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HALIFAX - Facing increasing pressure to do more to address intimate-partner violence in Nova Scotia, the provincial government on Friday announced $23.7 million for transition houses. The money is ...

2:02 Nova Scotia advocates want action on intimate partner violence epidemic The Nova Scotia government has announced $23.7 million to help transition houses amid a spate of intimate-partner ...

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