MacKay Bridge partially closed after crews find cracked truss | Ottawa looks to offload Amherst Armoury to make way for housing | Nova Scotia nixes spring bear hunt pilot following public consultation
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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MacKay Bridge partially closed after crews find cracked truss; The A\. Murray MacKay Bridge, known locally as the MacKay Bridge or the new bridge, opened in 1970\. Its best before date is 2040\.

MacKay Bridge partially closed after crews find cracked truss

April 17 , 2024 at 06:38:39 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax Harbour Bridges says crews found the crack Wednesday afternoon while doing routine work on the bridge. One northbound lane is expected to be closed until 5:30 a.m. on Thursday.

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Ottawa looks to offload Amherst Armoury to make way for housing; Casey said there are numerous signs warning visitors about disrepair and falling debris at the Amherst armoury\.

Ottawa looks to offload Amherst Armoury to make way for housing

April 17 , 2024 at 05:51:01 p.m. ADT • :

Ottawa says the historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., should be turned into housing. It is taking steps to offload the property, which was declared surplus nearly a decade ago.

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Nova Scotia nixes spring bear hunt pilot following public consultation;  The Nova Scotia government has proposed a spring bear hunt pilot, but like the existing fall season, only male bears and females with no cubs could be killed\.

Nova Scotia nixes spring bear hunt pilot following public consultation

April 17 , 2024 at 02:16:39 p.m. ADT • :

Nova Scotia will remain the only province in the country with a black bear population and no spring bear hunt.

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Long-term care home to open soon in Eskasoni; The long-term care home will be the first of its kind in a First Nations community in Nova Scotia\. It's been a dream for many in Eskasoni and as Kyle Moore reports, people came out to celebrate the facility\.

Long-term care home to open soon in Eskasoni

April 17 , 2024 at 06:26:58 p.m. ADT • :

It'll be the first of its kind in a First Nations community in Nova Scotia. It's been a dream for many in Eskasoni and as Kyle Moore reports, people came out to celebrate the facility.

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4 people charged in 2022 murder of Nova Scotia man; The siblings of Barry Albert, also known as Barry Mosher, say their big brother will be missed\.

4 people charged in 2022 murder of Nova Scotia man

April 16 , 2024 at 01:29:32 p.m. ADT • :

Three people are facing first-degree murder charges and another is facing a charge of accessory after the fact in the 2022 death of a man in Springfield, N.S.

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Recaptured Dorchester prisoner a notorious Halifax escape artist with violent history; The federal government revealed Friday Dorchester Penitentiary will receive a bilingual "state-of-the-art" health centre, two years after the initial announcement of a new health care facility in New Brunswick\.  

April 17 , 2024 at 07:42:17 p.m. ADT • :

Recaptured Dorchester prisoner a notorious Halifax escape artist with violent history

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Halifax-area minor hockey association wins $100,000 after national competition; TASA minor hockey has won the top prize in the Kruger Big Assist contest\.  

April 17 , 2024 at 03:34:51 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax-area minor hockey association wins $100,000 after national competition

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N.S. hopes daycare will be key to keeping health-care system running; Sarah Chow hugs her 15-month-old daughter Mira during play at Health Park Early Learning Centre in Sydney, N\.S\.  

April 17 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

N.S. hopes daycare will be key to keeping health-care system running

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N.S. finance minister says Ottawa's budget will 'bear fruit in our province'; Finance Minister Allan MacMaster arrives at a news conference before tabling the provincial budget at the Nova Scotia Legislature in Halifax on Thursday, Feb\. 29, 2024\.  

April 17 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

N.S. finance minister says Ottawa's budget will 'bear fruit in our province'

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Freeland's new federal budget hikes taxes on the rich to cover billions in new spending; Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland answers questions about the new federal budget in Ottawa on April 16, 2024\.  

April 16 , 2024 at 05:02:16 p.m. ADT • :

Freeland's new federal budget hikes taxes on the rich to cover billions in new spending

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April 16 , 2024 at 02:24:35 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax Mooseheads fire coaches after first-round playoff upset

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April 17 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

High cost of baby formula leaves parents stressed, desperate and seeking charity

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April 16 , 2024 at 04:51:15 p.m. ADT • :

Pallet shelter village for CBRM to find new home in New Dawn's Pine Tree Park subdivision

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April 17 , 2024 at 03:56:06 p.m. ADT • :

Man accused of assaulting conservation officer after elvers bust in downtown Dartmouth

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