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Ottawa spending $2.49 billion to acquire 11 drones for Royal Canadian Air Force

Ottawa spending $2.49 billion to acquire 11 drones for Royal Canadian Air Force

HALIFAX — Ottawa plans to spend $2.49 billion to acquire 11 remotely piloted drones to help the Royal Canadian Air Force conduct long-distance surveillance, federal officials announced Tuesday. Canada will buy the drones from U.S.
Winds over 100 kilometres per hour hit East Coast as homeless tie down tents

Winds over 100 kilometres per hour hit East Coast as homeless tie down tents

HALIFAX — Powerful gusts were forecast to reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour on Canada's East Coast on Monday, as residents of homeless encampments across the Halifax area secured their tents in hopes of weathering the storm.
For the first time since 2008, Newfoundland will receive an equalization payment

For the first time since 2008, Newfoundland will receive an equalization payment

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a federal equalization payment next year, marking the first time since 2008 it has qualified for the transfer aimed at levelling fiscal disparities among provinces.
N.S. man faces eight more charges related to human trafficking, brings total to 72

N.S. man faces eight more charges related to human trafficking, brings total to 72

DOMINION, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia say a Cape Breton man is facing eight more charges after an alleged sexual assault survivor approached officers with their story. Paul Theriault Jr.
Nova Scotia 2023-24 budget on track with deficit forecast of $264 million: minister

Nova Scotia 2023-24 budget on track with deficit forecast of $264 million: minister

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s budget remains on track with a slight $14.6-million improvement over the $278.9-million deficit estimated last spring, says Finance Minister Allan MacMaster.
Body found near vehicle belonging to a missing Nova Scotia man

Body found near vehicle belonging to a missing Nova Scotia man

GLACE BAY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton, N.S., say they have found a body near the vehicle belonging to the missing 87-year-old man at the centre of a province-wide emergency alert issued last week.
Sixty-three-year-old Nova Scotia man dies in collision on Highway 103

Sixty-three-year-old Nova Scotia man dies in collision on Highway 103

EAST RIVER, N.S. — A Nova Scotia man died early today after his car collided with a sport utility vehicle on Highway 103. RCMP say they arrived at the crash site about 60 kilometres west of Halifax at around 1 a.m.
Estranged spouse charged with murder of Newfoundland woman seven years after death

Estranged spouse charged with murder of Newfoundland woman seven years after death

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police have charged the estranged husband of a woman from Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula with first-degree murder in a case that stretches back seven years. Jennifer Hillier-Penney disappeared on Nov. 30, 2016, in St.
It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.

It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.

When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province — and millions of microplastic particles originating from the Atlantic Ocean, researchers from Dalhousie Unive
Halifax youth basketball association bans fans from games to curb abusive behaviour

Halifax youth basketball association bans fans from games to curb abusive behaviour

HALIFAX — A youth basketball association based in the Halifax area has banned all spectators from games this weekend in a bid to stop the antics of abusive fans.
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