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Amid a rise in infections such as measles and whooping cough in Canada and around the world, doctors say now is the perfect time for parents to ensure their kids and teens are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.

TORONTO — Grammy-nominated Canadian music video creator Andy Hines says he hopes his feature film directorial debut could be the first of several music videos adapted into big-screen stories.

HALIFAX — A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster fishery run by a First Nations community declared illegal.

HALIFAX — Elementary students across Nova Scotia will get their first servings of the province’s new school lunch program in October, says Education Minister Becky Druhan.

HALIFAX — In the year since Nova Scotia invested in an online platform aimed at helping renters find affordable housing, a total of 23 leases have been signed, a result opposition parties say is a failure. On Aug.

HALIFAX — Halifax police say they have ended a search without having found a 26-year-old woman last seen on a kayaking outing at a local lake.

HALIFAX — Police say they shot and killed three dogs this morning that were attacking a woman inside her Halifax home. Halifax Regional Police Const. Paul DesRochers says that at around 8:40 a.m.

HALIFAX — The search continues today for a missing 26-year-old woman who was kayaking Sunday on a lake in Halifax. Halifax Regional Police say the woman's cellphone, kayak and life-jacket have been located by ground search and rescue teams.

HALIFAX — A search is underway for a 26-year-old woman who was kayaking Sunday on a lake in the Halifax area. Police say they were alerted to the missing kayaker that afternoon and by 3 p.m. ground search and rescue teams were called in.

PORTERS LAKE, N.S. — Nova Scotia police are investigating a fatal house fire in a rural community east of Halifax.