Mourners have filled a church in Sydney, Nova Scotia, for the funeral of Donald Marshall.The native rights activist is being remembered as a reluctant hero who helped change Nova Scotia's justice system as a result of his wrongful murder conviction.Tributes were also paid to his role in a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case that granted limited fishing rights to aboriginals.
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Canada's military will begin taking delivery of new Chinook helicopters between 2013 and 2014.Defence Minister Peter MacKay made the announcement this morning in Halifax after awarding a 1.2 (b) billion dollar contract to acquire 15 Chinook helicopters.U-S aircraft giant Boeing will build the CH-147 Chinooks, a model of helicopter that the military says will allow it to reach remote regions.
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The town of Gander in Newfoundland will be getting some international attention at the time of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.An N-B-C television crew has been in the town, doing a profile on the Gander area's contributions in the days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Residents welcomed hundreds of airline passengers from overseas flights that were forced to set down when U-S airspace was closed.Mayor Claude Elliot says the town will see up to 30 minutes of prime time before the closing ceremonies.
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A Nova Scotia man is dead after crashing his motorcycle in Waverley Sunday in one of several road-related accidents around the province.The 48-year-old man, from Lawrencetown, N.S., and a 46-year-old woman, who also crashed the motorcycle she was driving in the same direction, were rushed to hospital where the man died a short time later.RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott Warnica says the woman is in serious condition.In another crash, a woman was trapped inside her Chevrolet after rolling it near Mount Uniacke on Highway 101.Police say firefighters freed her from her smashed vehicle.And officials say another woman who crashed her motorcycle in the Kentville area was airlifted to a Halifax hospital, where she is listed in serious condition.
