Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

A community portal about Nova Scotia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Nova Scotia is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Maritimes. and its... [more]

A community portal about Nova Scotia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Nova Scotia is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Maritimes. and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km. Its population of 934,405 makes it the fourth least populous province of the country.

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Symphony Nova Scotia takes to the road this fall to perform for thousands of students across Nova Scotia...  
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WINDSOR, Nova Scotia, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Canadian Thanksgiving Sunday was marked in Nova Scotia with a regatta of giant, floating half-pumpkins racing with paddle-power and motors for glory.  
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The economic turmoil happening around the globe, and in particular in the United States, is causing deep concern for lobster fishermen in Maine who have been seeing their lobsters selling for $3 a pound or less. And considering that the United States is a large market for Canadian fisheries, this...  
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The Cape Breton Post DIGBY, N.S. - The RCMP said Friday it found no evidence that officers in Nova Scotia tailed an American race relations expert who was there to address claims of racism in the province.  
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Prudential Consulting Inc., an Ontario-based medical transcription company, says it will create 70 new jobs in Nova Scotia over the next five years. The province is supporting the expansion with almost $600,000 in payroll rebates.  
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Halifax Regional Police caught up Saturday with a 50-year-old man suspected of robbing five Halifax banks. The Halifax man was arrested shortly after the TD ...  
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... three 100-kilometer days of riding around the scenic coast of Cape Breton Island — the easternmost part of Nova Scotia — over Labor Day weekend. ...  
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?? Wealth management ?? What wealth??  
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A break-in Thursday night at the headquarters of independent MP Bill Casey was disturbing, but wasn't related to his campaign, the MP said yesterday.  
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Halifax fire crews were working Saturday morning to quench a stubborn fire on a decommissioned Coast Guard vessel tied to a Dartmouth, N.S., dock.  
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A Nova Scotia woman is stranded in Dubai without her passport after she was accused of being drunk and belligerent toward an airport official during a stopover in the Middle Eastern country.  
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HALIFAX _ A new report paints a bleak picture of the farm economies of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.< The report released Thursday by GPI Atlantic says the jobs and wages that farms provide to rural ...  
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Rambo, seen in this file photo in a cage at an animal control facility, will be sent to live on a farm in Nova Scotia.  
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A phone that translates what you say into any language? It comes with a built-in mini projector for presentations and movies? It also doubles as a harmonica? That’s where the features of the Pomegranate Phone start to draw scepticism from people. But the features that follow leave no doubt that...  
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Rambo, the alleged pit bull slated for death in Mississauga, Ont., will be exiled to Nova Scotia.  
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SYDNEY — Nova Scotia Power has pleaded guilty to a charge under the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act over a workplace accident in which a Cape Breton man lost his life.  
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Two Liberals and a Conservative have had their signs and campaign offices vandalized  
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Gas prices in Nova Scotia are expected to drop this week, as they have in other Atlantic Canada provinces. The regulated pump price in New Brunswick fell by ...  
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Men in ghoulish masks protested yesterday after Halifax business leaders listened to the head of Nova Scotia Gaming talk about responsible gambling. One of the men, GameOverVLTs.com’s Terry Fulmer, said the Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. looking out for gambling addicts is “like the fox saying how...  
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The Order of Nova Scotia has been posthumously awarded to Nora Bernard, the slain Mi'kmaq elder who led the fight for compensation for residential school survivors.  
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The Canadian Press HALIFAX a ' A Mia TMkmaq elder and native activist who was killed in her home last year by her grandson was posthumously awarded the Order of Nova Scotia on Wednesday.  
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Bank of Nova Scotia's move to buy out Sun Life Financial Inc.'s 37% stake in mutual-fund giant CI Financial Income Fund partners Scotia with one of Canada's market leaders in wealth management and "catapults" the bank into a major player in the asset management sector, according to analysts at...  
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BY JULIE COLLINS The Cape Breton Post NORTH SYDNEY - The Province of Nova Scotia and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality have partnered to invest $1 million to complete repairs to the Northside Community ...  
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Nova Scotia welcomed 335,500 visitors in August, virtually the same as August 2007. So far this year, there have been 1,433,100 visitors to Nova Scotia, which is a three per cent decrease compared with the first eight months of 2007. For August, visits from across Canada were up three per cent or...  
