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Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage.
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Nova Scotia legislation to replace cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emitters

Nova Scotia legislation to replace cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emitters

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia tabled legislation on Tuesday for an emissions-reduction plan that would replace its cap-and-trade system for large industrial greenhouse gas emitters, but the new bill doesn't lay out how the province will meet its ambitious cl
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Nova Scotia orders economic impact study of subsidized ferry to Maine

Nova Scotia orders economic impact study of subsidized ferry to Maine

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s heavily subsidized ferry that operates between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor, Maine, will be the subject of an economic impact study, the premier said Tuesday.
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N.L. doctors push back against change that would give government a say in licensing

N.L. doctors push back against change that would give government a say in licensing

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Newfoundland and Labrador scrambles to attract doctors, the provincial government has proposed legislative changes that would give its health minister a say in the licensing process for out-of-province physicians.
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P.E.I. electrical utility wants to make power grid more resilient post-Fiona

P.E.I. electrical utility wants to make power grid more resilient post-Fiona

HALIFAX — The CEO of Maritime Electric says budgets for Prince Edward Island's power grid should be increased to help the province better withstand the next major storm, after what critics are calling a "lost decade" of inaction.
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University of New Brunswick investigating how Trump ally was awarded PhD in 2013

University of New Brunswick investigating how Trump ally was awarded PhD in 2013

HALIFAX — A high-profile ally of former U.S. president Donald Trump is at the centre of an academic controversy at the University of New Brunswick, where the administration has promised an independent review of how he received a PhD in 2013.
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Condolences roll in as union calls for inquiry into fatal Newfoundland refinery fire

Condolences roll in as union calls for inquiry into fatal Newfoundland refinery fire

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Condolences are rolling in for a man who died Saturday after an explosion last month at a former Newfoundland oil refinery.
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Fiona funds: Ottawa earmarks $100 million for lost fishing gear, repair to harbours

Fiona funds: Ottawa earmarks $100 million for lost fishing gear, repair to harbours

COVEHEAD, P.E.I. — The federal government says $100 million from its hurricane Fiona fund will be earmarked for the recovery of lost fishing gear and the repair to small-craft harbours across Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec.
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International students are behind the increase in enrolment at Atlantic universities

International students are behind the increase in enrolment at Atlantic universities

HALIFAX — The Association of Atlantic Universities says international students are the driving force behind the growing enrolment at many universities in the region.
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Man injured in Newfoundland refinery explosion has died

Man injured in Newfoundland refinery explosion has died

COME BY CHANCE, N.L. — One of the workers injured in the Sept. 2 explosion at the refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland has died, refinery owner Braya Renewables said. The explosion at the refinery about 150 kilometres west of St.
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