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HALIFAX — Two leading environmental groups are giving a thumbs up to Nova Scotia's ambitious plan to dramatically expand its fledgling offshore wind energy industry. But both groups were quick to add caveats.

NEW GLASGOW — Police in central Nova Scotia have charged a 22-year-old man with inciting hatred and promoting genocide through online posts that allegedly targeted Jewish communities.

HALIFAX — A Halifax-area man has been charged with child luring after police received a tip from the U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

HALIFAX — Relatives of Nova Scotia fishers who died in a 2020 sinking say it's disheartening that little progress has been made on a key safety recommendation requiring assessments of vessel stability.

CALGARY — Calgary's Wild FC held off the Halifax Tides 3-2 on Thursday in the Northern Super League. Wild (3-2-2) scored three first-half goals before the winless Tides (0-5-1) countered with two late in the second.

Federal food safety officials say they have confirmed the first case of dermo disease in oysters from Newfoundland and Labrador.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia search and rescue organizations are warning the public about fundraisers claiming they'll use donated cash to search for two missing children.

HALIFAX — In response to Prime Minister Mark Carney's bid to make Canada an "energy superpower," Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is floating the idea of dramatically ramping up the province's nascent offshore wind energy industry.

Scientists are pursuing a new line of research to predict the times and locations of parasitic outbreaks that are wiping out oysters off the Atlantic coast.

ST. JOHN'S — The global green hydrogen industry is lagging behind its own hype, but executives from six companies vying to build wind-powered hydrogen operations in Newfoundland and Labrador say it's too soon give up.