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A 26-year-old Halifax man has been charged with aggravated assault after a dispute in&nbsp;Shubenacadie, N.S., early Saturday morning.

East Hants District RCMP and Emergency Health Services&nbsp;responded to a disturbance at a campground on Highway 215 around 2 a.m. AT.&nbsp;

When officers arrived, they&nbsp;found a 23-year-old woman from Dartmouth&nbsp;with life-threatening injuries.

"The woman's injuries are consistent with an aggravated assault," said Cindy Bayers, a spokesperson for RCMP Nova Scotia. "At this time, it does not appear to have been a weapon involved."

The woman was transported to hospital and the man was arrested. He remains in custody.

According to a news release, four adults, including the victim and suspect, were staying in a camper when an argument escalated between the suspect and victim.

"Given that the assault occurred early this morning, it's still in the initial stages of the investigation," Bayers said.&nbsp;

The man is set to appear in Shubenacadie provincial court Monday morning.

RCMP make two seizures of 3D-printed guns in N.S. as part of national crackdown

RCMP say they seized a number of weapons — including a handgun that was being made with a 3D printer — after carrying out searches at two separate locations in the province.

A black plastic gun is halfway printed and seen inside of a 3D printer. The grip and trigger and half of the barrel have already been printed.

The Mounties while executing a search warrant at a home in Priestville they found a 3D-printed handgun that was actively being printed.

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The Mounties say they found a handgun that was in the process of being made with a 3D printer, while executing a search warrant at a home in Priestville.

Union says workers 'deserved better' after blowing whistle on Cape Breton agency

The union that represented employees of the Cape Breton non-profit Island Employment, which was singled out this week for "gross mismanagement," says those 30 workers should have been treated better by the province.

A shredding truck is parked in front of the former Island Employment office as someone scrapes signs off the windows of the building.

Nova Scotia's auditor general says some managers and staff of the former Island Employment agency in Sydney mismanaged funds to the tune of more than $1 million before it was shut down.

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Opposition members call on N.S. government to release housing strategy

Opposition politicians are calling on the Nova Scotia government to release its housing strategy and explain how it plans to confront a market that continues to see rising prices and increased competition for a razor-thin supply.

A construction worker does roofing on top of a newly built home.

An aerial view of a construction worker roofing a home on May 27, 2020, in Uniondale, New York.

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Opposition MLAs say the government needs to release its housing plan during a time of unprecedented need for more units across Nova Scotia.

Why ERs are under intense pressure across Canada — and how to help fix them

Emergency rooms across Canada are facing a growing crisis — staffing shortages, burnout, worsening wait times, closures, a lack of adequate funding and a surge of patients seeking urgent care threatening to overwhelm a system on the brink of collapse.

ER docs say health-care crisis will continue without system-wide fix

Surgical oncologists Dr. Usmaan Hameed, right, and Dr. Peter Stotland, left, walk to the operating room at North York General Hospital on May 26, 2020.

Surgical oncologists Dr. Usmaan Hameed, right, and Dr. Peter Stotland, left, walk to the operating room at North York General Hospital on May 26, 2020. Doctors are adjusting to a new normal that includes reduced workloads as a result of safety protocols established during the COVID-19 pandemic 

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An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal argues that emergency rooms will continue to be in crisis for the foreseeable future unless a system-wide response to staff shortages is addressed in primary care to long-term care.

High school program helped train some volunteers who fought giant N.S. wildfire

Some volunteer firefighters who responded to the largest wildfire ever recorded in Nova Scotia came through a program that gives students a high school credit when they complete their training.

Firefighters in red uniforms and one in yellow and shown in two rows in front of a fire truck and wearing firefighter helmets.

Volunteer firefighters from the Woods Harbour Shag Harbour Fire Department are shown in a photo from the department's facebook page.

Woods Harbour Shag Harbour Fire Department

Volunteer firefighters from the Woods Harbour-Shag Harbour Volunteer Fire Department are shown in a photo from the department's Facebook page.

Dartmouth woman, 23, facing life-threatening injuries after assault at campground

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