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Crews get to work assembling long-awaited Pallet shelters in Sydney
After months of delays and controversy over its original location, work has begun to build a village of temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness in Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
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HIV testing kits now available at some N.S. public libraries
A Nova Scotia organization is offering at-home HIV screening kits at some public libraries similar to the ones handed out for COVID-19 testing.
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Commercial whelk fishery opens in eastern Cape Breton
A small gathering was held in Louisbourg to celebrate the first season opening of a commercial fishery for whelk in waters off eastern Cape Breton.
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Fire damages cabins on sacred Mi'kmaw island in Cape Breton
Fire crews were called to Mniku, or Chapel Island, around noontime after a fire broke out ahead of this week's annual St. Anne's Mission.
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N.S. family targeted by funeral scam
During an event to celebrate the life of 77-year-old Amelia Theresa Skalaa, her Cape Breton family members discovered someone was trying to profit off their grief.
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Will climate change mean more mosquitoes in Atlantic Canada? N.S. researchers want to know
Some biologists are predicting climate change could mean the arrival of new insects on Atlantic Canada's shores.
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Large fire burning at Reserve Mines bus depot
Cape Breton Regional Police were called to Carabins & Transoverland Ltd. on Wilson Road on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. Const. Gary Fraser says it appears the fire involves tires and will likely take several hours to extinguish.
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Cape Breton man facing child porn charges
A 19-year-old man from French Cove in Richmond County is facing multiple charges including luring a child, extortion and sexual interference, RCMP say.
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Emotions run high at Whitney Pier meeting on shelter village
More than 200 people packed into the Ukrainian Parish Hall in Whitney Pier on Monday evening to hear about the provincial government's plans to erect 30 emergency housing units on a vacant lot in the area.
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Trapped for 5 days as water dwindled, Cape Breton couple thankful for snowmobile delivery
A Cape Breton couple is thankful for supplies received by snowmobile after going nearly five days without power or water.
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