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Coyote that 'likely' attacked cyclist in Cape Breton Highlands National Park killed

INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada says police have killed a coyote that was likely the animal that bit a cyclist on the Cabot Trail last week.
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Nova Scotia buys motel to help ease housing shortages faced by health-care workers

Nova Scotia buys motel to help ease housing shortages faced by health-care workers

LUNENBURG, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government has purchased a motel to house health-care workers recruited to work on the province’s South Shore.
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RCMP officer struck, injured during roadside encounter in Nova Scotia

RCMP officer struck, injured during roadside encounter in Nova Scotia

TRURO, N.S. — The Mounties in Nova Scotia are seeking information from the public after a hit and run where an officer was struck early on Sunday morning.
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Two arrested during tense protest at wharf where contentious N.S. fishery underway

Two arrested during tense protest at wharf where contentious N.S. fishery underway

SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. — RCMP arrested and later released two men for alleged assaults on Saturday after police responded to what they described as "an assembly" at a fishing wharf in southwestern Nova Scotia.
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Canadian forecasters watching point where hurricane Lee turns and journeys northwards

Canadian forecasters watching point where hurricane Lee turns and journeys northwards

HALIFAX — Atlantic Canadians will learn more about the track of hurricane Lee later this week, after it becomes clear where the powerful storm will begin its journey northwards.
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N.S. park officers kill coyote that chased bike, search for another that bit rider

N.S. park officers kill coyote that chased bike, search for another that bit rider

INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada says it has killed a coyote that was chasing a cyclist on Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, while conservation officers keep searching for another coyote that bit a different bike rider's arm.
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Coyote attacks cyclist along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, says Parks Canada

INGONISH, N.S. — Parks Canada teams were searching along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail on Friday to catch and euthanize a coyote that attacked a cyclist earlier this week.
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Is hurricane Lee headed for Canada? The 'spaghetti models' can be misleading: expert

Is hurricane Lee headed for Canada? The 'spaghetti models' can be misleading: expert

HALIFAX — For residents of Canada's East Coast, some of the latest images showing the potential path northward for hurricane Lee are disturbing.
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Nova Scotia electoral officer drops Preston byelection complaint investigation

Nova Scotia electoral officer drops Preston byelection complaint investigation

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's chief electoral officer says her office is dropping a formal investigation launched during the campaign ahead of last month’s provincial byelection in the riding of Preston.
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Nova Scotia minister won't commit to buying out homes ravaged by July flooding

Nova Scotia minister won't commit to buying out homes ravaged by July flooding

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s housing minister says any request for the province to buy homes damaged in a Halifax suburb in flooding last July would have to come from the municipality.
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