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Tax Payer Grow up HRM and ATU. If it wasn't for us tax payers you would be without a job. In this day and age why is a strike necissary. THIS IS A LOAD OF CRAP. Mr Wilson you should step off your...

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Transit strike settles into a stalemate

It’s a stalemate as both sides of the transit strike continue to butt heads. 3 February (18)


18-year-old charged in Halifax fatal stabbing

HALIFAX - Police have charged an 18-year-old man after a fatal stabbing in Halifax. 3 February 17:13


Local man hits the jackpot

For a millionaire, Rodney Henman is pretty modest. 3 February


Transit staff man their strike stations

Matt Pottie started working at Metro Transit just over two weeks ago, but the rookie was waving the union flag proudly at the Dartmouth Bus Terminal on Thursday morning. 3 February (4)


Man charged after car drives through pickets

A Tatamagouche man faces charges after police say he drove through a picket line at the Metro Transit bus terminal in Dartmouth  Thursday, hitting two people. 3 February


Target on MacKinnon’s back

Nathan MacKinnon doesn’t need a calendar to know the QMJHL playoffs are just six weeks away. 3 February


Painting the town Purple

When asked by fans if he thought 40 years ago he’d still be performing today, Roger Glover doesn't hesitate in his reply. 2 February


Mayoral vote split could help Kelly, professor says

Mayor Peter Kelly could be the beneficiary of a divided opposition in October’s mayoral race, according to a Dalhousie University political science professor. 3 February (2)


Strike has little effect on roads

Metro Transit buses were pulled off the roads early Thursday morning, but commuters seem to be coping. 3 February


Will strike have long-term impact?

Immediate effects aside, some HRM councillors are expressing concern about the impact a prolonged transit strike will have on long-term ridership numbers. 3 February (1)


Video: Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

STOCKHOLM - Champis the bunny doesn't only hop — he also knows how to herd a flock of sheep, possibly having picked up on the skill after watching trained dogs do the job. 3 February (1)


Strike not stopping students

Students aren’t using the transit strike as an excuse to skip class, a Halifax Regional School Board spokesman says. 3 February


HRM considers easing downtown parking laws

HRM staff is looking into a request to ease up issuing parking tickets downtown during the transit strike. 3 February (1)


Cop complaint filed over senator's rope remark

MONTREAL - A man who says he once attempted suicide has filed a police complaint against a Tory senator who suggested murderers be provided rope so they can hang themselves in prison. 3 February 20:40


B.C. avalanche kills skier in Kootenays

KASLO, B.C. - An avalanche in British Columbia's West Kootenay region has claimed the life of a skier. 3 February 20:28


UN council meeting Saturday to consider Syria

The U.N. Security Council will meet Saturday morning to take up a much-negotiated resolution on Syria, said a diplomat for a Western nation that sits on the council. 3 February 20:21


Quebec to sue engineering firms over collapse

MONTREAL - The Quebec government will head to court to seek a multimillion-dollar compensation from an engineering consortium it blames for last summer's collapse in a Montreal tunnel. 3 February 20:15


Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. 3 February 19:57


Notorious B.C. man guilty in cocaine case

VANCOUVER - One of three brothers among a notorious family with reputed links to Vancouver's gang world "fabricated" a story that he was simply planning to steal drugs, instead of scheming to traffic them with his ex-girlfriend's father, a B.C. Supreme Court judge said Friday. 3 February 19:50


Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers

SALT LAKE CITY - Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous. 3 February 19:44


Stafford jury to see place body found

LONDON, Ont. - The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford will visit the place where her body was found. 3 February 19:37


Man in N.L. charged after woman stabbed

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says it has charged man with assault with a weapon after a woman was stabbed while walking alone early Thursday. 3 February 19:18


Governments move on more oilsands monitoring

EDMONTON - A long-awaited program from the federal and Alberta governments on how to gauge the environmental effects of the oilsands — and answer the industry's international critics — will watch for more contaminants, in more places, more often. 3 February 18:56


Fire in Charlottetown forces 11 to flee

CHARLOTTETOWN - A fire inside an apartment building in downtown Charlottetown has forced 11 people from their home. 3 February 18:44


Fire in Nunavut kills mother, two children

TALOYOAK, Nunavut - RCMP in Nunavut believe a mother and two children died in a house fire in a tiny community on the Boothia peninsula. 3 February 18:25


State bill would ban new ownership of exotic pets

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Proposed legislation in the state of Ohio would ban the purchase of lions, bears, gorillas and other exotic animals, but it also would allow current owners of such animals to keep the pets if they meet strict new requirements. 3 February 18:22


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