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The Nova Scotia government says the number of visitors to the province dropped by three per cent in the first eight months of this year compared with the same period in 2007.  
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Learn to master the Law of Attraction and you will enjoy a profound difference both at work and in your personal life. Motivational speaker Eddie LeMoine is ...  
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The Cape Breton Post SYDNEY - There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to those looking to cast a ballot for the African Nova Scotia seat in the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board elections, said ...  
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HALIFAX _ The Nova Scotia government will spend up to $19 million to support geological work to provide information on oil and natural gas reserves.Premier Rodney MacDonald says the province`s resource potential, both onshore and offshore, is greatly unexplored and underdeveloped.MacDonald says...  
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Forum: Insulin Pumps Posted By: Emilys Mom Post Time: 10-09-2008 at 03:32 PM  
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Bank of Nova Scotia said on Monday Washington's $700 billion plan to rescue the troubled U.S. financial system was too late to stop Canada from slipping into recession.  
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The Woodstock Slammers of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League continue to struggle in its early-season quest to get back into first place in the loop's Meek Division standings.  
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When you visit certain parts of Canada's Maritime Provinces, you can easily imagine yourself stepping back in time.  
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What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.Jennifer Cameron, 35, is a supervisor at Halls Harbour Lobster Pound, a seafood restaurant and wholesaler in Halls Harbour...  
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Nova Scotia Power, engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, has appointed Jim Eisenhauer to its board.  
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Bank of Nova Scotia, Dundee Wealth, Exxon Mobil & Imperial Oil, Leon's Furniture Ltd., Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan are included in this report. Insider transactions filed on Oct 6, 2008  Source: SEDIBradley Rowse, chief financial officer of international banking at The Bank of Nova Scotia...  
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NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia , the third largest bank in Canada, is predicting a Canadian recession that could last well into 2009, CTV news said in a report issued late Sunday. The bank forecast the potential recession in ...  
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A postal stamp to raise funds for mental health research and patient support has been formally launched in Antigonish, N.S. The stamp features a person stepping out of the shadows with a megaphone to broadcast ...  
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A moose in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia likely died after falling from a helicopter, not from stress or drugs as initially reported, an official says.  
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Province's auditor general finds ‘inappropriate activity and areas of concern' in program  
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Men in ghoulish masks protested Tuesday after Halifax business leaders listened to the head of Nova Scotia Gaming talk about responsible gambling. One of the men, GameOverVLTs.com 's Terry Fulmer, said the Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. looking out for gambling addicts is "like the fox saying how...  
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In the wake of hurricane/tropical storm Kyle, Nova Scotia Power crews are continuing to restore electricity for customers. Overnight, the company has restored power for more than 40,000 customers in Yarmouth County, Halifax Regional Municipality, Lunenburg County, Queens County, Digby County...  
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According to the report, while natural gas prices have moderated going into the second half of 2008, they are expected to remain at historically high levels ...  
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Mr. Hickey said it was simply a matter of convenience that Mr. McCreath chose to do most of his liquor corporation work at home. Mr. Hickey said the liquor ...  
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SYDNEY — Locked-out Logistec Stevedoring workers stood face-to-face with an oncoming train Thursday in an attempt to prevent replacement workers from loading coal bound for Nova Scotia Power’s Lingan Generating Station. The noontime scene was ...  
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Jim Eisenhauer, the chief executive of a Lunenburg, N.S.-based equipment manufacturing company, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Nova Scotia Power Inc.  
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PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Hurricane Kyle, a Category 1 storm with sustained winds near 75 mph, took aim Sunday at Maine and Nova Scotia, forecasters said.  
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Maine preps as hurricane races toward Nova Scotia By DAVID SHARP Associated Press Writer MACHIAS, Maine -- Fishermen moved boats to shelter from a rare burst of tropical weather along Maine's rugged Down East coast Sunday as a weakening Hurricane Kyle spu  
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Halifax celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of democracy in Canada with a parade, fireworks and actors in period costumes.  
