Search on for child who fell into river in Guysborough County | Premier defends contract with American company to strip Macdonald Bridge | Gender-based violence spikes 5 years after Nova Scotia mass shooting
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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Search on for child who fell into river in Guysborough County; RCMP are asking people to avoid the Cooks Cove area in Guysborough County as a search is underway for a child who fell into the water\.

Search on for child who fell into river in Guysborough County

April 17 , 2025 at 06:04:35 p.m. ADT • :

First responders were called to Cooks Cove at approximately 1:40 p.m. AT. RCMP say police, fire, EHS, multiple ground search and rescue teams and JRCC are on site.
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Premier defends contract with American company to strip Macdonald Bridge; The Macdonald Bridge is seen from the Dartmouth waterfront\. Fresh paint can be seen on the second-from right support structure underneath the bridge, while the structure on the far right has yet to be painted\.

Premier defends contract with American company to strip Macdonald Bridge

April 17 , 2025 at 04:09:19 p.m. ADT • :

In spite of earlier pronouncements that Nova Scotia would cancel and avoid contracts with Americans to protest tariffs, Premier Tim Houston says a $70-million contract with an American company for work on a Halifax bridge is necessary for the sake of public safety.
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Gender-based violence spikes 5 years after Nova Scotia mass shooting; A memorial remembering Lillian Hyslop is seen along the road in Wentworth, N\.S\., on Friday, April 24, 2020\. Twenty-two people were killed after a man went on a murderous rampage in Portapique and several other Nova Scotia communities\.

Gender-based violence spikes 5 years after Nova Scotia mass shooting

April 17 , 2025 at 11:59:03 a.m. ADT • :

As the anniversary of the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history approaches, people working in the field say not enough is being done to implement the recommendations of an inquiry into the murders.
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Ferry service between P.E.I. and N.S. will be more reliable this season, CEO promises; MV Northumberland, formerly called the Fanafjord, will start sailing between Caribou, N\.S\., and Wood Islands, P\.E\.I\., next month\.

Ferry service between P.E.I. and N.S. will be more reliable this season, CEO promises

April 17 , 2025 at 07:29:09 p.m. ADT • :

Officials with Northumberland Ferries say they're confident this year's ferry season will be better and more reliable than last year's. 
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What Halifax voters want to hear at next leaders debate; Man in black coat holds a microphone\. He is standing on a sidewalk near an iron fence\.

What Halifax voters want to hear at next leaders debate

April 17 , 2025 at 06:16:49 p.m. ADT • :

The countdown is on to round two of the federal leaders' debates. The English language showdown is tonight in Montreal. Brett Ruskin spoke to voters in Halifax about what they're hoping to hear.
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On the banks of a Nova Scotia river, Mi'kmaw elver fishers defy Ottawa; Tabitha Morrison of Sipekne'katik fishes for elvers on the Hubbards River, in Hubbards, N\.S\., on Tuesday, April 15, 2025\.  

April 17 , 2025 at 01:02:02 p.m. ADT • :

On the banks of a Nova Scotia river, Mi'kmaw elver fishers defy Ottawa

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Jean Chrétien speaks in support of Acadie-Annapolis candidate; Man stands in front of two flags\. He is wearing a suit\. He is speaking into a microphone on a podium\.  

April 17 , 2025 at 02:33:02 p.m. ADT • :

Jean Chrétien speaks in support of Acadie-Annapolis candidate

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Halifax Water plans major upgrades within Windsor Street exchange project; Cars sit in traffic at the Windsor Street exchange in Halifax\. The busy intersection, which is regularly backed up in rush hour, will be torn up and redesigned starting in 2025\.  

April 17 , 2025 at 03:52:47 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax Water plans major upgrades within Windsor Street exchange project

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Stolen guns found in grass near Nova Scotia school; RCMP say the guns were rusty and covered in grass\.  

April 15 , 2025 at 02:34:31 p.m. ADT • :

Stolen guns found in grass near Nova Scotia school

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Five people arrested in weapons-related search in Halifax; Halifax Regional Police arrested five people on Wednesday morning in relation to a weapons investigation\. Four were later released\.  

April 16 , 2025 at 02:29:25 p.m. ADT • :

Five people arrested in weapons-related search in Halifax

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April 17 , 2025 at 03:30:13 p.m. ADT • :

Premier says talk of booze in N.S. corner stores 'intriguing' but early

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April 14 , 2025 at 06:27:42 p.m. ADT • :

Truro man's disappearance now part of N.S. major unsolved crimes program

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April 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Halifax starting plan for Memorial Library site that will honour forgotten burial ground

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April 16 , 2025 at 02:55:04 p.m. ADT • :

Crown drops murder charge, seeks manslaughter conviction in mall stabbing

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April 16 , 2025 at 05:08:06 p.m. ADT • :

Violence in workplace key concern of nurses

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