Man pleads guilty to crosswalk collision that killed Dalhousie student in Halifax | Nova Scotia waiting on cleanup plan from Northern Pulp for defunct mill | Acadians in Chéticamp area a step closer to getting new provincial riding
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Man pleads guilty to crosswalk collision that killed Dalhousie student in Halifax; Deepak Sharma entered the guilty pleas Thursday afternoon in Nova Scotia provincial court in Halifax\. They include two charges of leaving the scene of an accident and one of criminal negligence causing death\.

Man pleads guilty to crosswalk collision that killed Dalhousie student in Halifax

July 24 , 2025 at 06:13:02 p.m. ADT • :

Deepak Sharma, 32, appeared in Nova Scotia provincial court Thursday facing three criminal charges related to the collision in January that killed Alexandria Wortman.

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Nova Scotia waiting on cleanup plan from Northern Pulp for defunct mill; The Northern Pulp mill in Abercrombie, N\.S\., pictured in 2017\. The now-shuttered operation used to manufacture 280,000 tonnes of kraft pulp annually for common household products such as tissue, towel and toilet paper, writing and photocopy paper\.

Nova Scotia waiting on cleanup plan from Northern Pulp for defunct mill

July 24 , 2025 at 04:27:42 p.m. ADT • :

Northern Pulp is going out of business in Nova Scotia, but the province is still counting on the company to decommission its old mill and clean up the site in Pictou County that was used for heavy industrial activity for more than half a century.

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Acadians in Chéticamp area a step closer to getting new provincial riding; Nova Scotia's 2025 electoral boundaries commission held a public hearing in Chéticamp on Wednesday evening to get feedback on its proposal for a new riding to represent Acadians in the area\.

Acadians in Chéticamp area a step closer to getting new provincial riding

July 24 , 2025 at 06:03:07 p.m. ADT • :

Nova Scotia's electoral boundaries commission is presenting the public with four possible options that would cut down the constituency of Inverness and provide French-speaking people with a representative in the provincial legislature.

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Windsor home gutted by fire, one resident flees burning house; Windsor, N\.S\., home severely damaged after fire

Windsor home gutted by fire, one resident flees burning house

July 24 , 2025 at 04:03:21 p.m. ADT • :

A home in downtown Windsor, N.S., was badly damaged by a fire Thursday morning, with one man fleeing the burning home as it was engulfed in flames.

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Cape Breton kids learning a new language through sport; soccer ball on a field

Cape Breton kids learning a new language through sport

July 24 , 2025 at 03:53:23 p.m. ADT • :

As Anna Rak reports, the children are passing, shooting — and speaking to one another in Gaelic.

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2 youths arrested after 'racially motivated' assault in Cole Harbour; Two youth are facing charges of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and assault with a weapon\.  

July 24 , 2025 at 02:39:47 p.m. ADT • :

2 youths arrested after 'racially motivated' assault in Cole Harbour

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Sydney woman, 85, 'ached all over' from climbing stairs after airline didn't supply ramp; Carol Rogers, an 85-year-old from Sydney, N\.S\., looks over a boarding pass from her recent flight to Alberta in May for a family reunion\. On her departing and return flights, Rogers says she was denied mobility supports that were requested as part of her flight booking\.  

July 24 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Sydney woman, 85, 'ached all over' from climbing stairs after airline didn't supply ramp

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Number of measles cases in N.S. continues to rise; Nova Scotia Health confirms 30 cases of measles in northern zone  

July 24 , 2025 at 11:22:12 a.m. ADT • :

Number of measles cases in N.S. continues to rise

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Woman, 68, drowns while swimming in Merigomish; ambulances  

July 23 , 2025 at 11:04:16 a.m. ADT • :

Woman, 68, drowns while swimming in Merigomish

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Halifax police warn of heating and cooling scam, fake loan rebate program; Halifax Regional Police are asking the public to share information about the scam\.  

July 24 , 2025 at 01:31:28 p.m. ADT • :

Halifax police warn of heating and cooling scam, fake loan rebate program

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July 22 , 2025 at 04:04:59 p.m. ADT • :

Documentary with N.S. connection aims to show sharks in new light

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July 23 , 2025 at 07:07:09 p.m. ADT • :

Pictou mayor hopes for better N.S.-P.E.I. ferry reliability

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July 23 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

A bookstore that's been a Halifax institution since 1987 is facing closure

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July 22 , 2025 at 12:10:12 p.m. ADT • :

Closing arguments heard in case of Halifax dentist, 82, accused of slapping child patients

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July 23 , 2025 at 07:07:57 a.m. ADT • :

Permit revoked for MAGA musician's concert at Parks Canada site, but show will go on

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