This 'denim whisperer' can find jeans for any butt | N.S. man named national museum volunteer of the year | Truro-area grandstand open after almost 3 years of delays
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, May 20, 2024.
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This 'denim whisperer' can find jeans for any butt; Alex Pearson is the owner of Ametora Supply in Kentville, N\.S\.

This 'denim whisperer' can find jeans for any butt

May 20 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Alex Pearson's customers call him the denim whisperer — and he's got the tattoo to prove it. He helps shoppers go from looking good to feeling good. The CBC's Jane Sponagle visited Pearson at his store in Kentville.

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N.S. man named national museum volunteer of the year; Doug Berrigan is the president of the LaHave Islands Marine Museum\.

N.S. man named national museum volunteer of the year

May 20 , 2024 at 03:24:39 p.m. ADT • :

A 79-year-old Nova Scotia man is being celebrated this month for his work helping a small museum on the LaHave Islands stay afloat for the last 25 years.

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Truro-area grandstand open after almost 3 years of delays; The Dr\. Richard \(Dick\) Huggard Grandstand at the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition grounds in Bible Hill, N\.S\., was unveiled on Sunday\.

Truro-area grandstand open after almost 3 years of delays

May 20 , 2024 at 01:55:21 p.m. ADT • :

The long-awaited, newly renovated grandstand at the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition grounds in Bible Hill, N.S., was named after a lifelong supporter of agriculture in this province.

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Corporations are buying local vet clinics — raising questions about price, choice and quality of care; Canadian vet practices pull in \$9\.3 billion a year and big companies have bought hundreds of clinics across the country, leading to questions about costs and the future of independent vets\.

Corporations are buying local vet clinics — raising questions about price, choice and quality of care

May 20 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Large and often international companies have been snapping up local clinics around Canada, raising questions come about who's in control of animal care, costs and the future of the independent vet.

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Halifax's Nickerson places first in Blue Nose Marathon; Runners on the streets of Halifax for the 2024 Blue Nose Marathon\.

Halifax's Nickerson places first in Blue Nose Marathon

May 19 , 2024 at 01:11:38 p.m. ADT • :

Donavon Nickerson placed first in a field of more than 300 runners Sunday to capture the 2024 Blue Nose Marathon. Janet Hawkins won the women's division.

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Iconic Halifax building gets new lease on life as arts hub; The former Video Difference building is getting a new lease on life as the home of 2b theatre company  

May 19 , 2024 at 12:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Iconic Halifax building gets new lease on life as arts hub

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N.S. doctor predicted decades ago his daughter's murder would be solved. Now it has been; Barbara was 19 when she died in February 1977\.  

May 19 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

N.S. doctor predicted decades ago his daughter's murder would be solved. Now it has been

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Jimbo the Drag Clown 'so proud' to bring Canadian-made show across country; Jimbo the Drag Clown is embarking on a cross-Canada tour, landing in Halifax late May\.  

May 18 , 2024 at 12:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Jimbo the Drag Clown 'so proud' to bring Canadian-made show across country

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Guilty verdict in Cape Breton hit-and-run case that killed girl; Talia Forrest's family hugged outside the courtroom following the guilty verdict\.  

May 17 , 2024 at 08:02:16 p.m. ADT • :

Guilty verdict in Cape Breton hit-and-run case that killed girl

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'He averted a catastrophe': Parent praises bus driver after 18-wheeler fell from overpass above; Matthew Baird's stepsons were on the bus when the transport truck crashed through a guardrail and landed on Highway 102 near Bedford, N\.S\. CBC News has blurred the face of the student next to the bus driver to protect their privacy\.  

May 18 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

'He averted a catastrophe': Parent praises bus driver after 18-wheeler fell from overpass above

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May 16 , 2024 at 12:06:12 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax hospital patient found safe, police say

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May 17 , 2024 at 05:42:52 p.m. ADT • :

N.B. man declared dangerous offender after N.S. assault denied parole

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May 19 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

What's open and closed on Victoria Day in the Halifax area

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May 20 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Move to government 'bittersweet' for Autism Nova Scotia executive director

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May 16 , 2024 at 03:00:36 p.m. ADT • :

Loblaw agrees to sign grocery code of conduct — but only if competitors do

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