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Good evening, these are your top stories for Sunday, January 12, 2025.
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Girl, 6, dies following duplex fire in Lower Sackville; Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency responded to a call at a duplex early Saturday in Lower Sackville, pictured here\.

Girl, 6, dies following duplex fire in Lower Sackville

January 12 , 2025 at 04:23:50 p.m. AST • :

A six-year-old girl has died and two other children are "fighting for their lives" following a duplex fire early Saturday morning in Lower Sackville, says a close family friend. 

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Community gathers to mourn father, daughter killed on New Year's Eve in Halifax; Father and daughter smile in a photo during happier times

Community gathers to mourn father, daughter killed on New Year's Eve in Halifax

January 12 , 2025 at 06:40:00 p.m. AST • :

Hundreds packed a church in North Preston, N.S., on Saturday for the funeral of a father and daughter who were killed in Halifax on New Year's Eve. As the CBC's Josh Hoffman tells us, it was an emotional service with tears of sadness and joy.

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Merlin the macaw spreading his wings at new home in Ontario; Merlin \(left\) and Kiki \(right\) share an enclosure away from the public eye\.

Merlin the macaw spreading his wings at new home in Ontario

January 12 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

A beloved Halifax mascot has finally made a friend and his health seems to be improving, according to the Ontario zoo where he is rehabilitating.

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Public works employees in N.S. municipality on strike over wages, temporary worker protections; Unionized public works employees at the Region of Queens Municipality went on strike Jan\. 9\.

Public works employees in N.S. municipality on strike over wages, temporary worker protections

January 11 , 2025 at 02:56:02 p.m. AST • :

Unionized public works employees at the Region of Queens Municipality are on strike after failing to reach agreement on wages, weekend work compensation and protections for temporary employees, among other issues.

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RCMP say death, fire in Kings County are suspicious; The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team received a notification from the Estevan Police Service about an assault allegation on Nov\. 18\.

RCMP say death, fire in Kings County are suspicious

January 11 , 2025 at 06:46:20 p.m. AST • :

The RCMP say they are investigating a suspicious death and fire in Centreville, N.S.

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Halifax Alehouse sold almost exactly two years after patron's death; The Halifax Alehouse was a bar in downtown Halifax connected to several allegations of violence, including the death of Ryan Sawyer on Dec\. 24, 2022\.  

January 11 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

Halifax Alehouse sold almost exactly two years after patron's death

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Woman convicted in murder of Loretta Saunders loses leave privileges; Victoria Henneberry, 28, is escorted into Halifax provincial court on Feb\. 28, 2014\.  

January 10 , 2025 at 05:44:12 p.m. AST • :

Woman convicted in murder of Loretta Saunders loses leave privileges

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N.S. woman living in flood zone disappointed province refuses to fund hepatitis vaccines; Firefighters responding to flooding on Stannus Street on the evening of July 12, 2024\.  

January 12 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

N.S. woman living in flood zone disappointed province refuses to fund hepatitis vaccines

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QEII Halifax Infirmary emergency department resumes operations; The Nova Scotia government is now offering a free valet service for ER patients who can't find parking at the Halifax Infirmary\.  

January 10 , 2025 at 08:41:24 p.m. AST • :

QEII Halifax Infirmary emergency department resumes operations

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Houston government reaffirms commitment to free parking at hospitals, but has no timeline; The Progressive Conservatives promised during the last provincial election to remove parking fees from health-care sites around Nova Scotia\.  

January 11 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

Houston government reaffirms commitment to free parking at hospitals, but has no timeline

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January 11 , 2025 at 11:06:53 a.m. AST • :

3 children, 1 man in hospital after fire at duplex in Lower Sackville

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January 10 , 2025 at 04:19:31 p.m. AST • :

Clark's Harbour man faces 48 new charges after firearm pointed at police officer

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January 10 , 2025 at 05:02:49 p.m. AST • :

Investors oppose efforts to divide their lawsuit against former adviser

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January 10 , 2025 at 05:39:14 p.m. AST • :

'Ring of fire': Nova Scotians in L.A. speak about living through historic fires

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January 9 , 2025 at 01:11:46 p.m. AST • :

SINs compromised in cybersecurity breach of PowerSchool in Cape Breton-Victoria region

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