Councillors, advocates say premier's blockage of Halifax bike lane about strong mayor powers | Underground coal mine in Donkin is up for sale | Heat wave keeping Nova Scotia farmers busy
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Councillors, advocates say premier's blockage of Halifax bike lane about strong mayor powers; Premier open to blocking Morris Street bike lake

Councillors, advocates say premier's blockage of Halifax bike lane about strong mayor powers

July 17 , 2025 at 11:24:22 a.m. ADT • :

The premier of Nova Scotia says his government "will be forced to act" and use a new bill to overturn Halifax council's decision on a local bike lane if councillors do not reverse the move, citing public safety and economic concerns.

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Underground coal mine in Donkin is up for sale; Nova Scotia company Morien Resources says in a news release that the underground coal mine in Donkin has been put on the market by its U\.S\. owners, The Cline Group\.

Underground coal mine in Donkin is up for sale

July 17 , 2025 at 06:15:17 p.m. ADT • :

Nova Scotia company Morien Resources says in a news release that the mine's U.S.-based owner, The Cline Group, has put the property on the market.

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Heat wave keeping Nova Scotia farmers busy; Man stands between strawberry plants

Heat wave keeping Nova Scotia farmers busy

July 17 , 2025 at 06:29:41 p.m. ADT • :

These hazy summer days are not lazy for farmers. Hot, dry conditions mean they are working long hours to keep a handle on things. Jane Sponagle has the story.

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Man, 45, facing charges as Cape Breton police investigate vehicle thefts; Cape Breton Regional Police and private security are guarding a salvage yard in Little Pond, N\.S\., as part of an investigation into stolen vehicles\. Auto theft investigators from a national insurance fraud organization are also involved in the investigation\.

Man, 45, facing charges as Cape Breton police investigate vehicle thefts

July 17 , 2025 at 05:33:03 p.m. ADT • :

The man was arrested while Cape Breton Regional Police executed search warrants in Little Pond, Florence and North Sydney.

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Province promises more wood heat, wood buildings in wake of Northern Pulp selling off assets; Tory Rushton, Nova Scotia's minister of natural resources, says the new commitment to using wood in public buildings is independent of the news that Northern Pulp is abandoning the plan for a new mill\.

Province promises more wood heat, wood buildings in wake of Northern Pulp selling off assets

July 17 , 2025 at 04:51:31 p.m. ADT • :

Days after Nova Scotia's forestry sector was dealt a major blow, the province is promising to use more wood to heat and construct public buildings — although officials deny any connection between the two developments.

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Longtime Annapolis Valley grocery store clerk retiring; man in red shirt and black apron stands next to apples  

July 16 , 2025 at 06:34:21 p.m. ADT • :

Longtime Annapolis Valley grocery store clerk retiring

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What to expect from the 2025 Halifax Pride Festival; Large letters that spell PRIDE  

July 17 , 2025 at 03:30:12 p.m. ADT • :

What to expect from the 2025 Halifax Pride Festival

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Search underway for missing woman last seen on ferry from N.S. to N.L.; The MV Blue Puttees is seen in a photo from 2023\.  

July 17 , 2025 at 02:06:26 p.m. ADT • :

Search underway for missing woman last seen on ferry from N.S. to N.L.

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Overhaul of Halifax street comes at big cost to small businesses, says shop owner; Dutch Village Road construction frustrates shop owner  

July 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Overhaul of Halifax street comes at big cost to small businesses, says shop owner

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Questions remain after live grenade thrown on Dartmouth lawn; grass with dirt hole in the middle  

July 16 , 2025 at 06:21:42 p.m. ADT • :

Questions remain after live grenade thrown on Dartmouth lawn

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July 17 , 2025 at 07:45:00 a.m. ADT • :

Halifax incident where navy sailor died happened after boat hit unlit buoy: documents

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July 16 , 2025 at 07:49:40 p.m. ADT • :

Dartmouth man's clothing brand spreads disability awareness

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July 16 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

What's going on with Nova Scotia Power's billing in wake of ransomware attack

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July 17 , 2025 at 04:36:31 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax-area man admits to taking thousands of pornographic photos of boys

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July 16 , 2025 at 11:02:19 a.m. ADT • :

RCMP forensics examining pink blanket found during search for missing N.S. children

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