RCMP forensics examining pink blanket found during search for missing N.S. children | CBRM to ask province for help with cost of cleaning up derelict properties | Questions remain after live grenade thrown on Dartmouth lawn
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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RCMP forensics examining pink blanket found during search for missing N.S. children; Jack Sullivan, 4, and Lilly Sullivan, 6, were reported missing on Friday, May 2, 2025\.

RCMP forensics examining pink blanket found during search for missing N.S. children

July 16 , 2025 at 11:02:19 a.m. ADT • :

Daniel Martell, the stepfather of Lilly and Jack Sullivan, previously told CBC News that the blanket belongs to Lilly.

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CBRM to ask province for help with cost of cleaning up derelict properties; Fire broke out last week at the former Morrison school in Glace Bay, which is surrounded by homes\. It's one of hundreds of vacant buildings in CBRM that Mayor Cecil Clarke says are 'dangerous and unsightly\.'

CBRM to ask province for help with cost of cleaning up derelict properties

July 16 , 2025 at 04:58:51 p.m. ADT • :

Officials say the municipality simply can't afford to tackle the hundreds of abandoned properties in CBRM that need attention.

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Questions remain after live grenade thrown on Dartmouth lawn; grass with dirt hole in the middle

Questions remain after live grenade thrown on Dartmouth lawn

July 16 , 2025 at 06:21:42 p.m. ADT • :

While the device was eventually detonated safely, the investigation is just beginning for police. Josh Hoffman has the story.

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Dartmouth man's clothing brand spreads disability awareness; Man next to display of hoodies

Dartmouth man's clothing brand spreads disability awareness

July 16 , 2025 at 07:49:40 p.m. ADT • :

Cody Rodgers was born with muscular dystrophy. It's a challenge he's faced his whole life, but it's not something that limits him. He started Wheelife clothing, a brand that helps spread awareness for people with disabilities.

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More Halifax families in need of financial help for kids' day camps; kids stand in circle holding a parachute in a gymnasium

More Halifax families in need of financial help for kids' day camps

July 16 , 2025 at 07:05:27 p.m. ADT • :

Summer is the time for day camps in Nova Scotia, but not all families can afford to send their kids to them. It's something the YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth is hearing first-hand. Watch Amy Smith's interview with Alex Jackson, the YMCA's day camp director.

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Passengers stuck on N.S.-P.E.I. ferry for hours due to technical problem with newest vessel; MV Northumberland, formerly called MV Fanafjord, began sailing between Caribou, N\.S\., and Wood Islands, P\.E\.I\., in mid-June\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 04:35:44 p.m. ADT • :

Passengers stuck on N.S.-P.E.I. ferry for hours due to technical problem with newest vessel

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Halifax offering free swimming lessons at rural beaches; man and girl in lake water  

July 15 , 2025 at 03:40:30 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax offering free swimming lessons at rural beaches

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Longtime Annapolis Valley grocery store clerk retiring; man in red shirt and black apron stands next to apples  

July 16 , 2025 at 06:34:21 p.m. ADT • :

Longtime Annapolis Valley grocery store clerk retiring

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What's going on with Nova Scotia Power's billing in wake of ransomware attack; Prior to the cybersecurity incident, Nova Scotia Power's smart meters could send power usage data to the company directly\. The company is sending out workers to read the meters manually to get information for billing\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

What's going on with Nova Scotia Power's billing in wake of ransomware attack

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Man, 70, dies after motorcycle goes over embankment; A white SUV with RCMP logos\.  

July 14 , 2025 at 01:41:48 p.m. ADT • :

Man, 70, dies after motorcycle goes over embankment

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July 15 , 2025 at 05:51:19 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax police detonate live grenade found outside home in Dartmouth

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July 11 , 2025 at 01:51:16 p.m. ADT • :

Dartmouth man charged with sexual assault, extortion, threats

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July 16 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Municipal police chiefs say Nova Scotia RCMP expansion counters national trend

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July 14 , 2025 at 02:20:38 p.m. ADT • :

Man found dead after possible drowning in LaHave River

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July 15 , 2025 at 07:11:58 p.m. ADT • :

Via Rail plans to use refurbished cars to improve Halifax-Montreal service

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