CBC News Nova Scotia
How rug hooking is more than a hobby for this 99-year-old
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- How rug hooking is more than a hobby for this 99-year-old
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- 3:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Shirley Carey has been an avid rug hooker for the last 40 or so years, but as she nears her 100th birthday, she's decided it's time to hang up her hooks. But she says the hobby has given her a lifetime of friendship.
#artist #rughooking #craft
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 17, 2024 | 24-hour child care
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- 1:05:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- How parents are dealing with rising baby formula prices
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The rising cost of infant formula has parents worried they won't be able to afford to feed their babies. Prices have jumped 30 per cent since 2022, without much relief in sight. That means families are chasing down coupons and turning to charity. Angela MacIvor reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7175170
#parenting #babyfood #costofliving
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- Controversial pallet shelter village may have a new home
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A controversial pallet shelter village in Cape Breton may have found a new home, but one councillor says the new residents may not be welcome. The province and non-profit group behind the project have a new location in mind, after neighbours strongly opposed the original site. Kyle Moore reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7175375
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 16, 2024 | Virtual urgent care
- Runtime
- 1:05:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- This anesthesiologist hopes to help manage pain in space
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- 3:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Growing interest in space travel has some medical professionals concerned about health issues that could arise once in orbit. Dr. Jon Bailey, an anesthesiologist in Halifax, is researching how to administer regional anesthesia in a microgravity environment — which means testing the procedure underwater.
#space #science #spaceexploration
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 15, 2024 | Help with high grocery prices
- Runtime
- 1:08:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- Homing pigeons? The health-care ideas that didn't make the cut
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Nova Scotia government’s contest to solicit ideas from the province's health-care workers generated thousands of responses. The finalists were made public. But CBC received the list of other suggestions through access to information — and there's everything from homing pigeons to calling in the military. Shaina Luck reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7169756
#health #healthcare #contest
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- Hockey superfans rallying behind the Cape Breton Eagles
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A group of superfans dressing as hockey referees are quickly becoming fan favourites in Cape Breton. The four men will be among the crowd for the Cape Breton Eagles playoffs run this weekend. As the CBC's Kyle Moore found out, it's not just the fans who have taken notice.
#hockey #qmjhl #capebreton
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- These sisters are warning others about a deadly form of strep
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- 3:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Two sisters in southwest Nova Scotia want people to know about the danger of invasive group strep A — a rare but deadly bacterial infection. After losing both of their parents within hours of each other, they're wondering why there weren't any public warnings. Gareth Hampshire reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7170632
#health #infection #healthcare
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- Hockey hype for sold-out Cape Breton Eagles playoff game
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Cape Breton Eagles will bring a record number of fans to Centre 200 in Sydney this weekend for the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs. As the CBC's Kyle Moore tells us, the team is off to the second round – and right now they're the talk of the town.
#hockey #qmjhl #sports
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 11, 2024 | Pothole compensation claims hit a dead end
- Runtime
- 1:08:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- Will Atlantic lobster fishermen follow new U.S. rules?
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Lobster harvesters in Atlantic Canada will vote this spring on whether to increase the minimum legal size of lobster they catch. At stake is maintaining access to the market in the United States.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7168893
#lobster #fishing #catch
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- Most claims for pothole compensation denied in Nova Scotia
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- 2:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Potholes arrive every spring. Nova Scotia has a process to apply for compensation if you damage your car on a provincial road. But do people ever actually see that money? The CBC's Anjuli Patil explains.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7148599
#car #potholes #driving
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 10, 2024 | Search for missing woman in Pictou County
- Runtime
- 1:08:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- Tiny-home community running behind schedule
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Nova Scotia's first tiny-home community for unhoused people in Lower Sackville is running behind schedule. When it was announced last fall, it was meant to welcome its first residents this summer. But now, there's a new timeline. Nicola Seguin reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7167037
#housing #tinyhome #homeless
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 9, 2024 | Tiny Cape Breton town cashes in on eclipse
- Runtime
- 1:06:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- The solar eclipse is over, but it left a mark on Cape Breton
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The solar eclipse led to an off-season tourism boom for Meat Cove — the only place in Nova Scotia in the path of totality. The amount of people it attracted overwhelmed locals and created business for an area usually quiet this time of year. The CBC's Kyle Moore has the story.