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It was my first visit to Nova Scotia and it was an adventure. The trip started with a stay overnight in Peggy’s Cove and ended in Halifax. In between were assignments of taking pictures of where old friends grew up. One of those places was Digby, N.S which is famous for its scallops. One of the...  
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A prison inmate who was accidentally released from custody has turned himself in to authorities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, officials say.  
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Hurricane Kyle raced toward Nova Scotia and the Gulf of Maine early Sunday, triggering Maine's first hurricane watch in 17 years ...  
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The government of Nova Scotia received a credit upgrade of sorts from the Dominion Bond Rating Service on Thursday. DBRS, a Canadian agency that rates the ...  
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TRURO, NS — A lack of doctors has resulted in more closures of emergency departments in Nova Scotia, including three in the northern region. ...  
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By Michael Gorman THE VANGUARD NovaNewsNow.com The Premier of Nova Scotia says he will revisit the idea of justice centres paying property tax to municipalities. Speaking with The Vanguard, Rodney MacDonald said the rural caucus of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities made the request and he's...  
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Men in ghoulish masks protested Tuesday after Halifax business leaders listened to the head of Nova Scotia Gaming talk about responsible gambling. ...  
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The stork is flying nearly everywhere but to Nova Scotia. And it’s dropping babes into the arms of older moms. A recent Statistics Canada report says Nova Scotia is the only province not experiencing a mini baby boom. And for the first time, more babies were born to mothers aged 30 to 34...  
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In the midst of one election campaign -- two if you count that Canadian one -- Nova Scotians marked the birth of Canada's earliest home-grown democratic ...  
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Bank of Nova Scotia, Finning International, IGM Financial, Major Drilling Group, Onex Corp., Power Financial are included in this report. Insider transactions filed on Oct 2, 2008  Source: SEDIBank of Nova Scotia executive vice president Barbara Mason exercised options for 8,944 bank common...  
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HALIFAX, Oct. 8 /CNW/ - Residential construction activity in Nova Scotia remained weak last month as total starts were off by two per cent compared to a year ago.  
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By DAVID L. HARRIS You can get there by car, boat or plane, but gliding on the rails to Halifax, Nova Scotia, you have the time to sit back and appreciate ...  
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A 14-year-old heartthrob in the making from Nova Scotia serenaded his way to the title of YTV's The Next Star Sunday in a national talent competition for kids.  
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The Cape Breton Post NORTH SYDNEY - P H Quick Chick was exactly that Saturday at Northside Downs, winning the Nova Scotia Stakes Series race for two-year-old fillies.  
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Hurricane Kyle got stronger Sunday morning as it headed toward Maine and Canada, forecasters said.  
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The Cape Breton Post HALIFAX - The Tom Fun Orchestra leads the way for Cape Breton with four Music Nova Scotia award nominations which were announced Wednesday.  
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By David L. Harris You can get there by car, boat or plane, but gliding on the rails to Halifax, Nova Scotia, you have the time to sit back and appreciate ...  
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By Tina Comeau SOU'WESTER NovaNewsNow.com Fishermen who earn their living in what is the most lucrative lobster fishery in the Atlantic region ? southwestern Nova Scotia ? have been told they need to take a debate over large lobster protection very seriously. The Department of Fisheries and...  
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New Blog at www.novascotia.com tracks the leaf change this fall in Nova Scotia, providing the most up-to-date resource for fall foliage tours.  
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Associated Press - September 28, 2008 10:03 AM ET a0468 EASTPORT, Maine (AP) - Hurricane Kyle is expected to blow past the coast of Maine tonight, prompting the state's first hurricane...  
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The center of Hurricane Kyle looked Sunday afternoon as if it would miss Maine but hit Nova Scotia, Canada, by early Monday, forecasters said.  
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By PREMIER RODNEY MACDONALD Progressive Conservative Party History was made last week, when Nova Scotia’s 13 elected Mi’kmaq chiefs met with the province’s ...  
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Imagine a place two-thirds the size of Scotland, with less than a fifth the number of people. It has more space and less traffic on the roads. Imagine the Highlands, with smaller mountains and cheaper hotels. Nova Scotia in Canada is far more Scottish  
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Fishermen along the southern coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia tied up their boats and braced for potent winds and rain as tropical storm Kyle bore down on the region late Sunday.  
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