12, 2023
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Seventeen magazine offers ‘body peace treaty’ after teen crusader takes on altered photosNEW YORK, N.Y. - Score one for girl power.Jul 6, 2012