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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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N.S. government mulling larger role for RCMP as it restructures policing; Attorney General and Nova Scotia Justice Minister Becky Druhan speaks to reporters after the release of a review of the province's policing services on June 25, 2025\.

N.S. government mulling larger role for RCMP as it restructures policing

June 25 , 2025 at 04:19:03 p.m. ADT • :

Justice Minister Becky Druhan has announced six changes aimed at improving policing, resulting from a review launched in September 2023.

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Man who broke brother's jaw declared long-term offender, released from custody; Scott David Desrosiers is shown in a photo issued by RCMP from 2020\.

Man who broke brother's jaw declared long-term offender, released from custody

June 25 , 2025 at 04:55:25 p.m. ADT • :

A 57-year-old Nova Scotia man who fractured his brother's jaw and skull during an attack and has a history of brutally sexually assaulting women was released from custody last month and ordered to live in a halfway house after being sentenced as a long-term offender.

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Could Nova Scotia Power revert to public ownership again?; There is precedent for power utilities being removed from private ownership in the United States\.

Could Nova Scotia Power revert to public ownership again?

June 25 , 2025 at 07:39:30 p.m. ADT • :

In the wake of a massive data breach that affected the utility this spring, there have been renewed calls from some people for the province to buy back the utility and make it provincially owned once again.

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Fishers express concern as Transport Canada confirms it will dredge P.E.I. ferry harbour; MV Northumberland, previously  MV Fanafjord, is a new ferry operating on the route between Wood Islands, P\.E\.I\., and Caribou, N\.S\., this summer\.

Fishers express concern as Transport Canada confirms it will dredge P.E.I. ferry harbour

June 25 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

With the ferry service between eastern Prince Edward Island and northern Nova Scotia once again experiencing cancellations, this time because of extreme low tides, the federal government confirms it plans to dredge Wood Islands Harbour earlier than planned.  

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Nova Scotia inks pact with Lebanese university to bring more doctors to province; Dr\. Mohammad Srour is a family doctor from Lebanon who immigrated to Halifax in 2024\.

Nova Scotia inks pact with Lebanese university to bring more doctors to province

June 25 , 2025 at 03:25:27 p.m. ADT • :

Lebanese American University in Beirut commits the university to sending 10 ready-to-practise physicians to Nova Scotia over five years.

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What police will tell us about missing N.S. children; A police officer in a uniform including a vest and hat stands looking just off camera\.  

June 24 , 2025 at 10:17:00 a.m. ADT • :

What police will tell us about missing N.S. children

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N.S. won't buy air conditioners for people with health issues on income assistance; Julie Leggett poses for a selfie with her air conditioning unit in her New Glasgow, N\.S\., home\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 01:40:21 p.m. ADT • :

N.S. won't buy air conditioners for people with health issues on income assistance

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Nova Scotia Power to expand credit monitoring to all customers, past and present; Nova Scotia Power is extending its offer of credit monitoring to all customers, past and present, for five years\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 12:02:16 p.m. ADT • :

Nova Scotia Power to expand credit monitoring to all customers, past and present

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Work underway to redesign Dutch Village Road in Fairview; Cars can be seen in traffic on a busy road\. A construction worker in a yellow safety uniform can be seen on the left holding a a sign that says slow\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Work underway to redesign Dutch Village Road in Fairview

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Bedford family mourning 3-year-old boy killed by vehicle; Maverick Brown is seen in this photo posted to an online fundraiser for his family\.  

June 21 , 2025 at 08:39:21 a.m. ADT • :

Bedford family mourning 3-year-old boy killed by vehicle

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June 24 , 2025 at 12:25:14 p.m. ADT • :

This food network is expanding to offer more nutritious options

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June 23 , 2025 at 10:38:24 a.m. ADT • :

Driver charged after senior left in bus for more than 7 hours

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June 25 , 2025 at 09:42:19 a.m. ADT • :

Donald Trump's disdain for wind energy could create windfall for Nova Scotia: experts

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June 23 , 2025 at 05:35:09 p.m. ADT • :

Suspended Nova Scotia RCMP officer facing another sexual assault charge

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June 25 , 2025 at 02:53:33 p.m. ADT • :

Death of man in Dartmouth encampment ruled a homicide

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