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                      <title><![CDATA[Police seeking suspects in North End assault and robbery]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Shortly after midnight Friday night, a man was attacked by two teens, who stole his phone and cash.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/327121--police-seeking-suspects-in-north-end-assault-and-robbery</link>
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                      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:25:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Province investing $6.7-million to help students succeed in school]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The province will spend $6.7 million over the next three years to change and expand course curriculum in schools. Education Minister Ramona Jennex has announced 39 initiatives aimed at improving classroom instruction and better preparing students for the workforce.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326932--province-investing-6-7-million-to-help-students-succeed-in-school</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:51:48 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Timberlea woman accused of smuggling illegal cigarettes]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A trunkload of contraband cigarettes brought from Quebec has led to charges against a woman from Timberlea.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326920--timberlea-woman-accused-of-smuggling-illegal-cigarettes</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:19:09 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Epstein says he'll stay MLA, not run for mayor]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[One supposed candidate to run against Peter Kelly for HRM Mayor this fall says he will not be in the running.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326914--epstein-says-he-ll-stay-mla-not-run-for-mayor</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:59:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Arrests in Timberlea, Lakeside, Halifax in recent violent crimes]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Police say 48 charges are being laid against seven men and a boy arrested in a series of searches.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326850--arrests-in-timberlea-lakeside-halifax-in-recent-violent-crimes</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:39:03 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Sackville woman recovering from Mexico attack]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A statement released by the husband of a former Sackville woman savagely beaten in Mexico says Sheila Nabb is recovering from surgery in a Calgary hospital. Friends of Nabb's In Lower Sackville are hosting a fundraiser to help offset the cost of her medical care.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326784--sackville-woman-recovering-from-mexico-attack</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:12:28 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Cabs, parking tickets flourish during strike]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The transit strike is keeping taxi drivers and parking enforcement officers busy.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326752--cabs-parking-tickets-flourish-during-strike</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:41:50 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Charges laid in fatal Fairview stabbing]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A man is accused of second degree murder after a 25-year-old man was killed in metro's first murder of 2012.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326747--charges-laid-in-fatal-fairview-stabbing</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:18:57 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Transit strike could be a while: city, union at impasse]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Transit users in HRM should probably find other transportation for the forseeable future. On Day 2 of the Metro Transit strike, it seems both the city and the Amalgamated Transit Union have drawn their battle lines and aren't willing to budge.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326746--transit-strike-could-be-a-while-city-union-at-impasse</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:57:22 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[N.S.gas prices rise, diesel prices take small dip]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Regulated gas prices have gone up by just under two cents, but diesel will cost a little less for the next week.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326737--n-s-gas-prices-rise-diesel-prices-take-small-dip</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:38:14 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[St. Patrick's-Alexandra sale on hold after court ruling]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The coalition of north-end community groups has won a temporary reprieve in the battle for the former St. Patrick's-Alexandra school, after a judge agreed to temporarily stay the sale.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326734--st-patrick-s-alexandra-sale-on-hold-after-court-ruling</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:28:48 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Man accused of hitting Metro Transit picketers with vehicle]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Two picketers were hit by a vehicle at the Wyse Road bus terminal, and the driver fled the scene. A man is charged.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326620--man-accused-of-hitting-metro-transit-picketers-with-vehicle</link>
                      <category>News</category>
                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:43 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Canadian groundhogs concur: early spring in store!]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[North America's Groundhog Day prognosticators have made their weather predictions, and the Canadian marmots agree that spring is just around the corner.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326313--canadian-groundhogs-concur-early-spring-in-store</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:26:15 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Carpool, parking arrangements take priority]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The Metro Transit strike is forcing commuters to find alternative means to get to work and school. Some workplaces are adjusting parking policies to encourage carpooling, but police advise caution when it comes to sharing rides.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326311--carpool-parking-arrangements-take-priority</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:24:18 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[N.S. gas prices set for small increase]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Regulated gas prices in Nova Scotia are poised for a small increase of about a penny a litre tonight.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326287--n-s-gas-prices-set-for-small-increase</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:55:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[City calls on union to take offer to striking Metro Transit workers]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Transit workers on are strike today, after a last-ditch round of bargaining broke down early this morning.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326272--city-calls-on-union-to-take-offer-to-striking-metro-transit-workers</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:32:33 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Students rally for lower debt, tuition freeze]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[College and university students in Halifax took part in a 'National Day of Action', calling for lower fees.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326045--students-rally-for-lower-debt-tuition-freeze</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:02:31 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Warm and dry spring ahead for the Maritimes]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Environment Canada is predicting a milder than normal spring across Canada with average precipitation amounts in the Atlantic region.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326025--warm-and-dry-spring-ahead-for-the-maritimes</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:06:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Warm and dry spring ahead for the Maritimes]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Environment Canada is predicting a milder than normal spring across Canada with average precipitation amounts in the Atlantic region.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326024--warm-and-dry-spring-ahead-for-the-maritimes</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:27 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[American Airlines axes Halifax-NYC route]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[American Airlines is eliminating its service from Halifax to New York City as part of it restructuring process.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/325679--american-airlines-axes-halifax-nyc-route</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:16:12 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Some N.S. schools closed ahead of heavy snowfall]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The Maritimes are in for more bad weather today. A low-pressure system is expected to bring 15-20 cm of snow to western parts of Nova Scotia, and up to 10 cm for metro.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/325672--some-n-s-schools-closed-ahead-of-heavy-snowfall</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:53:49 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[HRM to face legal action over school sale]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[North end community groups are preparing to take legal action now that Halifax Regional Council has rescinded a municipal policy and completed the sale of the former St. Patrick's-Alexandra School site to a private developer.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/325674--hrm-to-face-legal-action-over-school-sale</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:46:47 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Sambro couple robbed during violent home invasion]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A Sambro man is in hospital after he was beaten by two masked men who robbed a home on Francis Gray Drive. A woman in the house was not hurt.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/325670--sambro-couple-robbed-during-violent-home-invasion</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:31:02 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Twitter to the rescue? Transit riders use social media to arrange carpools]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Word of a pending transit strike has launched a storm of frenzied activity on Twitter as regular transit users and at least one local business turn to the social media outlet to find solutions.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/325665--twitter-to-the-rescue-transit-riders-use-social-media-to-arrange-carpools</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:23:15 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Metro Transit strike begins]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[With one last negotiation session ending with no movement, Metro Transit workers have begun their strike.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/326227--metro-transit-strike-begins</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:08:30 -0400</pubDate>
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