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Health authorities reach tentative deal with 9,000 workers in Nova Scotia

Health authorities reach tentative deal with 9,000 workers in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX 鈥� A tentative contract deal has been reached between Nova Scotia's health authorities and three unions representing about 9,000 health-care workers.
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Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North

Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. 鈥� A 16-year-old biennial event aimed at fostering business in the country's eastern Arctic and northern regions has been cancelled indefinitely as a dispute unfolds between Inuit and a Labrador group claiming to share their heritage.
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High cost of travel nurses helps drive deficit forecast in New Brunswick

High cost of travel nurses helps drive deficit forecast in New Brunswick

FREDERICTON 鈥� The New Brunswick government revealed Thursday that it expects to spend more than it collects in revenue in the 2024-25 fiscal year as it scrambles to cover health-care expenses, including the high cost of travel nurses.
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P.E.I. forests emit more carbon than they absorb after damage from 2022 storm

P.E.I. forests emit more carbon than they absorb after damage from 2022 storm

CHARLOTTETOWN 鈥� Prince Edward Island forests emit more carbon than they absorb, a consequence of the damage caused after post-tropical storm Fiona made landfall almost two years ago.
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Striking staff at Halifax public libraries say current wages aren't enough to live on

Striking staff at Halifax public libraries say current wages aren't enough to live on

HALIFAX 鈥� About three dozen striking workers gathered outside the Halifax Central Library Wednesday, chanting and waving signs to demand better wages.
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20-person Atlantic Canadian crew heading to Manitoba to battle wildfires

20-person Atlantic Canadian crew heading to Manitoba to battle wildfires

HALIFAX 鈥� A 20-person firefighting team from Atlantic Canada is heading to Manitoba to help battle out-of-control wildfires in the province.
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Halifax 'living wage' estimated at $28.30 an hour, says new report on cost of living

Halifax 'living wage' estimated at $28.30 an hour, says new report on cost of living

HALIFAX 鈥� A new report is calling on provincial governments in Atlantic Canada to do more to bridge a gap between what people earn and what they need to pay for their basic needs.
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China slams Canada over decision to introduce electric vehicle tariffs

China slams Canada over decision to introduce electric vehicle tariffs

HALIFAX 鈥� China slammed Canada's decision to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on Chinese electric vehicles Tuesday, accusing it of politicizing trade and vowing to retaliate.
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Nova Scotia minister says 'organized crime' involved in lobster fishery

Nova Scotia minister says 'organized crime' involved in lobster fishery

HALIFAX 鈥� Inadequate federal enforcement of the lobster fishery in southwestern Nova Scotia is emboldening organized crime that is 鈥渢errorizing鈥� the local community, say two provincial cabinet ministers.
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Cabinet set to focus on Canada-U.S. trade relations on third and final day of retreat

Cabinet set to focus on Canada-U.S. trade relations on third and final day of retreat

HALIFAX 鈥� Canada's renewed charm offensive in the United States is "more relevant than ever," Industry Minister Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday, as the federal cabinet retreat turned its attention to the Canada-U.S. relationship.
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