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Nova Scotia to increase wages, provide benefits and pension for child-care workers

Nova Scotia to increase wages, provide benefits and pension for child-care workers

HALIFAX — Licensed child-care workers in Nova Scotia will receive pay raises of between 14 and 17 per cent next spring and will also be provided with new pension and benefits plans.
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Former head monk at Cape Breton monastery sentenced to 60 days in jail for voyeurism

Former head monk at Cape Breton monastery sentenced to 60 days in jail for voyeurism

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A man who served as the head monk of a monastery in Cape Breton has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after he pleaded guilty in July to a charge of voyeurism.
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Wildfire devastation voted Canadian Press news story of the year

Wildfire devastation voted Canadian Press news story of the year

HALIFAX — It was the year unprecedented wildfires disrupted the lives of thousands from coast to coast, shattering records for the total area burned.
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Tens of thousands lose power after windstorm lashes East Coast

Tens of thousands lose power after windstorm lashes East Coast

HALIFAX — Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Tuesday after strong winds struck Canada's East Coast, and officials warned electricity restoration could take days in some areas.
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More than 28 per cent of N.S. children starting out in school are vulnerable: study

More than 28 per cent of N.S. children starting out in school are vulnerable: study

HALIFAX — The increase in Nova Scotia children considered vulnerable to having learning problems as they enter the school system may be connected to the COVID-19 pandemic and child poverty, says a child and youth researcher.
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Ottawa spending $2.49 billion to acquire 11 drones for Royal Canadian Air Force

Ottawa spending $2.49 billion to acquire 11 drones for Royal Canadian Air Force

HALIFAX — Ottawa plans to spend $2.49 billion to acquire 11 remotely piloted drones to help the Royal Canadian Air Force conduct long-distance surveillance, federal officials announced Tuesday. Canada will buy the drones from U.S.
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Winds over 100 kilometres per hour hit East Coast as homeless tie down tents

Winds over 100 kilometres per hour hit East Coast as homeless tie down tents

HALIFAX — Powerful gusts were forecast to reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour on Canada's East Coast on Monday, as residents of homeless encampments across the Halifax area secured their tents in hopes of weathering the storm.
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N.S. man faces eight more charges related to human trafficking, brings total to 72

N.S. man faces eight more charges related to human trafficking, brings total to 72

DOMINION, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia say a Cape Breton man is facing eight more charges after an alleged sexual assault survivor approached officers with their story. Paul Theriault Jr.
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Nova Scotia 2023-24 budget on track with deficit forecast of $264 million: minister

Nova Scotia 2023-24 budget on track with deficit forecast of $264 million: minister

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s budget remains on track with a slight $14.6-million improvement over the $278.9-million deficit estimated last spring, says Finance Minister Allan MacMaster.
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Body found near vehicle belonging to a missing Nova Scotia man

Body found near vehicle belonging to a missing Nova Scotia man

GLACE BAY, N.S. — Police in Cape Breton, N.S., say they have found a body near the vehicle belonging to the missing 87-year-old man at the centre of a province-wide emergency alert issued last week.
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