Keith Doucette
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Ground imaging shows large sinkhole chain near Nova Scotia town
Preliminary results of an imaging survey near a Nova Scotia town where a sinkhole swallowed part of a park last summer show an extensive belt of hundreds of additional sinkholes stretching for kilometres.
Prime Minister announces advisory committee aimed at promoting skilled trades
A new advisory committee will help promote apprenticeships and skilled trades across Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, August 16, 2019.
Sewage stink plaguing scenic N.S. tourist town cleared with new biofilter
One of Nova Scotia's most scenic tourist towns appears to have rid itself of a nasty smell that would often drive residents indoors during the summer.
Canadian officer first woman to command standing NATO naval group
Commodore Josee Kurtz, a 31-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy, says she hopes her historic appointment to lead a NATO fleet inspires more young people to join the armed forces.
Defence to spend $250 million over five years on infrastructure for reserves
Canada's military reserve units will see $250 million in repairs and upgrades to their armouries and training facilities over the next five years, changes Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says are long overdue.
Scientists in Gulf of St. Lawrence see four of seven right whale calves born this year
A recent scientific trip in the Gulf of St. Lawrence made multiple sightings of endangered North Atlantic right whales, including four of the seven calves born last winter.
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman applauded during navy change of command ceremony
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, whose status has been up in the air since a breach-of-trust-case against him was dropped last month, was welcomed with a greeting of "mate" from the chief of the defence staff and applause from the crowd at a navy ceremony on Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
Canadian D-Day film footage among the best known invasion images
Some of the most vivid film footage of the D-Day landings 75-years ago was shot by a Canadian military film unit using technology obtained from U.S. allies.
China's ambassador makes second trip to Nova Scotia, calls McNeil "great friend"
Just days after saying Canada's ties with China have hit "rock bottom", China's ambassador is praising Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil as "a great friend."
Alton Gas seeks to remove Aboriginal protesters from Nova Scotia project
The company heading a controversial project that would see natural gas stored in huge underground caverns north of Halifax has gone to court to remove Aboriginal protesters from its work site.