Province shuts down plan for Antigonish amalgamation | Nova Scotia government ends decades-long subsidy for disused Cape Breton rail line | Former Halifax homeless encampment site still fenced off
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, April 04, 2024.
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Province shuts down plan for Antigonish amalgamation; John Lohr is Nova Scotia's minister responsible for emergency management\.

Province shuts down plan for Antigonish amalgamation

April 4 , 2024 at 05:41:33 p.m. ADT • :

In the face of mounting criticism and following a tense public meeting with the premier earlier this week, the Nova Scotia government has shelved a piece of legislation that would have led to municipal consolidation in Antigonish County.

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Nova Scotia government ends decades-long subsidy for disused Cape Breton rail line; The Nova Scotia government has ended a decades-long subsidy for the rail line in Cape Breton, N\.S\., now that CN Rail has bought a stake in Genesee & Wyoming, the company that owns the tracks\.

Nova Scotia government ends decades-long subsidy for disused Cape Breton rail line

April 4 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

After spending more than $18 million over 20 years, the Nova Scotia government has ended a subsidy for the disused rail line that runs across Cape Breton Island, saying the funding no longer makes economic sense.

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Former Halifax homeless encampment site still fenced off; Former Halifax homeless encampment site still fenced off

Former Halifax homeless encampment site still fenced off

April 4 , 2024 at 06:22:00 p.m. ADT • :

Meagher Park has been closed to the public since July 2022. Some neighbours want to know why it's taking so long to reopen, but others are happy to keep the fencing until it's safe to remove. Haley Ryan has the story.

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Province boosts reward in case of missing Halifax teenager to $250K; Devon Sinclair Marsman, 16, was last seen the week of Feb\. 21 and was reported missing by family members on March 4\. His disappearance was deemed suspicious in October\.

Province boosts reward in case of missing Halifax teenager to $250K

April 4 , 2024 at 01:03:05 p.m. ADT • :

The Nova Scotia government has increased the reward it's offering to help solve the case of a teenager who went missing in the Halifax area two years ago.

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More surgeries rescheduled after Halifax hospital complex hit with 2nd water-main break; Crews work to get water moving back into the QEII Halifax Infirmary complex on Thursday, April 4, 2024, after a water-main break\.

More surgeries rescheduled after Halifax hospital complex hit with 2nd water-main break

April 3 , 2024 at 03:27:32 p.m. ADT • :

Heat has been restored at a Halifax hospital complex whose power plant was hit by two water-main breaks within 24 hours, and water is expected to be running again in the facility by Thursday evening.

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Main lodge at Nova Scotia's historic Keltic Lodge golf resort shutting down; The general manager of Keltic Lodge says he hopes Nova Scotians take advantage of the weekends they have available this summer, which are normally booked full because of weddings\.  

April 3 , 2024 at 06:34:21 p.m. ADT • :

Main lodge at Nova Scotia's historic Keltic Lodge golf resort shutting down

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Slushy snow turns to showers in Nova Scotia for Friday; Slushy snow turns to showers in Nova Scotia for Friday  

April 4 , 2024 at 06:21:00 p.m. ADT • :

Slushy snow turns to showers in Nova Scotia for Friday

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Wolfville should create independent body to address student partying, report says; A sign marking the entrance to the town of Wolfville, N\.S\.  

April 4 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Wolfville should create independent body to address student partying, report says

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Eclipse safety tips for Nova Scotia; Eclipse safety tips for Nova Scotia  

April 4 , 2024 at 07:47:00 p.m. ADT • :

Eclipse safety tips for Nova Scotia

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Tense public meeting on Antigonish consolidation fails to change premier's mind; A screenshot of a video recording of the public meeting on April 2, 2024 where Premier Tim Houston spoke with a crowd of hundreds of people about the proposed Antigonish consolidation  

April 3 , 2024 at 07:38:56 p.m. ADT • :

Tense public meeting on Antigonish consolidation fails to change premier's mind

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April 3 , 2024 at 12:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

What Were You Wearing display confronts biases around sexual assault, says organizer

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April 2 , 2024 at 02:32:26 p.m. ADT • :

Snowstorm bound for N.S. could bring outages, treacherous roads

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April 4 , 2024 at 06:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

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April 3 , 2024 at 07:01:00 p.m. ADT • :

Pressure builds to get more housing in Nova Scotia faster

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April 2 , 2024 at 03:55:49 p.m. ADT • :

$1B project to bring thousands of housing units to Bible Hill

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