Halifax Regional Police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in central Halifax Tuesday morning.&nbsp;

In a news release, police said officers were called to a home on Willow Street near Dublin Street in relation to a "suspicious circumstance" where a woman was found dead.

Forensic investigators in white suits combed&nbsp;the area Tuesday morning and police taped off&nbsp;a large area&nbsp;around the scene.&nbsp;The body was removed around 11 a.m.

Police at the scene in central Halifax on Oct. 22, 2019.

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Liberals win 10 out of 11 seats in Nova Scotia, send 4 first-time winners to Ottawa

A number of Liberal incumbents won seats in Nova Scotia, while a former Tory MLA turned a seat for the Conservatives.

A jubilant Sean Fraser greets his supporters after the Liberal was re-elected to the riding of Central Nova. 

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Liberals hold on to Cape Breton as Battiste becomes 1st Mi'kmaw MP

Liberal Mike Kelloway won the riding of Cape Breton-Canso, beating Conservative Alfie MacLeod who resigned his seat as MLA to run. Liberal Jaime Battiste took the riding of Sydney-Victoria, becoming the first Mi'kmaw MP.

Liberal Jaime Battiste is shown with supporters Monday night as the vote count shows him pulling ahead of Conservative opponent Eddie Orrell.

Liberal candidate Jaime Battiste

Q&A: Nova Scotia's top health official on flu shots

The yearly free flu vaccine has arrived in Nova Scotia. But the province's chief medical officer of health says fewer than half the population of the province takes advantage of the flu shot.

By mid week, 979 elementary students in Guelph still needed to get their records updated. Students who don't have their records up-to-date by Friday, may be suspended on January 31, or until their immunization record is updated.

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Nova Scotia will receive 447,200 doses of the flu shot this year, according to the province's Department of Health and Wellness.

Chéticamp housing shortage 'killing our economy,' councillor says

A shortage of housing in Chéticamp is hurting development in the Cape Breton community, says a municipal councillor. With that in mind, Inverness County is circulating a survey on housing needs for the village.

A waterfront is shown with a lighthouse in the background

Cheticamp's boardwalk needs repairs, and some sections may have to be closed, according to the municipal councillor for the area.

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A shortage of housing in Chéticamp is stunting the community's growth, says a municipal councillor.

Halifax police investigators are shown in the backyard of a home on Willow Street in Halifax on Tuesday morning.

Police investigating death of woman in central Halifax

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