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Atlantic provinces sign on to bilateral health-care funding deals with Ottawa

Atlantic provinces sign on to bilateral health-care funding deals with Ottawa

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health minister says she has no problem with Ottawa holding the province accountable for how it will spend additional health-care money it will receive through a bilateral side deal announced Friday.
N.S. researcher identifies first recorded case of an orca caring for pilot whale baby

N.S. researcher identifies first recorded case of an orca caring for pilot whale baby

HALIFAX — A Halifax-based biologist who helped to document the first recorded case of an orca caring for the offspring of another species says the finding sheds light on a complex animal relationship.
Ottawa will help Atlantic provinces that want to welcome asylum seekers: Trudeau

Ottawa will help Atlantic provinces that want to welcome asylum seekers: Trudeau

HALIFAX — Atlantic provinces that are willing to welcome some of the thousands of asylum seekers who have entered the country outside official ports of entry will get help from Ottawa to shoulder the cost, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
Family of N.S. woman who died in hospital after seven-hour wait sues health authority

Family of N.S. woman who died in hospital after seven-hour wait sues health authority

HALIFAX — The family of a 37-year-old Nova Scotia woman who died in hospital on New Year's Eve after a seven-hour wait to see a doctor is suing the province's health authority, alleging that negligence is to blame.

Former N.S. Liberal politician Hugh MacKay fined for impaired driving

HALIFAX — A former Liberal member of the Nova Scotia legislature has received a one-year licence suspension and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to a charge of impaired driving. Hugh MacKay, the former member for Chester-St.
Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting to release final report on March 30

Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting to release final report on March 30

HALIFAX — The public inquiry that investigated the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia announced today it will release its final report on March 30.
William Sandeson guilty of second-degree murder, jury rejects self-defence claim

William Sandeson guilty of second-degree murder, jury rejects self-defence claim

HALIFAX — A jury found a former Halifax medical student guilty of second-degree murder on Saturday in the 2015 shooting death of a fellow student whose body has never been found.
Man, 23, dies in car crash on Highway 2 in Grand Lake Station, N.S.

Man, 23, dies in car crash on Highway 2 in Grand Lake Station, N.S.

GRAND LAKE STATION, N.S. — A 23-year-old man has died in a single-vehicle crash north of Halifax after his car left the highway and went into a ditch.
Halifax jury extends deliberations into a third day in William Sandeson murder trial

Halifax jury extends deliberations into a third day in William Sandeson murder trial

HALIFAX — The Halifax jury that will decide the fate of William Sandeson, an ex-medical student accused of murder, has concluded its deliberations for the day without reaching a verdict.
Supreme Court clears way for third trial in 2000 killings of Nova Scotia couple

Supreme Court clears way for third trial in 2000 killings of Nova Scotia couple

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia man accused of killing a couple in their Hants County home more than 22 years ago will face a new trial after the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday refused to hear a Crown appeal.
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