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P.E.I. hunger strikers hopeful after small meals and government meeting

P.E.I. hunger strikers hopeful after small meals and government meeting

Protestors ended a 10-day long hunger strike outside the Prince Edward Island legislature Friday, but said they wouldn't halt their demonstration until the provincial government met their immigration demands.
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Slide shared by N.B. premier 'gross misrepresentation' of sexual health presentation

Slide shared by N.B. premier 'gross misrepresentation' of sexual health presentation

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia's Northern Pulp mill

Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia's Northern Pulp mill

VANCOUVER — A settlement agreement announced last week between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government has been approved by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge.
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Fisheries Department issues warnings about lobster trap tampering in Nova Scotia

Fisheries Department issues warnings about lobster trap tampering in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department is investigating reports of gear tampering in lobster fishing areas in eastern Nova Scotia.
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Newfoundland and Labrador launching court case against federal equalization program

Newfoundland and Labrador launching court case against federal equalization program

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Thursday that it plans to take Ottawa to court over the federal equalization program, saying it puts Canada’s easternmost province at a disadvantage.
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P.E.I. hunger strikers enter second week of protesting changes to immigration rules

P.E.I. hunger strikers enter second week of protesting changes to immigration rules

CHARLOTTETOWN — The 22-year-old leader of a group protesting changes to P.E.I.'s immigration rules says he's lost almost 15 pounds since he and other immigrants started a hunger strike outside the provincial legislature a week ago.
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Newfoundland television station hit by ransomware attack, data breach

Newfoundland television station hit by ransomware attack, data breach

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The company behind a popular independent television station in Newfoundland and Labrador says it was hit by a cyberattack.
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Nova Scotia's education minister says school lunch program to be 'pay what you can'

Nova Scotia's education minister says school lunch program to be 'pay what you can'

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Education Minister Becky Druhan says the province’s school lunch program will use a “pay what you can” model when it is rolled out in October.
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Acadian groups say Chignecto Isthmus should be designated national park

Acadian groups say Chignecto Isthmus should be designated national park

HALIFAX — Organizations representing Acadians in Atlantic Canada are proposing the Chignecto Isthmus, which links New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, be turned into a national park.
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Montreal-based startup gets $850,000 to protect whales with artificial intelligence

Montreal-based startup gets $850,000 to protect whales with artificial intelligence

MONTREAL — The federal Fisheries Department is giving $850,000 to a Montreal-based startup that has developed artificial intelligence technology to protect whales and other marine life from ship strikes.
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