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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: N.S. government must get behind coastal protection

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UAW's influence tested in pivotal Alabama Mercedes-Benz factory union vote

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Ukrainian strike on Crimea airbase destroys three Russian warplanes, satellite firm says -- KYIV (Reuters) - A long-range Ukrainian strike on the Moscow-controlled Belbek airbase in occupied Crimea destroyed three Russian warplanes and a fuel facility near its main runway this week, U.S. commercial satellite company Maxar said. The ...

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Forty Thai senators seek PM's dismissal over cabinet appointment

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Mongolian climber dies in season's first Everest fatality

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Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

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German minister: Ukraine needs long-range weapons to defend Kharkiv

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India's butter chicken battle heats up with new court evidence

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Ukrainian strike on Crimea airbase destroys three Russian warplanes, satellite firm says

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Forty Thai senators seek PM's dismissal over cabinet appointment

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BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Bare minimum health care

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UPDATED: Cecil Clarke to run for CBRM mayor's chair in next municipal election -- "My name is Cecil Clarke and I'm running to be your next mayor." After months of rumours and speculation, the former two-time Cape Breton Regional Municipality mayor announced on Thursday his intentions to not only return to municipal politics but ...

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Residents of small Cape Breton community baffled, unsettled after attempted church arson

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CBRM makes Tower Road fire department closure permanent

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Cape Breton RCMP respond after child hit by vehicle in Wagmatcook

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Jail sentence ordered on robbery offences; Cape Breton court report for May 16, 2024

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Cape Breton University valedictorian plans future in creating more Mi'kmaq history, heritage curriculum for Nova Scotia schools

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CBRM makes Tower Road fire department closure permanent -- SYDNEY, N.S. — The Cape Breton Regional Municipality has formally annulled a certificate of registration for the Tower Road Volunteer Fire Department.The formality comes weeks after former Tower Road fire chief Terry Jewells posted on social media ...

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Sydney Sobeys staff ratify collective agreement with company, receive wage boosts, bonuses

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Residents of small Cape Breton community baffled, unsettled after attempted church arson

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Jail sentence ordered on robbery offences; Cape Breton court report for May 16, 2024

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Northside 4 Chase the Ace down to one card in Cape Breton

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TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Two street closures scheduled for next week as part of Charlotte Street redevelopment project in Sydney

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LETTER: Will future medical school solve doctor shortage? -- If doctors who attended medical school in Halifax or elsewhere are leaving Nova Scotia because of working conditions, why would future doctors who attend medical school at Cape Breton University and work under the same conditions choose to stay ...

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LETTER: Northside urgent care visit upsetting for former nurse

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COMMENTARY: Promises, promises — Canada's Budget 2024 through the eyes of a student

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LETTER: Cape Breton Regional Municipality needs a non-partisan mayor

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GWYNNE DYER: Why the upcoming South African election likely means the fall of the ANC

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Sydney Sobeys staff ratify collective agreement with company, receive wage boosts, bonuses -- Unionized employees at the Prince Street Sobeys in Sydney have ratified a new collective agreement with their employer — earning wage increases and bonuses in the process. Unifor announced on Wednesday that Local 1971, representing employees at the ...

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CBRM makes Tower Road fire department closure permanent

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Curiosity - 'Have a good one, boys': Crowd gathers as eastern Cape Breton lobster fishers head out on first day

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'Pleased with the volume of bookings': CAT ferry starts new and longer season between N.S. and Maine

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Conservationist and former ASF president 'stood up for salmon,' didn't shy 'from tough battles'

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Cape Breton University valedictorian plans future in creating more Mi'kmaq history, heritage curriculum for Nova Scotia schools -- WAGMATCOOK, N.S. — Mike Lafford took elder Irene's request to sing all their songs in Mi'kmaw very seriously. The elder told Lafford, a member of Indian Bay Singers for 33 years, to please sing in Mi'kmaq. Then she could understand it and dance to ...

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Northside 4 Chase the Ace down to one card in Cape Breton

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In Photos - IN PHOTOS: Meals on 2 Wheels celebration in Sydney

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New Cape Breton-inspired New York art exhibition relocating to Nova Scotia in 2025

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Cape Breton Community Calendar events for May 16-22

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BRIAN STANFORD: Ribfest planning in the works, community support programs going strong

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Sydney Sooners to begin 30-game Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League season in early June -- The boys of summer will be back on the field for regular season games next month in Cape Breton. The Sydney Sooners will kick off their 30-game Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League season on June 7 when they host the Nova Scotia under-17 provincial ...

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MacEachern, Cameron, MacDonald set multiple records at Inverness-Richmond Track and Field Meet in Mabou

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'One of a kind': Tributes pour in for Canadian sportscasting legend Darren Dutchyshen

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Records fall at Cape Breton-Victoria District Track and Field meet in Sydney

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Fall AUS schedule sees Cape Breton Capers begin soccer season on the road

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Cape Breton's Nick Mahar commits to Nipissing University

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A 'deceased serial killer' in Alberta: Police to reveal details Friday -- Four historical homicides of women — occurring about 50 years ago — have been linked to a dead serial killer, Alberta RCMP said Thursday. And they believe the killer may be responsible for an even larger number of deaths."Alberta RCMP have linked ...

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Car that crashed through Little Caesars in northwest Calgary barely missed students' lunch hour

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Goodbye to Dutchy: Remembering the "class clown" from Porcupine Plain who found his broadcasting niche

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Friend gifts man reading glasses after almost missing $5-million lotto win

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'Unacceptable predicament': Information commissioner faces $700k budget shortfall due to government errors

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Canadians hoping to see northern lights again could get lucky in coming weeks

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