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  • A CBC News investigation found that though Sean Conlogue and at least one other person in Maine may have broken U.S. federal laws by helping the shooter obtain two of the guns he used during the April 2020 rampage, it is unlikely they will face charges.The Blue Water Bridge into Port Huron, Mich., in 2020.…

  • The commission of inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year is delaying hearings scheduled for this month until late January. The commission said in a statement Wednesday its team needs time to review thousands of documents and interview witnesses in preparation for the hearings. It says new witnesses…

  • Ross O’Brien lay in his driveway for more than three hours after falling and breaking his hip Monday — and then it was a police vehicle, rather than an ambulance, that took him to hospital.Ross O’Brien, right, poses for a photo with his wife, Janet O’Brien. After falling and breaking his hip, Ross O’Brien lay…

  • CBC Nova Scotia News at 6 hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith moderated the 90-minute debate Wednesday evening.Leaders from Nova Scotia’s Liberal, NDP and Progressive Conservative Parties share their thoughts on how to bring family doctors to the province. 2:49 Burrill said the health-care system in Nova Scotia was plagued by staffing shortages and insufficient investment…

  • Nova Scotia’s microbiology labs are once again trying to ramp up capacity to deal with a backlog of 45,000 COVID-19 swabs.Lab capacity in Nova Scotia is now 15,000 tests per day, but it still isn’t enough to keep up with demand. (Communications Nova Scotia)Dr. Todd Hatchette knew something had to give the day 22,000 specimens…

  • People from other parts of Canada are coming to Nova Scotia in search of real estate that offers something different — something secluded, something small town, something safer.Bruce and Tanya Cameron saw pictures and video of their new home in Mushaboom, N.S., but bought it before setting foot inside. (Tanya Cameron)Bruce and Tanya Cameron left…

  • After more than seven years with Stephen McNeil at the helm of the Nova Scotia government, Iain Rankin is preparing to take his place following a win in Saturday’s Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership convention.Iain Rankin, accompanied by his wife, Mary, addresses supporters after winning the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal party at a…

  • The source of a mysterious fake letter warning people about grey wolves wandering in Nova Scotia has been found — and it’s the Canadian military. The letter was actually created by a reserve army unit at Camp Aldershot in Kentville, N.S., for training.A letter suggesting that grey wolves had been released into Nova Scotia this…