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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, March 06, 2024.
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CBRM council approves rare budget with tax cuts and increased spending

March 6 , 2024 at 07:53:44 p.m. AST • :

Cape Breton Regional Municipality's council has approved capital and operating budgets that increase spending on infrastructure and operations by removing wastewater from taxes and having residents pay for sewer service through user fees.

Halifax police force to gain 22 new positions despite loud public opposition

March 6 , 2024 at 07:09:21 p.m. AST • :

Halifax Regional Police will get 22 new positions this year they say are needed to keep up with a growing population. But some residents loudly object to the move.

Heavy rain, threat of significant freezing rain on the way to Nova Scotia

March 6 , 2024 at 03:47:00 p.m. AST • :

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says the incoming storm will bring the risk of significant freezing rain, power outages and localized flooding

Lobster prices at the wharf hit $18 a pound in Nova Scotia

March 6 , 2024 at 02:06:46 p.m. AST • :

Low catches, low inventory and strong demand are driving the price increase in lobster fishing areas from Halifax to Digby, N.S.

Premier pushes back against criticism of new program for wine producers

March 6 , 2024 at 12:00:00 p.m. AST • :

Premier Tim Houston was on the defensive Tuesday following allegations by opposition politicians and an industry group that a new program to support commercial wine producers is the result of lobbying by a friend.

March 5 , 2024 at 03:24:43 p.m. AST • :

March 5 , 2024 at 05:53:52 p.m. AST • :

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CBRM council approves rare budget with tax cuts and increased spending

Halifax police force to gain 22 new positions despite loud public opposition

Heavy rain, threat of significant freezing rain on the way to Nova Scotia

Lobster prices at the wharf hit $18 a pound in Nova Scotia

Premier pushes back against criticism of new program for wine producers

Oral surgeon who let guard remove inmate's teeth looking for discharge

Man, 61, believed to have life-threatening injuries after fall from ladder, Halifax police say

She ended up on Zoom with the man accused of raping her. She doesn't want it to happen to other students

Correctional officers protest at Province House over staffing levels in jails

Black Men's Health Conference encourages conversation

Cape Breton teacher sentenced to house arrest after pleading guilty to fraud, forgery

Watch CBC Nova Scotia News at 6 for March 06, 2024

Houston government reinstates doctor-recruitment incentive for Halifax cut in 2021

N.S. lawyer worries province's hardball tactics could harm his client

N.S. wineries say new provincial program could be 'catastrophic' for local grape growers