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Commissioner calls on Nova Scotia government to overhaul outdated access laws

Commissioner calls on Nova Scotia government to overhaul outdated access laws

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's access and privacy laws are outdated and in need of a complete overhaul, the province's information and privacy commissioner says in a new report.
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Emails reveal N.S. RCMP concerns about conflict of interest in hiring of spouses

Emails reveal N.S. RCMP concerns about conflict of interest in hiring of spouses

HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting has released emails detailing conflict of interest concerns raised about two members assigned last year to an RCMP team providing information to the inquiry.
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Massive American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax harbour

Massive American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax harbour

HALIFAX — The newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. navy's fleet arrived this morning in Halifax harbour. The nuclear-powered USS Gerald R. Ford is on its first deployment, having left its home port in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 4.
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Halifax hospital bidder misses final submission deadline, expansion project on hold

Halifax hospital bidder misses final submission deadline, expansion project on hold

HALIFAX — One of Atlantic Canada's largest infrastructure projects is now on hold after the hospital project’s lone bidder failed to submit its final proposal by today’s Nova Scotia government deadline.
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Ottawa waiting on draft proposals from provinces for $250-million home heating fund

Ottawa waiting on draft proposals from provinces for $250-million home heating fund

HALIFAX — Environment and Climate Change Canada says it’s still waiting for draft proposals from most provinces on administering a $250-million home heating assistance program announced six weeks ago.
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Halifax Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre gets $28.8 million from Ottawa for new home

Halifax Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre gets $28.8 million from Ottawa for new home

HALIFAX — With an additional $28.8 million from the federal government, Halifax’s Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre plans to build a spacious downtown complex to better serve the growing population of urban Indigenous people.
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Cape Breton Regional police officer facing two charges related to domestic assault

Cape Breton Regional police officer facing two charges related to domestic assault

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog agency has laid two assault charges against 52-year-old Lawrence Doucette, a constable with the Cape Breton Regional Police.
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N.S. Court of Appeal rules injunction on COVID protest shouldn't have been granted

N.S. Court of Appeal rules injunction on COVID protest shouldn't have been granted

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ruled a lower court judge went too far last year when he banned protests against COVID-19 measures at a hearing that proceeded without the protesters present.
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First deployment for American aircraft carrier includes visit to Halifax this weekend

First deployment for American aircraft carrier includes visit to Halifax this weekend

HALIFAX — One of the world's largest aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is scheduled to visit Halifax this weekend as part of its first deployment. The U.S.
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Mountie who recorded Lucki meeting first told investigators tape lost on stolen phone

Mountie who recorded Lucki meeting first told investigators tape lost on stolen phone

HALIFAX — An affidavit by an RCMP security investigator details how the force obtained recordings of a tense meeting at the centre of allegations of political interference into the Mounties' investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting.
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