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Entertainment
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Written by Staff
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Thursday, 01 February 2007 |
Muggles everywhere who have been waiting impatiently for a release date on the final episode of the Harry Potter book series were informed on Thursday, February 1 that their wait will be over as of 12:01 AM (across all Canadian time zones) on July 1, 2007.
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General Media Releases
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Written by RCMP
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Thursday, 01 February 2007 |
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) invites all young people from across Canada to name ten German shepherd puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alberta. Deadline for entries is February 22, 2007. Winning names will be chosen by the PDSTC staff. A draw will determine the winning entry in the event of multiple submissions of the same name. Contest winners and prizes will be announced on March 22, 2007. |
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Columnist - D.L. McCracken
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Written by D.L. McCracken
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Tuesday, 30 January 2007 |
Rogers Communications is a huge conglomerate of business acquisitions including but not limited to, Rogers Wireless, Rogers Telecom, Rogers Media, Rogers Broadcasting, Rogers Publishing and Rogers Sportsnet. According to Wikipedia, the Canadian communications goliath has boasted an operating income of over $2 billion with revenue topping $7.5 billion. In 2006, twenty-two percent of all revenue was generated through the company's radio division. The broadcasting division controls 46 radio stations including the subject of this article, News 95.7 FM.
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Columnist - Alex J Walling
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Written by Alex J.Walling
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Monday, 29 January 2007 |
By Alex J.Walling
 The ABA (American Basketball Association) came to Halifax this weekend. The all-star game and the talent level of the players were very good but it could have been so much better had Halifax equipped themselves with people who know how to deal with the media.
Sure, I liked that I saw this weekend from the ABA. To bad it wasn’t promoted the right way. Proper promotion would have meant a much higher attendance.
Here’s the great, good, bad and ugly of this ABA experiment.
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Written by HalifaxLive
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Sunday, 28 January 2007 |
 On January 16, 2007 the region's most popular gossip and discussion website, Atlantic Canada Live was the first to publish information that local talk radio personality Andrew Krystal had run afoul of the law earlier on that same day. Late last week court records confirmed that Krystal had been taken into custody by police after allegedly committing a breach of conditions from an earlier domestic assault and mischief charge.
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Columnist - D.L. McCracken
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Written by D.L. McCracken
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Friday, 26 January 2007 |
A disturbing trend has been slowly developing in the shadow of the beginning of the Robert "Willie" Pickton murder trial which will no doubt dominate the news over the next year. At this juncture the public have been privy to only minor tidbits of the unspeakable actions allegedly committed by "the pigman" and what we know is indeed troubling to say the least. It is now the duty of our national news providers to fill in the blanks and report to the public in a succinct and thorough manner.
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Health News
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Written by Staff
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Thursday, 25 January 2007 |
Canadians will soon be offered the opportunity to access their personal health records over the Internet. Global Lifeguard is the brainchild of Aristex Health Solutions Inc. a privately owned Canadian company which provides information technology solutions for healthcare organizations.
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General Media Releases
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Written by HRM
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Tuesday, 23 January 2007 |
Halifax Regional Municipality’s Ice Thickness Testing Program is now in operation for another winter season. For information about ice thickness on lakes tested by HRM, please contact 490-3577.
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Health News
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Written by Wire
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Monday, 22 January 2007 |
While politicians and bureaucrats make critical decisions on which drugs to cover in public drug plans, they themselves already enjoy full coverage of these same drugs under their own plans, CARP, Canada's Association for the Fifty Plus, revealed today.
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Columnist - D.L. McCracken
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Written by D.L. McCracken
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Thursday, 25 January 2007 |
NO RESPONSE FROM NOVA SCOTIA POWER Not looking good for Nova Scotia Power customers. The silence from NSP is quite deafening and blatantly revealing. The silence from NSP confirms the suggestion that they care nothing for their customers and if some of these customers are forced to fork over $800 to repair a NSP-supported alternative heating unit, too bad so sad. |
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by Staff
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Monday, 22 January 2007 |
Pending approval by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB), Nova Scotia Power announced early Monday an agreement has been reached regarding that company's annual application for rate increases.
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