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NSLC’s Safe Rides program to provide free transit rides in Halifax Friday night

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Published: June 23, 2026 at 12:23PM EDT

Transit buses will have dedicated bus lanes on Bayers Road – from Connaught Avenue to Windsor Street – as part of a project that will take two years to complete. (Callum Smith / CTV News) — A Halifax Transit bus is pictured. (Callum Smith / CTV News)

Scarborough e-bike crash leaves 73-year-old man dead

Scarborough e-bike crash leaves 73-year-old man dead

Man arrested after girl was sexually assaulted while inside a Scarborough grocery store

Man arrested after girl was sexually assaulted while inside a Scarborough grocery store

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B.C. couple misses World Cup match after StubHub purchase

Lethbridge, Alta., police aid in Montreal shooting, but won’t confirm home search is connected

Lethbridge, Alta., police aid in Montreal shooting, but won’t confirm home search is connected

Calgary police search for youth who allegedly hit sleeping baby on the torso

Calgary police search for youth who allegedly hit sleeping baby on the torso

Brady Tkachuk says it’s ‘time for the next chapter’ as fans sour on blockbuster trade

Brady Tkachuk says it’s ‘time for the next chapter’ as fans sour on blockbuster trade

Ottawa Black Bears say team won’t return to Canadian Tire Centre next season

Ottawa Black Bears say team won’t return to Canadian Tire Centre next season

Alleged police shooter identified as 25-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta.

Alleged police shooter identified as 25-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta.

Montreal shooting victim remembered as devoted father and friend

Montreal shooting victim remembered as devoted father and friend

A roundup of where communities around Edmonton stand post-rainfall

A roundup of where communities around Edmonton stand post-rainfall

Edmonton to see spike in mosquitoes following period of heavy rain

Edmonton to see spike in mosquitoes following period of heavy rain

‘An alarming trend’: Halifax health-care providers sound alarm on opioid overdoses

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These Maritime cities are among the most affordable in Canada: report

These Maritime cities are among the most affordable in Canada: report

Ad campaign reminds Manitobans North Dakota is ‘close to home’

Ad campaign reminds Manitobans North Dakota is ‘close to home’

City to look at proposed changes for Transit Plus, transit routes

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Sask. auditor calls for improved budgeting after $350M wildfire response in 2025

Sask. auditor calls for improved budgeting after $350M wildfire response in 2025

Riders report financial loss following increased Grey Cup spending, postponed game

Riders report financial loss following increased Grey Cup spending, postponed game

Dana Fox’s legacy rides on as family and friends continue cancer fundraising efforts

Dana Fox’s legacy rides on as family and friends continue cancer fundraising efforts

Waterloo proposes plan to rezone churches for residential housing

Waterloo proposes plan to rezone churches for residential housing

Former care home worker who sexually abused clients granted unescorted absences from prison

Former care home worker who sexually abused clients granted unescorted absences from prison

Sask. woman not guilty after pushing ex-fiancé down stairs, leaving him quadriplegic

Sask. woman not guilty after pushing ex-fiancé down stairs, leaving him quadriplegic

Woman admits she helped cover up Sudbury murder

Woman admits she helped cover up Sudbury murder

Fire at Trout Lake in North Bay

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Stevenson claims council plays favourites when wealthier neighbourhoods oppose infill development

Stevenson claims council plays favourites when wealthier neighbourhoods oppose infill development

Mayor salutes off-duty paramedic’s heroism when Jeep plowed into Sherwood Forest Mall

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‘A win-win’: Jamaican workers program a success in The Blue Mountains

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Police: Father assaulted by teens in Lampman Park

Police: Father assaulted by teens in Lampman Park

Two women charged by police in distraction theft investigation

Two women charged by police in distraction theft investigation

Why Ontario’s automotive future could lie Windsor-Essex

Why Ontario’s automotive future could lie Windsor-Essex

Former fire hall site eyed for housing and health hub in Langford redevelopment plan

Former fire hall site eyed for housing and health hub in Langford redevelopment plan

Greater Victoria firefighters help fund tool to keep newborns alive

Greater Victoria firefighters help fund tool to keep newborns alive

Regina police stepping up patrols around Muslim gathering places this week. Here’s why

Regina police stepping up patrols around Muslim gathering places this week. Here’s why

Ganonoque police charge suspect for stealing water from fire hydrants

Ganonoque police charge suspect for stealing water from fire hydrants

Leaders of four Central European countries meet in Hungary to reboot regional group

Leaders of four Central European countries meet in Hungary to reboot regional group

Trains halted across Germany because of communication system problem

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EXCLUSIVE: Canada courts Japan defence partnerships during Indo-Pacific trade mission

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Minister says 'something' happened to trigger order to surrender citizenship docs

Cameco cheers US$17.5-billion conditional loan package for new U.S. reactors

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Toys “R” Us Canada gets court approval for three asset sales

Canadian study suggests less breast cancer treatment may be just as effective, with fewer side effects

New treatment option arrives for Canadians with sleep apnea and obesity

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Comedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony charges of failure to pay taxes

Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94

Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician and comedian, dies at 32 in helicopter crash in Brazil

Ghanaian player accused of rape gets back onto the field for World Cup draw against England

Croatia stays alive for World Cup knockout round and eliminates Panama with 1-0 win

French TV presenter stood down over Doku World Cup comments

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Climate & Environment

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Chinese supercomputer displaces U.S. machines as world’s fastest for first time since 2017

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