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'Emotional train wreck': Filming of Swissair Flight 111 movie hits close to home

'Emotional train wreck': Filming of Swissair Flight 111 movie hits close to home

HALIFAX — Kris Holden-Ried, clad in a dark pea coat and bright red scarf, stands in a patch of sunlight on the edge of Griffin’s Pond in the Halifax Public Gardens, with the early morning light casting a glow on him as he looks across the water.
Team Gushue announces departure of second E.J. Harnden effective immediately

Team Gushue announces departure of second E.J. Harnden effective immediately

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Team Brad Gushue says the rink and second E.J. Harnden are parting ways. Harnden spent two-plus seasons with the team. There's no immediate word on why he's leaving the St. John's-based squad.
N.B. election: Tenants' rights group presses parties to impose cap on rent increases

N.B. election: Tenants' rights group presses parties to impose cap on rent increases

FREDERICTON — With New Brunswick's provincial election approaching, a housing advocacy group is calling on the next government to strengthen tenants' rights, particularly through caps on rent increases.
Nunavut MP on 'inhumane' Labrador food prices: Complain directly to Northern Affairs

Nunavut MP on 'inhumane' Labrador food prices: Complain directly to Northern Affairs

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The member of Parliament for Nunavut is urging people in northern Labrador to complain directly to the federal government about food prices that have been described as inhumane.
Judge awards nurse nearly $61,000 after she was attacked by dog in N.S. home

Judge awards nurse nearly $61,000 after she was attacked by dog in N.S. home

HALIFAX — A Halifax-area couple has been ordered to pay nearly $61,000 in damages and $4,000 in court costs after their dog attacked and injured a homecare nurse at their residence in 2016. In a written decision dated Sept.
Fourteen-year-old girl pleads guilty to manslaughter in Halifax teen's stabbing death

Fourteen-year-old girl pleads guilty to manslaughter in Halifax teen's stabbing death

HALIFAX — A 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy near a Halifax mall earlier this year.
Don MacLean sworn in as first Black permanent chief for Halifax police

Don MacLean sworn in as first Black permanent chief for Halifax police

HALIFAX — At his swearing-in ceremony Wednesday morning, Don MacLean, the Halifax police force's first Black permanent chief, paid tribute to the African Nova Scotian officers who came before him.
N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are 'differently educated'

N.B. Liberal leader on defensive, says Bathurst residents are 'differently educated'

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal leader is on the defensive for comments she made on a podcast months ago that her opponents charge make northern residents in the Bathurst area seem uneducated.
Nova Scotia premier says police investigating theft from his riding association fund

Nova Scotia premier says police investigating theft from his riding association fund

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says police are investigating the theft of an undisclosed amount of money from his riding association’s bank account.
DFO ordered to improve officer gear to counter threat from 'criminals' with firearms

DFO ordered to improve officer gear to counter threat from 'criminals' with firearms

HALIFAX — A labour investigator has agreed with federal fishery officers that heavily armed criminals pose a threat to their lives and has ordered managers to take steps immediately to reduce the danger.