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• Bedford Highway reopened after fire at Persepolis Food Market http://t.co/uHb9mn8n 2 days ago
• Part of Bedford Highway closed due to fire that occurred http://t.co/zX9un10m 2 days ago
• Transit strike 1 week ago

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Halifax News

• Would-be candidates get off the mark early
• Mason in it to win it in HRM council run
• Public support should play into transit resolution: Prof
• Talks break down in transit strike as impasse hits Day 8
• Titanic theme highlights Halifax cruise season

National News

• Adrift Canadian sailors rescued by U.S. ship
• Nearly a million Tassimo coffee makers recalled due to burn concerns
• Western provinces lead the country in growth
• Optimism over economy drops as Canadians struggle to save
• Ford pays price of obstinacy in council’s rebuke of his transit vision

International News

• Deadly shelling hits Syrian city
• Greece leaders agree cuts package
• Spanish judge Garzon is convicted
• Key militant 'killed in Pakistan'
• China policeman mystery deepens