#eclipse #solareclipse #capebreton
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- Some students say finding housing is disrupting their education
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Some post-secondary students say the struggle to find an affordable place to live is getting in the way of their studies. The rising cost of living and rent payments are even forcing them to switch to part-time learning. Now, a non-profit group based in Halifax thinks it can be part of the solution. Taryn Grant reports.
#housing #education #students
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 8, 2024 | Total solar eclipse over Meat Cove
- Runtime
- 1:06:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- Maud Lewis paintings are big business — if they're real
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Maud Lewis's simple scenes of rural life are selling for tens — sometimes hundreds — of thousands of dollars. But art dealer Chad Brown says putting down that kind of money can be risky with the number of forgeries out there.
#art #artwork #business
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- The eclipse passed in totality over this tiny Cape Breton village
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- All eyes were on the skies in Meat Cove on the northern tip of Cape Breton Island. It was in the path of totality for April's solar eclipse. And while the eclipse itself only lasted a few minutes, hundreds of people descended on the community to take in the rare celestial event. The CBC's Kyle Moore reports.
#eclipse #solareclipse #capebreton
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- Watch a time-lapse of the solar eclipse
- Runtime
- 0:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A timelapse of the total solar eclipse passing over Halifax.
#eclipse #solareclipse #timelapse
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- What makes this bodybuilder stand out?
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Marissa Gorjizadeh was born with one arm and is now a certified fitness trainer and bodybuilder in Halifax. She's preparing for her fifth bodybuilding competition. Paul Palmeter reports.
Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/HTblrApkpt8
#bodybuilding #health #fitness
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- Former hotel offers dignity to people who were homeless
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tenants of a supported housing project described as the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada are speaking out about how it has helped them. The Overlook is for people who have had lengthy experiences with homelessness. It opened last January after being converted from a hotel. Gareth Hampshire reports.
#housing #homeless #hotel
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 5, 2024 | Carly Simon explains Nova Scotia lyric
- Runtime
- 1:06:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- Parrot known as Merlin the Macaw is leaving Halifax for his health
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is saying goodbye to its mascot. Merlin the Macaw has been greeting visitors at the Halifax museum for almost 20 years. But staff say his health is declining, despite his relative youth. Merlin will soon move to a zoo in Ontario so he can be around other exotic birds and maybe even learn to fly.
#animals #parrot #birds
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- Mostly clear conditions likely for N.S. during solar eclipse
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says places in northern Cape Breton — like Meat Cove — will experience totality.
For the latest weather updates from Ryan: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.snoddon
#solareclipse #weather #spring
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- The future of Cape Breton's Keltic Lodge is in limbo
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The main lodge at Cape Breton's historic Keltic Lodge has been closed and it's future is now in limbo. The councillor for the area is blaming the operator for allowing the facility to deteriorate over the years. The CBC's Kyle Moore reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7162795
#capebreton #historic #hotel
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- Why Carly Simon sang about an eclipse in Nova Scotia in You're So Vain
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- 3:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- With the solar eclipse just days away, you may remember that musician Carly Simon mentioned Nova Scotia and an eclipse in her iconic song, You're So Vain. But how did she come to reference the province in her song? The CBC's Richard Woodbury reached Carly Simon at her home on Martha's Vineyard to find out the answer.
#music #eclipse #solareclipse
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- Is selling cannabis a Mi’kmaw treaty right?
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- 3:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Unauthorized stores selling cannabis continue to open despite provincial regulations. Some are operated by Mi’kmaq claiming they have a treaty right. The right to sell cannabis is escalating into a contentious legal and social battle ground. Richard Cutherbertson reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.715112
#cannabis #indigenous #novascotia
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- Former homeless encampment site still closed to the public
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Meagher Park has been fenced off since July 2022. Some neighbours want to know why it's taking so long to reopen, but others are happy to keep the fencing until it's safe to remove. Haley Ryan has the story.
