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Halifax regional police investigate a three car MVA involving a transit bus on Barrington Street between Cornwallis and North Street in Halifax Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Two people were taken to hospital with serious but non life threatening injuries.

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Crash involving Halifax Transit bus shuts section of Barrington Street for several hours

A three-vehicle collision involving a Halifax Transit bus shut down traffic on a section of Barrington Street for a few hours around lunchtime Tuesday. The crash happened at about 11 a.m. in the 2400 block near the intersection with North Street and ...

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Three charged with first-degree murder in 2022 death in Springfield: N.S. RCMP

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Police found human remains near this dilapidated baseball diamond beside Springfield Lake.

Halifax-Dartmouth ferry service unsustainable with skeleton crew: union

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The Viola Desmond ferry passes through a foggy Halifax Harbour on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
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UPDATED: Halifax police charge 16-year-old with attempted murder after stabbing

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Pine Tree Park new location for Cape Breton Pallet shelter village

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Pair sprayed with chemical irritant at Saint John tent encampment, police searching for suspect

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Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob attends the European Political Community Summit in Granada, Spain October 5, 2023.

Slovenia, Spain prioritize recognition of Palestinian state

Reuters |Updated just now |2 min read

(Reuters) - Slovenia and Spain agree on the need to formally recognize a Palestinian state as a way to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the leaders of the two countries said on Tuesday. They must also act to alleviate the suffering of the ...

Former US Army staffer pleads guilty to defrauding Gold Star families

Jonathan Stempel |Updated 1 minutes ago |2 min read

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A former U.S. Army financial counselor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding grieving military families out of life insurance payments, in a scheme whose alleged victims included widows and a 13-year-old girl ...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg attends a press briefing the day after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2024.

Biden administration partners with states to protect airline customers

Rajesh Kumar Singh |Updated 32 minutes ago |2 min read

By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday announced a partnership with state attorneys general to fast-track investigations into complaints against airlines and ticket agents as part of the ...

People participate in an event to raise Bucks County's Pride Flag to kick off Pride Month in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 1, 2023.

U.S. court sides with transgender school athlete against West Virginia ban

Brendan Pierson |Updated 42 minutes ago |2 min read

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a transgender middle-school girl in West Virginia can compete in her school's girls' track and cross-country teams, blocking enforcement of a state law against her. In a ...

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds an placard with images of Simon Bolivar and Hugo Chavez as he attends to register as candidate in the upcoming presidential election to secure another six-year term, in Caracas, Venezuela March 25, 2024.

Venezuela's Maduro orders embassy in Ecuador closed

Reuters |Updated 48 minutes ago |1 min read

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of his government's embassy and two consulates in Ecuador in protest of Ecuador's detention of former Vice President Jorge Glas, the Venezuelan information ministry ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey, March 29, 2024.

Turkey's Erdogan: Israel's Netanyahu solely responsible for recent Middle East tensions

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

ANKARA (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli leadership are solely responsible for the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. "Israel is trying to ...

Russian poetry prize bans entries from transgender people

Lucy Papachristou |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - A Russian poetry competition has banned transgender people from submitting entries this year, in what it says is an effort to protect traditional values. The Andrei Dementyev All-Russian Poetry Prize, ...

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters during a weekly press conference at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 16, 2024.

Second US House Republican calls for Speaker Johnson to leave top job

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Republican lawmakers are now pushing to oust House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, who said on Tuesday he would not resign. THE TAKE Johnson, who took over as the narrowly divided chamber's speaker last ...

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest on the day he appeals in a British court against his extradition to the United States, in Vienna, Austria February 20, 2024.

Assange extradition moves closer as U.S. provides UK court with assurances

Michael Holden |Updated just now |2 min read

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has provided assurances requested by the High Court in London to pave the way for WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to be extradited from Britain, a spokesperson for his wife confirmed on ...

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Delaware, U.S., April 12, 2024.

US Attorney General Garland says Biden has 'no impairment'

Sarah N. Lynch |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended President Joe Biden's mental fitness on Tuesday, telling lawmakers on a House of Representatives panel that he has expertly handled both foreign and domestic ...