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Dartmouth Marshalls employee charged with fraud for using fake cash
Posted 13 January 2026

Dartmouth Marshalls employee charged with fraud for using fake cash

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a fraud involving counterfeit currency at a Marshalls store in Dartmouth. Officers responded to the location on Countryview Drive around 10:20 a.m. on January 10 after staff reported an employee was accepting fake bills. Police say items purchased with...

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Prices ‘workable,’ catches down in southwest N.S. lobster fishery
Posted 13 January 2026

Prices ‘workable,’ catches down in southwest N.S. lobster fishery

Catches are down and prices are up from the start of the fall lobster fishery. Six weeks into the season in LFA 33 and 34 in southwestern Nova Scotia, the shore price is around $10 to $10.50 a pound. Tommy Amirault from the Coldwater Lobster Association says it was a spotty start. “It would have...

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Heating assistance available for qualified Nova Scotians
Posted 13 January 2026

Heating assistance available for qualified Nova Scotians

The Home Energy Assistance Top-up (HEAT) Fund is now open for applications. The Salvation Army says they support Nova Scotians who face challenges with home heating costs over the winter. You may qualify if you’re experiencing an emergency heating situation and have not received assistance from...

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Family doctor waitlist shrinks by 1,700; NS Health
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Posted 13 January 2026

Family doctor waitlist shrinks by 1,700; NS Health

Over six percent of Nova Scotians are waiting for a family doctor. That’s the latest update from Nova Scotia’s ‘Need a Family Practice’ registry. In the month of December the list dropped by just over 1,700, to 66,768. The tally features those newly added, those who are removed because they’ve...

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Canada to face Sweden for 1st place at U18 Women’s World Hockey Championship
Posted 13 January 2026

Canada to face Sweden for 1st place at U18 Women’s World Hockey Championship

Canada is looking to finish first in their group in Cape Breton. The U18 Women’s World Hockey Championships are on in Membertou. Team Canada will get top spot with a win over Sweden at 5 p.m. Two Nova Scotians are on Team Canada, Boylston’s Kendall Doiron and Clark’s Harbour’s Jaylee MacKinnon....

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Mother who lost daughter to 2023 flood writes memory into children’s book
Posted 13 January 2026

Mother who lost daughter to 2023 flood writes memory into children’s book

The mother who lost her 6-year-old daughter in the devastating flood from 2.5 years ago has written a children’s book to help navigate the coping process of unimaginable grief. It was in July 2023 when torrential downpours hit areas of our province resulting in the death of four people in West...

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Nova Scotia over $20 billion in debt; Auditor General
Posted 13 January 2026

Nova Scotia over $20 billion in debt; Auditor General

Nova Scotia is over $20 billion in debt. That’s up $1.7 billion from last year, according to Auditor General Kim Adair’s 2025 Financial Report. Spending on the Halifax Infirmary project, the Cape Breton Healthcare re-development and on long-term care homes were factors. In a recap video, Adair...

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McDonald’s announces 1 year price freeze on small coffee, McValue meal
Posted 13 January 2026

McDonald’s announces 1 year price freeze on small coffee, McValue meal

Two staples at McDonald’s are now the same price for at least a year. Newly appointed CEO of McDonald’s Canada Annemarie Swijtink announced Tuesday they are freezing the price of a small coffee at $1 and a McValue meal at $5. The McValu meal also breakfast items until 11 a.m. In a news release,...

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No Name burgers recalled due to ecoli risk
Posted 13 January 2026

No Name burgers recalled due to ecoli risk

Planning to have burgers for supper tonight? If they’re No Name beef burgers, you’ll want to check the yellow box. There’s an alert from Health Canada about the 1.36-kilogram packs that contain 12 frozen burgers. There’s a risk they could be contaminated with E. coli. The best-before date is May...

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Gunman driving near Windsor has police asking residents to seek shelter
Posted 13 January 2026

Gunman driving near Windsor has police asking residents to seek shelter

A gunman is driving on Highway 236 toward Mosherville and Stanley -that’s just northeast of Windsor. The RCMP says his car is blue Honda Civic and they are asking everyone to avoid the area. If you live in the area, find shelter immediately. Lock your doors and windows and do not leave a secure...

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