Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kit, a first in Atlantic Canada | Canada's police chiefs call for more help to deal with increasing number of protests | IMP Aerostructures workers go on strike in Amherst
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
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Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kit, a first in Atlantic Canada; A sexually transmitted infections \(STI\) test kit with a full screening package is shown on Aug\. 13, 2024\.

Nova Scotia launches take-home STI testing kit, a first in Atlantic Canada

August 13 , 2024 at 02:26:04 p.m. ADT • :

Nova Scotia's decision to offer free at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections is an important step toward reducing some barriers to vital sexual health care, says the head of the provincial AIDS coalition.

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Canada's police chiefs call for more help to deal with increasing number of protests; Police attend a protest after the city removed tents and small shelters for homeless people in Halifax on Wednesday, Aug\. 18, 2021\.

Canada's police chiefs call for more help to deal with increasing number of protests

August 13 , 2024 at 05:58:46 p.m. ADT • :

The frequency of protests linked to domestic and global issues is creating an "unsustainable demand" on policing services across the country, say Canada's chiefs of police.

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IMP Aerostructures workers go on strike in Amherst; Workers from IMP Aerostructures in Amherst strike for better wages after they voted against lastest deal\. Union president said he hopes the strike ends soon and that negotiations don't drag on\.

IMP Aerostructures workers go on strike in Amherst

August 13 , 2024 at 04:00:34 p.m. ADT • :

Around 130 workers at the IMP Aerostructures in Amherst, N.S., walked off the job on Monday, hours after 93 per cent of union members voted against the company's latest contract offer.

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Glace Bay golf club owner looks to sell passion project; Man in green hat stands near golf carts\.

Glace Bay golf club owner looks to sell passion project

August 13 , 2024 at 07:45:00 p.m. ADT • :

After doing nearly everything from mowing the grass to fixing golf carts, the 80-year-old owner of the Passchendaele Golf Club hopes to score a new owner. Kyle Moore has the story.

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August 13 , 2024 at 07:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

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Smaller airports still trying to get flights to return; wind sock on an airport tarmac  

August 13 , 2024 at 07:55:00 p.m. ADT • :

Smaller airports still trying to get flights to return

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Man charged after urine and trash left in front of Antigonish mosque; RCMP in Manitoba responded to a search for a missing boater on Lake Winnipeg\.  

August 9 , 2024 at 05:21:20 p.m. ADT • :

Man charged after urine and trash left in front of Antigonish mosque

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3 dead in Pictou County collision; RCMP investigating multiple suspicious circumstances in Wolfville\.  

August 12 , 2024 at 03:45:07 p.m. ADT • :

3 dead in Pictou County collision

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N.S. firefighter's family pushes for school to close following death; Skyler Blackie, 28, died in March 2019 during a routine exercise at the Nova Scotia Firefighter School in Waverley\. His sister Jessica Gillis, parents Cheryl Ann and Blaine Blackie along with brother Errison Blackie \(not pictured\) are calling for the school to be shut down in light of new safety concerns\.  

August 13 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

N.S. firefighter's family pushes for school to close following death

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6 Acadian artists to listen to right now; Caroline Savoie, left, and Ruby Foxglove are 2 Acadian artists to add to your rotation this summer\.  

August 13 , 2024 at 07:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

6 Acadian artists to listen to right now

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August 9 , 2024 at 08:30:00 p.m. ADT • :

South Shore Olympian will come home a hero, hometown says

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August 13 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Why are so many people going to family court without a lawyer? CBC explains

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August 8 , 2024 at 06:45:56 p.m. ADT • :

N.S. government orders 3,500 employees back to the office

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August 12 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Bell Aliant changeover to fibre optics worrying for some N.S. customers

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August 12 , 2024 at 07:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

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