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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 (17)


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


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


Target on MacKinnon’s back

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


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)


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


B.C. avalanche kills skier in Kootenays

KASLO, B.C. - An avalanche on Meadow Mountain near Kalso in British Columbia's West Kootenay has claimed the life of a skier. 3 February 18:19


Man charged in socialite-wife's death in hospital

WASHINGTON - A German-born man charged with killing his much-older socialite wife missed a scheduled court appearance Friday because he was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical problem. 3 February 18:15


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 18:11


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 18:00


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 17:36


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 17:27


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 17:26


Ex-Liberal MP faces law society disbarment

TORONTO - A former Liberal MP is set to go before the Law Society of Upper Canada later this month to fight possible disbarment. 3 February 17:24


Attawapiskat can't turf third-party manager

OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has refused to remove the federal government's third-party manager appointed to handle the affairs of a northern Ontario reserve. 3 February 17:24


Military says weather impeded search for boy

HALIFAX - Inclement weather was the reason why the military could not immediately deploy an aircraft in the search for a missing 14-year-old boy in Labrador whose body was later found on a frozen sea, the Canadian Forces said Friday. 3 February 17:21


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


Baird: Canada tops U.S. as Israeli pal

OTTAWA - Canada is a better and stronger friend of Israel than the United States is, says Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. 3 February 17:12


Prosecutors close Lance Armstrong investigation

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Federal prosecutors say they are closing a criminal investigation of Lance Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. 3 February 17:09


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