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1 hr ago | The Guardian

APEC forecasts modest recovery for Atlantic Canada

Higher government spending is expected to boost P.E.I.'s gross domestic product for 2010, the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council said in its annual economic outlook for the four Atlantic Provinces released Monday.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News,

Sat Nov 07, 2009

National Post

One Question: What have you ever done for your country?

Paulette and Robin Tedford stand with Tom and Angela Reid as they visit the cenotaph in Truro, NS, Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, North America,

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Madison Publishing

Tories launch cross-country stimulus spending blitz amid bad employment news

Federal cabinet ministers blitzed the country with economic stimulus announcements Friday in the face of dismal employment numbers that leave the Harper government far short of its job-creation targets.

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CBC

Halifax firefighters, police jump H1N1 queue

Firefighters and police in the Halifax region are receiving the H1N1 vaccine this week, though they're not on the list of priority groups.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Star Phoenix

SaskEnergy makes sale to meet gov't policy

AltaGas Income Trust has purchased the remaining 75 per cent of Heritage Gas Ltd.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

CBC

Hospital workers in rural N.S. won't strike during H1N1

Hospital workers in districts outside Halifax will not be going on strike while the province combats the second wave of the H1N1 pandemic.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Canada,

Tue Nov 03, 2009

CBC

Halifax-area H1N1 clinics open to high-risk groups

The first public H1N1 vaccination clinics in the Halifax region opened Monday, with long lines of parents, including many upset with the latest immunization restrictions.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Canada,

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Winnipeg Free Press

Anne Murray presents Nova Scotia music instructor with teacher of year award

Legendary Canadian songbird Anne Murray has presented a Nova Scotia music instructor with this year's MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award.

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Cape Breton Post

Parks Canada says dead coyote believed to be involved in fatal attack on hiker

Parks Canada says it believes a coyote killed last week is one of the animals involved in the shocking death of a young hiker on a Cape Breton trail.

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CBC

More shots fired in Spryfield area

Police in Halifax are investigating after more shots were fired Saturday night in the Spryfield area.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Winnipeg Free Press

Folk singer killed by two coyotes

A young Canadian folk singer who had just set off on a solo tour to boost a promising musical career died Wednesday after being mauled by two coyotes in what is believed to be one of the country's first fatal attacks by the animals.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Victoria Star

Mother of singer killed by coyotes thanks fans for condolences

The mother of Taylor Mitchell, a young folksinger who was killed by coyotes in Nova Scotia, says her daughter was a passionate environmentalist who would have opposed the killing of the two animals responsible for the attack.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Edge San Francisco

Nova Scotia :: Troy Petenbrink

Fred Connors is an ideal ambassador for Halifax. He is not shy about expressing his love for the city and his belief that Halifax is gay-friendly destination.

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Related Topix: Canada, Gay/Lesbian, Travel, Canada Travel, Wedding, Home Gardening, Home,

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Chronicle Herald

Weight restrictions on 5 bridges over Halifax rail path

More aging infrastructure in metro is in disrepair and, as a result, city hall is restricting the maximum vehicle weight on five bridges over the rail cut in south-end Halifax.

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Canada.com

Authorities search for killer coyotes in Cape Breton

Toronto musician Taylor Mitchell, who was hiking in Cape Breton, N.S., when she was attacked by coyotes on Oct.

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Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

CNW Group

Justice - 32nd Canadian Congress on Criminal Justice to be hosted in Halifax

29 , in Halifax . More than 400 police officers, judges, lawyers, academics, and corrections and court staff from across Canada have traveled to take part in the three-day Congress.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Independent Online

Woman mauled to death by coyotes

Halifax, Nova Scotia - A Canadian woman has died from injuries sustained when she was attacked by two coyotes while hiking in eastern Canada.

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CourierPostOnline

Prosthetics keep animals active

DENVER -- Despite her advancing years and front wrists bowed at an awful angle from a condition called hyperextended carpus, Willow frolics happily with other dogs and splashes with abandon in any body of water she can find.

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Dose

Coyote attack kills hiker in Cape Breton

A Toronto-area woman has died after being attacked by two coyotes Tuesday in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia RCMP have confirmed.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

CBC

Halifax council tackles transit plan

One suggestion in the transit plan is to ban cars from portions of Spring Garden Road and make them bus-only. Halifax regional councillors are reviewing a five-year transit plan that could mean a new parking tax and higher bridge tolls to pay for better bus and ferry service.

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