CBC News Online - Nova Scotia Digest - 2015-02-02

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Halifax rush hour slows down as winter storm ramps up Mon, 2 Feb 2015 16:49:52 EST Halifax rush hour slows down as winter storm ramps up Mon, 2 Feb 2015 16:49:52 EST Slippery conditions and traffic gridlock are plaguing Halifax drivers as cancellations and early closures continue to pile up as Monday's storm moved in. Read More When you should be careful of flash freezing on Tuesday Mon, 2 Feb 2015 13:37:13 EST Today and tonight, a coastal low pressure system will move from Cape Cod and into the southwest of Nova Scotia before moving into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Read More Health union hearings to sort bargaining units get underway Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:40:10 EST Hearings got underway Monday that will assign union representation for 24,000 Nova Scotia health care workers who must be sorted into four bargaining units. Read More Follow snow clearing in real time with online plow tracker Mon, 2 Feb 2015 15:00:16 EST One of the frustrations of winter storms is going away, at least for drivers who use roads plowed by the province. Read More Acadia meningitis death does not indicate 'outbreak,' say officials Mon, 2 Feb 2015 12:00:34 EST Public health authorities in Nova Scotia say there's no known link between the Acadia University student and the Lower Sackville teenager who died of meningitis a week apart. Read More More Headlines Partial sewage treatment plant shutdown proposed in winter Lock your patio doors, police warn after Clayton Park break-ins Dead fish attract bald eagles to Cape Breton neighbourhood Bath salts-induced death threats leads to 2-year sentence Immersion suit 'saved my life' says fisherman aboard sinking boat Nova Scotia hop heads revel in craft beer trend Pregnant woman goes into labour after Halifax roundabout crash Nova Scotia lawyer disciplined for failing to record cash payments Firewood tax changes would harm 'legitimate sellers' Blizzard, flash freezing, rain warnings issued across Maritimes