RCMP scaling back search for missing N.S. children | Drug investigation near Digby instead yields nearly $50K worth of juvenile eels | Halifax-area house fires that killed 5 caused by electronic devices, officials say
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RCMP scaling back search for missing N.S. children; As RCMP scales back search, missing children's stepdad holds out hope

RCMP scaling back search for missing N.S. children

May 7 , 2025 at 07:50:18 a.m. ADT • :

Six days after two children were reported missing from a rural home in Nova Scotia's Pictou County, RCMP say they are scaling back the search and have not ruled out that the case is suspicious.
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Drug investigation near Digby instead yields nearly $50K worth of juvenile eels; RCMP said they searched a home in Plympton, N\.S\., on May 1\.

Drug investigation near Digby instead yields nearly $50K worth of juvenile eels

May 7 , 2025 at 02:42:28 p.m. ADT • :

An RCMP raid last week at a southwest Nova Scotia home didn't yield the drugs that investigators were apparently seeking, but police did discover almost $50,000 worth of juvenile eels that fisheries officers determined were being stored illegally.
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Halifax-area house fires that killed 5 caused by electronic devices, officials say; 2 fatal Halifax-area house fires started with electronic devices

Halifax-area house fires that killed 5 caused by electronic devices, officials say

May 6 , 2025 at 06:00:24 p.m. ADT • :

The fires, both in January, claimed the lives of two men and three children. Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency say both fires were accidental.
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What we know about the search for missing N.S. children; Crews spend 5th day searching for missing children

What we know about the search for missing N.S. children

May 6 , 2025 at 03:25:13 p.m. ADT • :

Lily Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, were reported missing from their Pictou County home on May 2.
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CBU approves 2025-26 operating budget that includes $6.8M deficit; CBU blames cuts on drop in international student enrolment

CBU approves 2025-26 operating budget that includes $6.8M deficit

May 7 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

A capping of international study permits has negatively impacted CBU's enrolment numbers, leading to a loss in revenue.
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Grandmother of missing kids, aged 4 and 6, speaks out; Jack Sullivan, 4, left, and Lily Sullivan, 6, were reported missing on Friday, May 2, 2025\.  

May 6 , 2025 at 11:46:07 a.m. ADT • :

Grandmother of missing kids, aged 4 and 6, speaks out

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Identifying 3 lawyers implicated in alleged tip off would 'destroy' reputations, judge rules; Halifax lawyer Billy Sparks, who died in March 2024, is shown in a graduation photo from Dalhousie University's law school\.  

May 6 , 2025 at 04:23:55 p.m. ADT • :

Identifying 3 lawyers implicated in alleged tip off would 'destroy' reputations, judge rules

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Nova Scotians with Toronto Sceptres heading for PWHL playoff rematch; The Toronto Sceptres will have a chance at redemption Wednesday when they face off against the Minnesota Frost in the opening round of the PWHL playoffs\. Last season, Toronto lost the semifinals in five games to the current defending PWHL Walter Cup champion\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 10:47:35 a.m. ADT • :

Nova Scotians with Toronto Sceptres heading for PWHL playoff rematch

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Truro police mark 5th anniversary of Dylan Ehler's disappearance; The Truro Police Service marked the fifth anniversary of Dylan Ehler's disappearance by releasing a few age progression illustrations\. The boy was three years old when he disappeared in May 2020\.  

May 6 , 2025 at 09:34:56 p.m. ADT • :

Truro police mark 5th anniversary of Dylan Ehler's disappearance

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The man who unseated Poilievre: N.B.-raised Bruce Fanjoy had support from Maritimers; Bruce Fanjoy, Liberal MP-elect for Carleton, has strong roots in the Maritimes, having lived in Saint John, Fredericton and Halifax\.  

May 6 , 2025 at 11:59:41 a.m. ADT • :

The man who unseated Poilievre: N.B.-raised Bruce Fanjoy had support from Maritimers

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May 7 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

North-end Halifax community garden sprouts up in new location

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May 7 , 2025 at 09:32:17 a.m. ADT • :

National emergency alert system to be tested on Wednesday in much of Canada

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May 7 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

New training to give Halifax staff skills to safely stop harassment in city spaces

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May 6 , 2025 at 12:01:47 p.m. ADT • :

Cyber breach reverberates at Nova Scotia Power more than a week later

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May 6 , 2025 at 12:58:56 p.m. ADT • :

1 case of measles confirmed in Nova Scotia

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