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‘Just not acceptable’: Backlash grows over Nova Scotia AI data centre project globalnews.ca/news/12107998/…

‘Just not acceptable’: Backlash grows over Nova Scotia AI data centre project - Halifax | Globaln...

Criticism of Nova Scotia's move to build a large-scale AI data centre is growing, as both opposition parties are calling for an emergency sitting of the Legislature to debate it.

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Thousands of school support workers in Nova Scotia could strike next week globalnews.ca/news/12108369/…

Thousands of school support workers in Nova Scotia could strike next week - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

The union representing school support workers across Nova Scotia is warning many schools may close if its members go on strike next week. 

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One dead, four injured after police chase ends with two crashes in N.S. globalnews.ca/news/12107836/…

One dead, four injured after police chase ends with two crashes in N.S. - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

One person is dead and four others are injured after a car involved in a police chase went off the road in western Nova Scotia.

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‘They shouldn’t be surprised’: Nova Scotians take stand against major data centre project globalnews.ca/news/12106542/…

‘They shouldn’t be surprised’: Nova Scotians take stand against major data centre project - Halifax...

Energy and infrastructure company, EverWind, announced on Friday $10 billion in private investment in a data centre campus at its existing Point Tupper site.

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Criminality suspected in death of N.S. man injured in July electrocution, RCMP say globalnews.ca/news/12105649/…

Criminality suspected in death of N.S. man injured in July electrocution, RCMP say - Halifax |...

RCMP in Nova Scotia say a man who was found electrocuted in Cumberland County over the summer has died from his injuries two months later.

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Charges laid against two Nova Scotia businesses accused of illegal lobster buying globalnews.ca/news/12105382/…

Charges laid against two Nova Scotia businesses accused of illegal lobster buying - Halifax |...

The Nova Scotia government has laid charges against two businesses accused of buying illegally caught lobsters in the province.

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EverWind announces $10B investment in N.S. data centre campus, wind projects globalnews.ca/news/12105095/…

EverWind announces $10B investment in N.S. data centre campus, wind projects - Halifax | Globalne...

EverWind has announced plans for $10 billion in private investment in a data centre campus at its existing Point Tupper site near Port Hawkesbury, N.S.

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‘A show of confidence’: Ottawa invests $100M in Nova Scotia offshore wind globalnews.ca/news/12103678/…

‘A show of confidence’: Ottawa invests $100M in Nova Scotia offshore wind - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

It was a blustery day on the Dartmouth, N.S. waterfront as the federal government announced a $100 million investment to advance offshore wind development in Nova Scotia.

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Nova Scotia premier defends changing his stance on welcoming data centre proposals globalnews.ca/news/12103918/…

Nova Scotia premier defends changing his stance on welcoming data centre proposals - Halifax |...

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is defending his decision to change his stance on when data centres might be considered for approval to operate in the province.

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Fisheries sector fund gets $300 million extension from Ottawa, Atlantic provinces globalnews.ca/news/12103821/…

Fisheries sector fund gets $300 million extension from Ottawa, Atlantic provinces | Globalnews.ca

Ottawa and the four Atlantic provinces are extending a multimillion-dollar fund aimed at supporting the region's fish and seafood sector amid global economic headwinds.

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Ottawa’s international student cap hurting Atlantic universities: association globalnews.ca/news/12102495/…

Ottawa’s international student cap hurting Atlantic universities: association | Globalnews.ca

The Association of Atlantic Universities says the region's schools have been disproportionately hurt by the Canadian government's restrictions on international student enrolment. 

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First Nation in N.S. launches joint venture using sea water to produce jet fuel globalnews.ca/news/12102446/…

First Nation in N.S. launches joint venture using sea water to produce jet fuel - Halifax |...

The Eskasoni First Nation is launching a joint venture with a Nova Scotia clean technology startup that is planning to use an element in sea water to produce rocket fuel. 

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Halifax’s beloved 104-year-old tortoise is recovering after a successful surgery globalnews.ca/news/12102132/…

Halifax’s beloved 104-year-old tortoise is recovering after a successful surgery - Halifax |...

Believed the be the oldest living gopher tortoise, Gus underwent a procedure to remove a bladder stone on Tuesday.

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Officials say N.S. had ‘most successful’ year for doctor recruitment, but gaps in care remain globalnews.ca/news/12101039/…

Officials say N.S. had ‘most successful’ year for doctor recruitment, but gaps in care remain -...

Officials in Nova Scotia say efforts to bring doctors to the province have been working, citing last year as a record year for recruitment. 

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Lost evidence in 1988 cold case leads to murder charge being withdrawn globalnews.ca/news/12100544/…

Lost evidence in 1988 cold case leads to murder charge being withdrawn | Globalnews.ca

The Crown Attorney's Office says police lost crucial evidence from the investigation into Byron Carr's 1988 death, meaning there is no longer a reasonable likelihood of conviction.

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Police watchdog to investigate after alleged hit and run in Halifax globalnews.ca/news/12099301/…

Alleged hit and run in Halifax referred to province’s police watchdog - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

The force says police followed a pickup truck that did not have a licence plate after it fled a parking lot in Dartmouth at a high speed.

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Fake threat call to Halifax high school came from outside Canada: Police globalnews.ca/news/12097509/…

Fake threat call to Halifax high school came from outside Canada: Police - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

In an update Friday, police said they had determined the call originated outside of Canada and were working with Florida law enforcement.

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Power bills in Nova Scotia may spike as utility looks to refinance $1B in assets globalnews.ca/news/12097178/…

Power bills in Nova Scotia may spike as utility looks to refinance $1B in assets - Halifax |...

The privately owned utility says the complicated financial scheme, known as “securitization,” could result in a 2.9 per cent surcharge on residential power bills next year.

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Halifax high school lockdown lifted as police investigate weapons threat globalnews.ca/news/12093269/…

Halifax high school lockdown lifted as police investigate weapons threat - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

School administrators received a call from a man who said he was on school property with a weapon on Thursday, police said in a news release.

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