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First Nation blocks Nova Scotia highway in protest over cannabis crackdown

April 2, 2026
Members of Sipekne’katik First Nation blockaded part of Highway 102 near Shubenacadie, N.S., north of Halifax on Thursday. The protest came as tensions escalated over a provincial government crackdown on unregulated marijuana.


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