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HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 6, 2010) - The union representing more than 7000 Hospital and School board workers in rural Nova Scotia will hold a news conference at 2:00pm today, January 6, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Harbourside in Dartmouth, in the Banook Room on the main floor. The bargaining committees for both groups had a joint strategy session this morning to discuss the possibility of coordinating strike action in the days ahead.  

By Amanda Wilson Citydesk@StarNewsOnline.Com The Oak Island Town Council got a sobering briefing Wednesday on the status of the town's sewer system as Town Manager Jerry Walters informed the council that the project, now more than half a year behind schedule, has overrun its estimated cost by millions of dollars and is still months away from startup, at best.  

Top story: Haunted outpost freaks out US Marines Plus: • Mysterious Earth's Core plume shifting the magnetic North Pole • Psychics help make contact with the dead • Pleasantly haunted • "My first ghost" • Lone hunters of the last living dinosaur • Robert Rines: monster hunter • Canadian in Utah to seek "strange creatures seldom seen" • Astral mystery endures in Nova Scotia church • Paulding Lights excursion results in another discovery...  

Top story: Parents claim dead son performs miracles with oil Plus: • Detective Holmes' creator consulted psychic in Toledo • Unleashing spirits, mystifying and murky • A Jakarta home for spooks and magic • Psychic predictions, past and future • The most haunted spots in Kentucky • The strange case of the Rosemary Ainslie Circuit • Yes, Virginia, there is life after death • Astral mystery endures in Nova Scotia church • Donor's heart goes on...  

Dr. John Hamm appointed to Order of CanadaPictou Country Nova Scotia NewsThe office of Governor General Michaelle Jean confirmed Dr. John Hamm's appointment Wednesday. Hamm, who served as premier of Nova Scotia between 1999 and ...Four Nova Scotians join Order of CanadaTheChronicleHerald.caall 15 news articles »  

Finally some good news! In "the small community of South Bar", citizens are relieved that James Delorey has finally been found. The boy had reportedly walked away from his home with his dog on Saturday and when his dog returned home without him on Monday the family really...read more  

People who use metal detectors for treasure hunting do tend to run up against an image problem. The media and comedians like Steve Martin have poked a lot of fun at people who use these detectors. But perhaps treasure hunters can have the last laugh when their detectors turn up something valuable, w ...  

CBC.caFerry service ending between Maine, Nova ScotiaNECNThe company that operates the Cat, Bay Ferries Limited has announced it will no longer offer service out of Portland or Bar Harbor. ...High-speed ferry ends service from Maine to CanadaThe Associated PressTourism operators fret as ferry service between NS and Maine scuttledThe Canadian PressHigh-speed Ferry Service to Nova Scotia Shuts DownMPBN NewsWABI -Nova News Now -CBC.caall 206 news...  

Global BCNS, eastern US digging out from stormCBC.caCrews are out cleaning up Monday morning after the large storm that battered the US Eastern Seaboard passed through parts of Nova Scotia overnight. Less snow fell in Nova Scotia than had been expected, however. Mark Pilon of Environment Canada's ...Winter wonderland in northeast US hits Atlantic CanadaNational PostWinter storm hammers the US East Coast680 NewsSlipping, sliding into...  

Come on, enter. You know you want to... Guess who my guest is today? That's right, the fabulous Cynthia Eden! Cynthia Eden writes tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. In January of 2010, she will launch a new paranormal series—the Night Watch series—with the release of ETERNAL HUNTER. ...  

CBC.caNS to lift cap on car injury payoutsCBC.caNova Scotia capped injury payouts in 2003, when many drivers were complaining about skyrocketing insurance premiums. (CBC) Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is ready to ditch the $2500 limit on payouts for car accident victims who suffer soft-tissue ...Nova Scotia NDP still reviewing options around insurance cap on awardsTruro Daily NewsNova Scotia Appeal Court upholds provincial law that limits...  

Nova Scotia hasn't OK'd licence to dig for storied treasure Dan Blankenship is 86 and getting pretty fed up the province hasn't approved the licence that would allow him and his partners to start digging for treasure on Oak Island. It'll be two years next June since Mr. Blankenship and his four business partners applied for a treasure trove licence. Between them, they own 78 per cent of the island, including the money pit where many believe...  

Upstream OnlineCobalt International shares fall in market debutThe Associated PressDENVER — Shares of oil exploration company Cobalt International Energy Inc. slipped following their New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday. ...Cobalt International IPO raises $850 millionMarketWatchCobalt International pares losses in NYSE debutReutersCobalt International Energy CEO: IPO Pricing Doesn't Change Investment PlansWall Street JournalBloomberg...  

Hindustan TimesHunt is on for post-crash Tiger Woods photosThe Associated PressNEW YORK — The hunt for Tiger Woods is on, or at least the first photographs of the golf superstar since his late-night car crash and damaging news of his ...Tiger Woods sex scandal: 'divorce is 100 per cent on'Sydney Morning HeraldWorld Following Tiger's TroublesCBS NewsMoving vans at Tiger's home fuels Elin split talkNewsday (subscription)DAWN.com -Us Magazine...  

The Associated PressAP Top News at 2:14 pm ESTThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Senate is in health care gridlock after a Republican senator forced the clerk to read aloud a 767-page amendment. GOP Sen. ...and more »