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'I had four Turtles and a PowerAde'
DAVE BEED was driving home to Cole Harbour after a business trip to Moncton on Wednesday evening whe...


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Minister vows full review
Transportation Minister Murray Scott promised Thursday an independent review of safety on the Cobequ...


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Cobequid impasse

Storm strands 1,500 on snowy highway



It was a long, miserable Wednesday night for those stranded in about 1,500 cars and trucks on the Cobequid Pass — a night many won’t soon forget.

“We kept the car going long enough to defrost and then we had to shut it off to save gas,” laughed one shivering woman who stopped for a bathroom break at a gas station in Glenholme early Thursday morning.


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More winter storms headed our way

Environment Canada issues storm warnings for entire province



Get out the warm blankets and hot chocolate - it's time to hunker down in Nova Scotia.

Environment Canada has issued storm warnings for the entire province, calling for everything from high winds and rain in Cape Breton to heavy blowing snow in Yarmouth.

Click here to check weather warnings

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Stuck on the highway to hell

Reporter Tom McCoag talks to drivers about their miserable night on the road


THE MAN looked cold as he stood on the side of the Cobequid Pass’s eastbound lanes with his thumb out, hoping to catch a ride.

“You heading to Truro?” he asked, smiling, just before 9 a.m. Thursday. His smile faded when the answer was negative.

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Cheap drunks crashing at QEII ER, doc says

Doctor blames downtown bars’ dollar drinks for high number of booze-induced emergency room visits


Partiers get cheap booze and bars make big profits. But the results of “dollar-a-drink” nights are often anything but fun and taxpayers are left with big bills for repairing the damage, says the head of emergency medicine for the Capital district health authority.

Dr. John Ross said he finds it inconceivable bars are allowed to push such cheap booze, particularly at young people who are more likely to take risks and to develop addictions.

RELATED: It’s time society took alcohol abuse seriously


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