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French ship sinks off Newfoundland
Halifax :: Canada | 1 day ago | No category
Source: United Press International
A French cargo ship with a crew of four capsized and sank off the southern coast of Newfoundland, the Canadian Coast Guard reported...Pierre & Miquelon and was carrying a cargo of road salt when it capsized Tuesday without issuing a...
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Tories mull economic stimulus package
Halifax :: Canada | 1 day ago | Political News
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Nova Scotia government is considering freeing up money to spend on road work and other capital projects as a way to stimulate the provincial economy. Neither Finance Minister Michael Baker nor Premier Rodney MacDonald are saying how much money...
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Capital Health cuts surgeries to deal with deficit
Halifax :: Canada | 2 days ago | Technology News
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Administrators with Capital Health say they've come up with a plan to deal with a projected $7-million deficit. The biggest single cost saving will be a reduction of operating room time in February and March to coincide when doctors and...
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Picton Castle probe urges better safety standards
Halifax :: Canada | about 1 month ago | Technology News
Source: The Globe and Mail
A report into the death of Laura Gainey on board the Picton Castle training vessel says new safety rules should be applied to such vessels operating from Canada, even if they carry foreign flags of convenience. ”We came to the...
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CTV, Canada: New voting rules blamed for historically low turnout
Halifax :: Canada | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: Androscoggin News
New voting rules blamed for historically low turnout Updated Wed. Oct. 15 2008 8:39 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff New voting rules are being blamed in part for the low amount of Canadians who went to the polls in Tuesday's...
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Halifax police mistakenly release man
Halifax :: Canada | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy
Source: The Globe and Mail
Police in Halifax are searching for a man they mistakenly released today before he was to appear in court. In a statement, police say Rhys Warren Stewart was arrested just after midnight today on a number of outstanding warrants. He...
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Gas prices to fall below $1
Halifax :: Canada | about 1 month ago | Business News
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The price of gasoline in Halifax is expected to drop below $1 for the first time in 18 months. Government-regulated pump prices in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island dipped to about 96.5 cents a litre this week.
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Outcry after Lloyds hands Andy Hornby £720,000 job
Halifax :: Canada | about 1 month ago | Business News
Source: The Scotsman
An investigation has been demanded into the appointment of Mr Hornby, the one-time "boy wonder" of British banking...Under the terms of his departure, he has written off a "golden goodbye" of nearly £1 million but kept a pension pot of...
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Nova Scotia expected to extend immigration refund
Halifax :: Canada | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
ore people who took part in a failed provincial immigration program are expected to get some money back. Nova Scotia Immigration Minister Len Goucher is expected to announced Tuesday that those who were dissatisfied with their work experience can apply...
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U.S. economy poised for turnaround, says Canada's ambassador
Halifax :: Canada | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
ET The Associated Press The economic turmoil in the United States won't last long because the Americans quickly recognized they had a financial crisis on their hands and moved quickly to deal with it, Canada's ambassador to the U.S. said...
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