Gas prices fall overnight in N.S.
You're in luck if you waited until the morning to fill up. A 4.6 cent a litre drop in the price of regular gas at midnight. It's averaging around $1.80 around the province. Diesel also fell by nearly three and a half cents.
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Feds announce wildfire prevention, relief funding
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Two dead after two car crashes in Antigonish County
Two men are dead and three others are seriously injured after two separate car crashes on Thursday. At about 6:30 a.m., a Hyundai Tucson and Hyundai Accent were travelling in opposite directions on Highway 104, near Afton, when they hit head-on, according to a news release. The driver, of the Accent, a 53-year-old Mona...
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31-year-old facing slew of charges after crashing into police cruiser in Bedford
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36-year-old man dead after shooting in North Preston
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Gas Going Down Another 4+ Cents!
2 WEEKS IN A ROW? SAY IT AIN'T SO?! Gas prices will drop by 4.6 cents per litre in NS at midnight. Regular gas in the HRM will be back around $1.80 per litre. Diesel prices will dip by 3.4 cents.
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N.S. comedian makes it to finale on Canada's Got Talent, competing for $1M
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More Halifax schools to get portable salad bar as pilot project expands
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Update: Hwy 104 re-opened after two collisions in Afton and Havre Boucher
Highway 104 has been re-opened after two head-on collisions Thursday morning. RCMP says the first was around 6:30 a.m. in the Afton area near Antigonish. The second was just before 11 a.m. in Havre Boucher. As a result, Highway 104 was closed from exits 36B to 39. Officers were reporting reduced visibility and water ac...
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Province to allow 3-wheeled vehicles through pilot project
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