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30 min ago | Canada.com

Canadian artists pen opera in honour of YVR taser victim Robert Dziekanski

A new opera by two Canadian artists is a unique memorial to the tragic death in Vancouver of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Canada, North America, World News,

13 hrs ago | The Chronicle Herald

BRIGHTON: Nova Scotia must take innovation more seriously

A David and Goliath contest in Nova Scotia, pitching an ingenue inventor against the towering figure of Canada's industrial science complex, may highlight the folly of leaving innovation to chance.

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Related Topix: Inventions, Canada, Small Business, Personal Finance, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

17 hrs ago | The Chronicle Herald

Best of the best: Top 10 Nova Scotia inventions

Nova Scotians have long been an inventive bunch. Not all of the creations have been memorable and not all have stuck around, but those that top the list and continue to have an impact on our daily lives are worthy of note.

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Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Best of 2007, Geology, Science, Canada,

21 hrs ago | The Chronicle Herald

Man shot in back on Creighton Street

Halifax's fourth shooting in three days left a 19-year-old man in hospital Saturday night after he was shot in the back in what police say could be a random act.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Sat May 26, 2012

The Chronicle Herald

Arts in Brief | May 26, 2012

Gospel blues legends the Blind Boys of Alabama will be appearing as the special guest of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Halifax Metro Centre on Thursday, after scheduling conflicts required Jimmy Cliff to drop out of the band's Atlantic Canadian dates.

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Related Topix: Alabama, Gospel, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pop/Rock, Tom Petty, Canada, Bonnie Raitt, Blues

Fri May 25, 2012

CBC News

Irving lays off 44 at Halifax shipyard

Irving has yet to start negotiations on the details of the $25 billion shipbuilding contract it won in October.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, North America

The Chronicle Herald

Arts in Brief | May 25, 2012

The Secret Codes, a major new exhibition of contemporary quilts by African-Nova Scotian quilt makers, opens Saturday, 1 p.m., at Chase Gallery, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 6016 University Ave, Halifax.

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Related Topix: Canada, Paris, AR,

Thu May 24, 2012

BroadcastNewsroom

CarteNav Solutions Inc. Awarded Atlantic Innovation Funding

ACOAs Atlantic Innovation Fund is an initiative through which the Government of Canada is making strategic investments aimed at increasing Atlantic Canadas innovation capacity.

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Brandon Sun

Despite early storm, Canadian forecasters expect average hurricane season

The early arrival of a tropical storm off the U.S. east coast does not mean Eastern Canada should brace for a particularly active hurricane season, Canadian forecasters said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Tornado, South Carolina, Canada, Weather, Hurricane Bud, Hurricane Irene

CBC News

Shots fired on Quinpool Road in Halifax

Halifax Regional Police blocked off part of Quinpool Road on Thursday afternoon after reports of a shooting in the area.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News,

Tue May 22, 2012

CBC News

Fake $50s circulated around N.S.

Halifax Police have released the name of a man charged with passing counterfeit $50 bills in the city and say they are investigating the possibility the man may be linked to other counterfeiting incidents around Nova Scotia.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

CBC News

Quick Cooperation contained Williams Lake fire

A spokesman for the Halifax Regional Fire Department said improved protocols contributed to the rapid containment of a brush fire in the Williams Lake area of Halifax Monday.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Canada

National Post

Removing mental health stigma bigger priority than funding: health minister

Canada needs to deal with the stigma surrounding mental health issues before it can go on to tackle funding questions, says federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News,

The Daily News

A great Nova Scotian

Many famous people besides Queen Victoria were born in May. One of them was Nova Scotian, Abraham Pineo Gesner, A monument to him was erected in Camp Hill Cemetery by Imperial Oil in 1933.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Geology, Science, Science / Technology, Inventions, Essex County, England, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Opinion

Ocean Resources

Nova Scotia call for startups goes global

The premise was simple, but it was unclear if anyone would embrace it. Looking to boost its startup scene, Nova Scotia put out a worldwide call for companies focused on clean technology.

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Related Topix: Canada, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

The Chronicle Herald

Arts in Brief | May 22, 2012

Two exhibitions of work by local ceramists open at Saint Mary's University Art Gallery on Thursday at 6 p.m., followed by a ceramics symposium.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

Mon May 21, 2012

Penticton Herald

Halifax firefighters battle brush fire in wooded area, prompting evacuation

A brush fire has erupted in a wooded area in Halifax, forcing the evacuation of some people from their homes.

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Related Topix: Canada, Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire

Sun May 20, 2012

CTV

Canada, U.S. tuna treaty grows testy ahead of talks

School children watch as fishermen prepare to clean a bluefin tuna in Eastern Passage, N.S., near Halifax, on Thursday, Sept.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Redding, CA

Medford Mail Tribune

A family's history remains vivid through love letters

Consider the letter Ernest Victor Maddox wrote in 1896 from the newly discovered goldfields of Alaska to Annie Carol Bonney, then a comely young schoolmarm on Vashon Island, Wash.

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Sat May 19, 2012

Vogel Talks RVing

Go RVing Canada Announces Excellent RV Show Attendance for 2012

Go RVing Canada is kicking off the May long weekend by announcing another successful RV Show season for the RV industry.

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Related Topix: Travel, Canada Travel, Canada, North America, World News,

 

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