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Elevated levels of cannabis metabolites detected in Halifax’s waste water
A sailboat is seen in front of the Halifax skyline as construction cranes work in the background on Sunday, July 31, 2016. Nova Scotia's deputy minister of housing says about half of the 7,000 households on the wait list for public housing are seniors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Mysterious white blobs washing up in Newfoundland have government scientists, residents baffled
Gloria Ross in Ship Harbour sent these photos of mysterious white gobs that have been washing up on the beaches of Placentia Bay in southern Newfoundland.
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Judge awards Halifax nurse nearly $61,000 after she was attacked by dog in N.S. home
NS-Dog-Attack.....A judge has ordered a Halifax-area couple to pay nearly $61,000 in damages and $4,000 in court costs after their dog attacked a nurse in their home in 2016. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Don MacLean sworn in as first permanent Black chief of police for Halifax
The Halifax Regional Police force's new police chief Don MacLean answers reporters' questions after his swearing-in ceremony at the Halifax Convention Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cassidy McMackon
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DFO ordered to improve officer gear to counter threat from ‘criminals’ with firearms
The federal Fisheries Department says it's concerned about a "pattern" of violence and threats towards its enforcement officers after two tense incidents off southwestern Nova Scotia last month. Fishing boats are moored at the Dennis Point wharf in Lower West Pubnico, N.S. on Sunday, Nov.27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia program to assess foreign doctors’ skills while they care for patients
Nova Scotia is looking to get more internationally trained doctors into its health system faster through a new competency-based assessment program. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks to reporters at the Council of the Federation in Halifax on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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A look at Halifax’s climate property tax, ahead of a civic election that could determine its future
A pedestrian shields themselves from rain as post-tropical storm Philippe causes gusting winds and precipitation in Halifax on Sunday, October 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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‘Pattern’ of violence, threats against federal fisheries officers in Maritimes
The federal Fisheries Department says it's concerned about a "pattern" of violence and threats towards its enforcement officers after two tense incidents off southwestern Nova Scotia last month. Fishing boats are moored at the Dennis Point wharf in Lower West Pubnico, N.S. on Sunday, Nov.27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Federal fisheries officers in Nova Scotia refusing some duties because of threats to safety
Some federal fisheries officers in Nova Scotia say they're refusing some enforcement duties because of threats to their safety, as they await Ottawa's response to their complaints. Fishing boats, loaded with traps, head from port as the lobster season on Nova Scotia's South Shore begins, in West Dover, N.S., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Hate crimes reported by Halifax police jumped 62 per cent in 2023
New data show that police-reported hate crimes in Halifax jumped by 62 per cent in 2023. Statistics Canada sign is pictured in Ottawa on July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Halifax bartender Keegan McGregor wins at world’s biggest cocktail competition
Keegan McGregor at Diageo World Class competition in Shanghai in 2024
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Nova Scotia government revises deficit forecast higher, citing softening tax revenues
<p>Finance and Treasury Board Minister Allan MacMaster arrives at a press conference before tabling the provincial budget at the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</p>
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What are we talking about when we talk about defence spending?
Ken Hansen
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Via Rail CEO says late trains to Halifax ‘elephant in the room’ as service modernizes
The CEO of VIA Rail Canada says although the Crown corporation has big modernization plans for its passenger service to the Maritimes, it needs to ensure its trains run on time. Passenger trains sit on the tracks at the Via Rail Canada Maintenance Centre in Montreal, Feb. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Pitching in: Rafe’s Run to raise money for IWK Foundation endowment fund
Jessica Lumiere, left, with her husband David Nicoll and children Willow, second from left, and Owen in Halifax on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Lumiere has started a 5k fundraising walk in Halifax for the IWK Health Centre in honour of her son Rafe who died at six months from a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
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Nova Scotia woman with painful condition seeks MAID amid battle to fund surgical treatment
Jennifer Brady, who suffers from lymphedema—a disease that causes an accumulation of fluid that can result in painful swelling, increased risk of blood infection, cellulitis and hardening of the skin, undergoes her daily 5+ hours of treatment in a device called a Lympha Press at her home in Halifax on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Brady has applied to end her life through medical assistance in dying following years of fighting the provincial Department of Health for access to care outside of Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Transport Canada orders plan to remove huge tidal power moorings left near Walton, N.S.
Three of four shipping containers chained to the ocean floor are seen at low tide in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Walton, N.S. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Transport Canada has issued an order to a bankrupt tidal power company and the bankruptcy trustee to put up buoys to mark four containers abandoned in the entrance of the harbour in Walton, N.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Federal $500-million bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in check
Ottawa is negotiating a bailout of $500 million to help avoid a jolting power hike in Nova Scotia related to delivery delays of Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity over the past five years. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a press conference in Halifax, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Tutton
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Halifax library workers accept deal to end strike, branches to re-open Thursday
<p>Pedestrians head past Halifax Central Library in Halifax on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Members of the union representing Halifax Public Libraries workers have accepted a new collective agreement, ending a nearly month-long strike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan</p>
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Nova Scotia premier repeats calls for Ottawa to pay for protecting Chignecto Isthmus
<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, meets with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston in Halifax on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Nova Scotia's premier is repeating his government’s calls for Ottawa to foot the full bill to protect a vital strip of land that connects the province to the rest of the country ahead of a new parliamentary session. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</p>
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