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Hundreds of fracking protesters take to Halifax streets

Yesterday, some 40 anti-fracking protesters, mostly from the Elsipogtog First Nation, were arrested in New Brunswick. The protesters had been blocking a highway in order to prevent seismic testing in preparation for shale gas extraction through fracking. Their supporters say the RCMP’s enforcement of an injunction against the blockade was heavy-handed, while the RCMP claim […]

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