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Heart disease contagious?: Study suggests 'non-communicable' diseases might be spread through gut bacteria
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Murder trial postponed as police investigate evidence contamination at medical examiner’s office
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Gathering for a final farewell to 'gentle giant' John C. Crosbie
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Hundreds bid farewell to political legend John Crosbie at state funeral
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U of T lecturer slammed for awarding marks to students who buy his book denies claims he's profiting
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Court hears 9-1-1 calls Truro's Jenny McKay made days before her death in Regina
Arrest warrant issued for Sydney man charged with attempted murder
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Sydney man who police have charged with attempted murder after a shooting incident Tuesday in Whitney Pier. Ryan Michael Tubrett, 28, of Lisgard Street, is also charged with using a firearm in committing an ...
Cape Breton doctor named Nova Scotia deputy health minister
Dr. Kevin Orrell has been appointed deputy minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. Premier Stephen McNeil announced the appointment Thursday. Orrell has practised orthopedic surgery for 31 years in Cape Breton, where he ...
Gardiner Mines man who killed wife entitled to life insurance payout
A Gardiner Mines man who brutally attacked and killed his common-law partner of 10 years is entitled to claim her life insurance policy. On Dec. 14, 2017, Supreme Court Justice Frank Edwards ruled that Richard Wayne McNeil, now 42, was not ...
Peter MacKay – the dad years
As Peter MacKay announced he was stepping away from politics in May 2015, then prime minister Stephen Harper gave a somewhat personal speech at the Museum of Industry in Stellarton. He joked about MacKay’s former rating as “sexiest ...
Expropriation hearing on Sydney cruise ship berth land delayed
The hearing to determine what the Cape Breton Regional Municipality will pay for the land it expropriated to construct the second cruise ship berth land has been adjourned without a new hearing date set. Robert Grant from the law firm Stewart ...
Ceremonial keel laying event for Canadian Navy's first Joint Support Ship held at Seaspan
A ceremonial keel laying event for the first Joint Support Ship was held Thursday at Seaspan’s North Vancouver shipyard. The vessel, to be the future HMCS Protecteur, is scheduled for delivery in 2023. “Today’s ceremony marks another ...
FBI arrests suspected Neo-Nazis including former Canadian Army reservist
Patrik Mathews, the former Canadian Army reservist alleged to have links to a Neo-Nazi group, has been arrested by the FBI. The men were arrested Thursday morning as part of the FBI’s investigation into the group known as the Base. Mathews, ...
Digby County fire department that got financial boost from contest win hit by furnace oil theft
A Digby County fire department that won $5,000 in a photo contest found out that they are not as ahead as much financially as they thought because someone has been stealing furnace oil from their tank. In November, the Smiths Cove fire ...
95-year-old Annapolis Valley man charged with sex crime dating to 1960s
RCMP in Annapolis County have charged a 95-year-old man with a sex crime dating back more than 50 years. Leonard Gaudet of Nictaux Falls has been charged with one count of indecent assault on a female under age of 10 between 1967 and ...
PM, dignitaries to attend funeral of John C. Crosbie today in St. John's
The state funeral for John C. Crosbie will take place at 2 p.m. today at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 16 Church Hill, St. John’s. Doors to the church will open at 12:30 p.m. Dignitaries expected to attend include Prime ...
