Maritimes News
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Dartmouth -
Hurricane Irene is on track to hit eastern Canada late Sunday into early Monday, say forecasters, and its impact will be felt throughout the region.
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Kentville -
Eastern Canada and in particular, Nova Scotia is being slammed by the second snowstorm in two days.
More snow is forecasted for Wednesday evening.
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Halifax -
Atlantic Canadians should keep on the watch as several organizations are reporting that Hurricane Earl may make a direct hit on Nova Scotia as a category 1 hurricane. It has now been upgraded to category 4.
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There is a distinct possibility that a seal hunt off Cape Breton will be cancelled as the market for the pelts has been lost, sealers who rely on the income await word.
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The warning is out a blizzard is headed towards the Maritime provinces, here in northern New Brunswick it is cold and still but we are ready.
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Hurricane Hannah has passed by but the heavy rains that have accompanied her journey are still falling across the Maritimes.
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The price of gasoline is now the single most important issue facing Atlantic Canadians, according to the most recent survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates Inc.
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Once again the red light flashing in the corner of my computer screen tells me a snow storm is on the way. Schools are closed but most businesses are open and I am off to the store.
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The fourth major snowfall of the season is hitting the Maritimes and flights are being cancelled and motorists are being warned to proceed with caution as some areas will also get some freezing rain.
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Where there are drugs there will be gangs, said Michael Chettleburgh nn expert on Canadian youth gangs. Chettleburgh, addressing the Atlantic Canada Street Gang Workshop, said street gangs on the rise in Eastern Canada.
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 Maritimers who earn minimum wage are getting a pay hike today, and it's not an April Fool's Day joke.
 Thousands of Maritimers lost their power Sunday after high winds, snow, and freezing rain caused widespread outages across the region overnight Saturday.
 P.E.I.'s Maritime Electric is still struggling to restore power to customers in eastern P.E.I. after a winter storm Saturday night.
 A winter storm has shut down schools in parts of the Maritimes as a band of snow rolls through the central part of the region.
Ian Murphy, curator of maritime history at Merseyside Maritime Museum gives a tour of the original builders model of Titanic to show what happened.
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