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Nova Scotia says it has repaired 500 sections of roads damaged by severe flooding

Nova Scotia says it has repaired 500 sections of roads damaged by severe flooding

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Department of Public Works said Thursday it had repaired nearly 500 sections of damaged roads and 60 road shoulders since a series of thunderstorms last weekend caused severe flooding across the province.
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Torrential rain, flooding that hit Halifax was one-in-a-thousand-years storm: city

Torrential rain, flooding that hit Halifax was one-in-a-thousand-years storm: city

Halifax officials said Wednesday the unrelenting storm that lashed the city and surrounding regions with as much as 250 millimetres of rain on the weekend was a one-in-a-thousand-years weather event.
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Tales emerge of N.S. flood rescues, as towns grieve losses but grateful for heroism

Tales emerge of N.S. flood rescues, as towns grieve losses but grateful for heroism

HALIFAX — As torrential floodwaters dragged volunteer firefighter Logan Hope downstream, he held a woman's head over the surface and focused on a single goal.
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RCMP call off search after 31-year-old man swept out to sea while tubing in N.S.

RCMP call off search after 31-year-old man swept out to sea while tubing in N.S.

HALIFAX — The RCMP have called off a search for a 31-year-old man who they believe has been swept out to sea after a tubing mishap on a Nova Scotia river.
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Police search for missing man who went tubing on Nova Scotia river

Police search for missing man who went tubing on Nova Scotia river

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP reminded people on Tuesday to use extreme caution on the province's waterways, as police continued their search for a man who went missing while tubing down a river about 80 kilometres west of Halifax.
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RCMP say body found of one missing in N.S. floods, as well as remains of another

RCMP say body found of one missing in N.S. floods, as well as remains of another

HALIFAX — RCMP in Nova Scotia said Monday they had found the body of a missing man and what they believe are remains of a second person swept away in massive flooding that hit the province on the weekend.
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Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — A flooded Nova Scotia field was the focus of an intense weekend search for four people, including two children, lost after rushing waters caused by torrential rains swamped the vehicles they were travelling in. RCMP Cpl.
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Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

Two children among four missing after record-breaking Nova Scotia downpours

HALIFAX — Two children were among four people reported missing Saturday after a long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, washing away roads and bridges amid widespread flooding.
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Flooding, power outages in Halifax area as rainfall warning issued in Nova Scotia

Flooding, power outages in Halifax area as rainfall warning issued in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — Heavy rain is expected throughout the weekend in much of Nova Scotia, with Environment Canada issuing a rainfall warning for the province's Atlantic coast. An evacuation order has been issued for the St.
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Fight for funding to protect crucial isthmus between N.S. and N.B. goes to court

Fight for funding to protect crucial isthmus between N.S. and N.B. goes to court

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is asking the province's Court of Appeal to determine who has jurisdiction over the works that protect a vital link between the province and New Brunswick.
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