CBC News Online - Nova Scotia Digest - 2015-03-05

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Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:33:38 EST Free tuition? Cape Breton University community is asking for just that Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:33:38 EST Leaders at Cape Breton University want to spur a national discussion about free education. Read More Bone marrow transplant from match in Gaza urgent for Halifax man Thu, 5 Mar 2015 16:20:30 EST A Halifax man desperate for a life saving bone marrow transplant is pleading with the Canadian government to help his brother, who is a match, leave Gaza so he might be saved. Read More No plans to revoke salary increases from 'bird courses,' says premier Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:12:44 EST Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he has no plans to revoke salary increases granted to teachers in the province who took questionable upgrading courses from Iowa-based Drake University. Read More Government nixes plan to give politicians money for summer students Thu, 5 Mar 2015 14:54:15 EST The Nova Scotia government has changed its mind about a proposal that would have given provincial politicians cash to hire summer students for their constituency offices, courtesy of the Department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism. Read More Truro teen gets to meet his hockey hero, P.K. Subban Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:08:15 EST A 14-year-old boy from Truro got the surprise of a lifetime when he got to meet his hockey hero, NHL defenceman P.K. Subban, after a recent Montreal Canadiens home game. Read More More Headlines Halifax landlord fails to appear before tenancy board after evictions Iced-in vehicles and slow-moving cargo delaying shipments at autoport Bundle up and prepare for an icy wind, says Kalin Mitchell Foul play not suspected after human remains found in burned out trailer Superchill fish kill shows 'fundamental flaws' in aquaculture, critics say 'Particularly rough week,' at Dartmouth hospital ER Oh, the places you'll go: Halifax considers adding more public washrooms Gail Quigley's Real Deal: March 5, 2015 'Ladies, don't freeze your eggs:' Prof urges work-life balance instead Refusal to reveal smartphone password could cost man year in jail