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Letter: What did Pat Nowlan know about Nova Scotia’s name that we have forgotten?

Sometimes the most valuable historical discoveries are not new at all

History has a way of hiding some of its most interesting stories — not because they lack importance, but because they quietly slip from public memory.

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One such story may lie buried in the pages of Canada’s parliamentary record.

More than half a century ago, Nova Scotia Member of Parliament........

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