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Under the Peace of Utrecht (1713–14), the Nova Scotia peninsula was awarded to England, although Cape Breton Island was retained by the French. Hostilities were renewed in 1744. During the French and Indian War (1755–63), a tragic incident was the expulsion of the French Acadians—described by Longfellow in Evangeline. The Treaty of Paris (1763) gave nearly all of what remained of French North America to England. Prince Edward Island, joined to Nova Scotia in 1763, became separate in 1769. During this period Nova Scotia pioneered in Canadian history with the first newspaper (Halifax Gazette, 1752), the first printing press (1751), and the first university (King’s College, Windsor, 1788–89).
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Nova Scotia born actor, Ellen Page, has been nominated as Best Actress in a leading role by the Academy of Motion Pictures. Page, who lives in Halifax, stared in the comedy film Juno. Her competitors for the coveted Oscar are Cate Blanchett, Julie Christie, Laura Linney and Golden Globe winner, Marion Cotillard. Page’s appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman earlier this month, had this province buzzing. During her appearance with Letterman, Page spoke glowingly about her home.
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The Severn Estuary has the second-largest tidal range in the world after the Bay of Fundy between mainland Canada and Nova Scotia. Since the Bristol Channel is considerably closer to large concentrations of population, it is one of the most obvious places on earth to build a tidal hydroelectricity plant.
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In the province of Nova Scotia, the Minister of Education is responsible for the administration and delivery of education, as defined by the Education Act[8] and other acts relating to colleges, universities and private schools. The powers of the Minister and the Department of Education are defined by the Ministerial regulations and constrained by the Governor-In-Council regulations.
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The authority for the armorial banner of Nova Scotia rests squarely with the grant of arms in 1625, but an armorial banner is not a provincial flag. The provincial flag of Nova Scotia has never been authorized, but relies on a tradition dating back to its first informal use in 1858. But neither 1858 nor any of the other frequently mentioned dates serves to establish the birth of a flag which formally does not exist. It seems that from the multiple-choice list of competing dates, the best answer is "none of the above."
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The founding of Nova Scotia was driven by the ready availability of natural resources, especially the fish stocks of the Scotian shelf. A pillar of the economy from its development by the French in the 1600s, the collapse of the cod stocks in 1992, which ... eliminated approximately 20,000 jobs, has been followed by a slow but steady decline of the sector as a whole as most stocks are under stress.[5]
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