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Spreading the warmth: Winter coats pop up on Halifax light posts

An unusual sight appeared in Halifax this weekend: winter jackets and scarves tied around light posts and power poles. The clothing items were donated from a nearby rural community and left for the taking by a group of Good Samaritans. 2 1

N.S. confident Ottawa will handle refugee security concerns

Nova Scotia's premier says he doesn't want to pre-judge whether Ottawa should pull back from a plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canada by the end of the year. 2
6 years on the run ends for Canadian facing sex crimes against child in Arizona

Friday the 13th of November was a lucky day for police in Delta, B.C., as they resolved a six-year-old case and helped remove a convicted sex offender from Canada.
Former Harper aide Bruce Carson found not guilty

Bruce Carson, a former top aide to Stephen Harper, has been found not guilty.
Out-of-province health coverage extended for Sask. snowbirds

The Saskatchewan government is extending out-of-province health coverage for snowbirds. 0
Food bank use in Alberta soars, year-over-year: HungerCount report

Food Banks Canada wants to see the existing bureaucracies that oversee social benefits, such as disability payments, instead funnel all the savings into tax measures that would put more money into the hands of low-income earners. 16
Food bank use in Canada, by the numbers

Here is a by the numbers look at food bank use from the Food Banks Canada HungerCount 2015 report. 0 2
Inmate assaulted at N.B. prison, taken to outside hospital

Correctional Service Canada says an inmate at a prison in New Brunswick has been taken to hospital after being assaulted. 0
Canadian killed fighting ISIS to be repatriated Thursday

The body of John Gallagher, a Canadian soldier who was killed while fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, will be flown back to Canada this week.
Foreign Affairs says Canadian injured in Paris attacks

A Foreign Affairs spokeswoman says a Canadian was injured during the Paris attacks on Friday. 2
Ont. premier says pledge to settle 10,000 Syrian refugees is possible

Ontario is not wavering from its pledge to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday, calling it a large, but doable commitment. 2 1
Katelynn Sampson inquest to hear police reports on guardians

A handful of Toronto police incident reports involving a couple who killed a seven-year-old girl in their care will be included as evidence in the coroner's inquest into her death, the presiding coroner ruled Tuesday.
Assault outside Toronto public school considered hate crime

A Muslim woman was left crying and shaking after a violent assault outside of a Toronto elementary school in what police are calling a hate crime. 1
Two bison shot dead in Alberta's Elk Island National Park

Two bison have been shot and killed in Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton. 1 1
Sen. Mike Duffy to star in the last chapter of his long trial

The last chapter of the long trial of Sen. Mike Duffy will be headlined by a much anticipated appearance by the main character himself.
Turcotte's lawyer asks jury to judge the accused as they would want to be judged

Guy Turcotte's lawyer is asking the jury tasked with determining his fate to judge the accused as they would like themselves or their own relatives to be.

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