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Hopes high as Metro Transit, union meet
The two sides in the Halifax transit strike are meeting Wednesday, raising hopes that a deal can be reached and bus and ferry service will resume.
Halifax soccer coach facing sex charges
A Halifax-area soccer coach has been charged with several sex-related offences involving a minor, CBC News has learned.
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