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Threats levelled after organizers change route of Nova Scotia Santa Claus parade

Threats levelled after organizers change route of Nova Scotia Santa Claus parade

SYDNEY, N.S. — A change in route for the Santa Claus parade in Sydney, N.S., has caused a fallout in the Cape Breton community, where organizers and city councillors are dealing with threats.
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Report slams lavish salaries at N.L. corporation responsible for Muskrat Falls dam

Report slams lavish salaries at N.L. corporation responsible for Muskrat Falls dam

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An auditor's report says there was no business justification for the high salaries paid to executives and managers at the Newfoundland and Labrador Crown energy corporation responsible for Muskrat Falls.
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Advocates warn N.B. is breaking fragile social contract by reforming French immersion

Advocates warn N.B. is breaking fragile social contract by reforming French immersion

FREDERICTON — The language debate has been rekindled in Canada's only officially bilingual province, as the New Brunswick government looks to reform French immersion in schools. Premier Blaine Higgs says the French immersion program has failed.
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Nova Scotia notes importance of helping ex-military members move to skilled trades

Nova Scotia notes importance of helping ex-military members move to skilled trades

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia legislature committee heard Tuesday about the importance of supporting military members who want to transition to a skilled trade upon leaving the service.
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'Insult' to francophones: N.B. groups demand Austin resign from language committee

'Insult' to francophones: N.B. groups demand Austin resign from language committee

FREDERICTON — Eighteen francophone groups in New Brunswick called on Tuesday for Kris Austin to resign from a legislature committee that is reviewing the province's Official Languages Act.
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New utility performance standards create new potential fine for Nova Scotia Power

New utility performance standards create new potential fine for Nova Scotia Power

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says new regulations mean the province's privately owned power utility could be fined if it fails to address service complaints from industrial customers in a “reasonable” time frame.
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N.L. making COVID-19 rapid tests widely available for first time since pandemic hit

N.L. making COVID-19 rapid tests widely available for first time since pandemic hit

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are making COVID-19 rapid tests widely and freely available to the public for the first time since the pandemic began. Chief medical officer of health Dr.
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$10-million settlement reached with Roman Catholic Church in N.S. sexual abuse case

$10-million settlement reached with Roman Catholic Church in N.S. sexual abuse case

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia court has approved a $10-million settlement to conclude a class-action lawsuit that alleged Roman Catholic clergy with the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth had sexually abused children for decades.
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Storm Nicole topples cherished P.E.I. sandstone arch damaged by Fiona

Storm Nicole topples cherished P.E.I. sandstone arch damaged by Fiona

CAVENDISH, P.E.I. — A storm has toppled a sandstone arch in Prince Edward Island that had been weakened during Fiona, the second celebrated landmark lost in the province in the last two months.
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Nova Scotia has example in Annapolis Valley of working vulnerable persons registry

Nova Scotia has example in Annapolis Valley of working vulnerable persons registry

HALIFAX — After post-tropical storm Fiona exposed a blind spot in Nova Scotia's emergency response system, advocates who started pushing for a provincewide registry of vulnerable persons can point to a program in the Annapolis Valley as a model.
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