#homeless #housing #park
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- Her son has autism. She says parents need support now
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- 4:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Children with autism and their families say there are gaps in support and long waitlists for getting a diagnosis. After her four-year-old son was diagnosed with autism, Haley LeBlanc was inspired to try and open a sensory gym that will serve as a safe haven for Nova Scotia families.
#autism #parenting #autismawareness
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- Are you ready for the solar eclipse?
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The CBC's Brett Ruskin had some volunteers test out eclipse glasses in preparation for the total solar eclipse on April 8.
How to get the best view of the total solar eclipse: https://youtu.be/msqxBy8rlx4
#eclipse #solareclipse #science
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- Slushy snow turns to showers in Nova Scotia for Friday
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says the weekend forecast calls for clouds and rain with a chance of some flurries.
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 4, 2024 | Day 2 of QEII water-main break
- Runtime
- 1:06:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- Here's how to get the best view of the total solar eclipse
- Runtime
- 5:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- If you don't want to miss out on the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse on April 8, here are some tips to get the best view from Atlantic Canada. The next total solar eclipse coming through the region won't be until 2079.
#eclipse #astronomy #solareclipse
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- Hospital still without water after 2nd water-main break
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A Halifax hospital complex was hit with a second water-main line break overnight, after an initial one on Wednesday led to the cancellation of elective and non-urgent surgeries and left the facility with no running water. Brett Ruskin has the latest.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7162429
#water #health #hospital
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- Wet, slushy snow for Nova Scotia on Thursday
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon predicts a messy day across the province, with more than 30 cm of snow falling in the Cape Breton Highlands. He recommends drivers top up their windshield washer fluid because this system will likely bring wet roads plenty of spray coming off vehicles.
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 3, 2024 | DFO mistreatment allegations
- Runtime
- 1:06:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- Mandy Patinkin has fond memories of Nova Scotia
- Runtime
- 4:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The man known to many as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride is coming to Halifax. Beloved entertainer Mandy Patinkin will perform his favourite Broadway and classic American tunes at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in his concert show called Being Alive on April 4. But it's not the first time he's been to Nova Scotia. He spoke with Information Morning's Portia Clark.
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- Snow in the forecast for Nova Scotia this week
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says even though it's spring, people could see snow return on Thursday.
For the latest weather updates from Ryan: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.snoddon
#weather #spring #snow
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 2, 2024 | $6B for housing infrastructure
- Runtime
- 1:04:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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- SailGP coming to Canada for the first time
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Sail Grand Prix, or Sail GP, is known as the Formula 1 of sailboat racing. The international event is coming to Halifax this summer. Brett Ruskin has the details.
#sailing #sailgp #sailboat
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- Meet the bodybuilder with a bionic prosthetic arm
- Runtime
- 3:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Marissa Gorjizadeh was born with one arm and is now a certified fitness trainer and bodybuilder in Halifax. She's preparing for her fifth bodybuilding competition. Paul Palmeter has the story.
#bodybuilding #health #fitness
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- Forget music streaming. Cassette tape revival is going strong
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Cassette tapes are seeing a resurgence among long-time collectors, new fans and local bands. There are even companies that will put digital music on analog tape, while other businesses are bringing back portable tape players.
#music #nostalgia #vintage
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- Why Pokémon Detective Pikachu betrayed me | Vick Talk
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Victoria Levack explores disability and representation in film for the series, Vick Talk.
#film #moviereview #entertainment
Video credits:
Pokémon Detective Pikachu: Legendary Pictures
The Pokémon Company/ Warner Bros Pictures
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- Small-town movie theatres, like this one, are closing
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- More movie theatres in rural communities have been closing in recent years. Cineplex has announced the Bridgewater theatre will dim the lights for the last time on April 29th. Those wanting to watch a film on the big screen will now have to travel an hour away to Halifax. Paul Palmeter reports.
#movie #film #entertainment
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- The Sessions representation is sexy | Vick Talk
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Victoria Levack explores disability and representation in film for the series, Vick Talk.
#film #moviereview #entertainment
Video credits:
The Sessions: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Such Much Films
Rhino Films
Twentieth Century Fox
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Mar. 28, 2024 | International student cap
- Runtime
- 1:05:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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