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Halifax developing code of conduct for residents of designated homeless encampments
A sign advocating for support for the homeless is seen through a fenced-in homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax's downtown on Monday, March 4, 2024. Almost three weeks after approving nine new spots for homeless encampments, Halifax is opening two new designated locations to accommodate the growing number of people sleeping rough. Halifax Regional Municipality says it’s developing a code of conduct for people sleeping rough at the city’s designated homeless encampment sites.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia Supreme Court approves Postmedia’s $1-million bid for insolvent Atlantic newspaper chain
Newspapers owned by SaltWire Network Inc. are photographed in Halifax on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. An expert who tracks Canada's mainstream media industry says Postmedia's pending purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain is almost certain to result in job cuts and a reduction in local content. A Nova Scotia judge is expected to decide Thursday whether to approve Postmedia's $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia judge to rule on Postmedia’s bid to buy Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain
Newspapers owned by SaltWire Network Inc. are photographed in Halifax on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. An expert who tracks Canada's mainstream media industry says Postmedia's pending purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain is almost certain to result in job cuts and a reduction in local content. A Nova Scotia judge is expected to decide Thursday whether to approve Postmedia's $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Family of Indigenous woman in N.S. launches lawsuit claiming negligence in her death
Destiny Rennie is shown in this undated selfie image provided by her family. The family of an Indigenous woman who died in hospital has filed a lawsuit against the Nova Scotia health authority and four doctors who treated her, claiming they were negligent in caring for the 22-year-old woman with fungal meningitis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO- **MANDATORY CREDIT **
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Average Canadian rent tops $2,200 in July even as pace of growth slows, report finds
A rental sign is seen outside a building in Ottawa, Thursday, April 30, 2020. A new report says the average listed rent for all property types in Canada jumped by 10.7 per cent year-over-year in January, the ninth straight month for double-digit increases.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Nova Scotia’s swordfish harpoon fleet urged to bring tourists aboard to boost troubled sector
A new report says Nova Scotia’s commercial swordfish harpoon fleet could bring in returns of $2.5 million by adding charters and rod-and-reel gear to adapt to low catch rates. Men fish about 20 miles off the coast of southern Maine on Aug. 6, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Robert F. Bukaty
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Massive 2023 Halifax wildfire was beyond the fire department’s capabilities, report finds
A new report looking at Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency’s response to the “unprecedented” 2023 wildfire in a Halifax suburb says the rapidly growing blaze was beyond the department’s capabilities. A waterbombing helicopter is seen carrying water as emergency responders battle the wildfire burning in Tantallon, N.S., outside of Halifax on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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From school boards to dog adoption, N.S. Tories have pulled back from 2021 promises
Progressive Conservative Premier-designate Tim Houston fields questions at a media availability after winning a majority government in the provincial election in New Glasgow, N.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Postmedia offers to purchase Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain for $1 million
A monitor’s report says Postmedia Network Inc. has put forward a purchase price of $1 million to acquire Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. Newspapers owned by SaltWire Network Inc. are photographed in Halifax on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nature non-profit wants Canadians to grab cameras and get outside this weekend
A monarch butterfly is seen in the Insectarium in Montreal, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Canadians to get outside and document the nature around them this weekend by snapping a photo or by making a recording. The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s annual Big Backyard BioBlitz, which began Thursday and runs through Monday, is aimed at assisting scientific knowledge and conservation efforts by identifying species of plants and animals that inhabit backyards, hiking trails and park areas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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N.S. Black community prays for wounded, including 17-year-old girl, shot at reunion
The Africville Heritage Trust Museum is seen in Halifax on Friday, June 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Alberta getting wildfire help with firefighters from Nova Scotia and PEI set to arrive
A helicopter buckets water onto smouldering fires outside of Jasper, Alta., on Friday, July 26, 2024. A group of firefighters from the Maritimes is heading to Alberta to assist with the ongoing battle against wildfires that have ravaged the Jasper area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
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Sand from the Sahara Desert causing recent lull in the hurricane season: scientists
Scientists say tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year's Atlantic hurricane season. Emergency crews respond after flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Windsor, N.S., in this July 11, 2024 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Amanda Dunfield, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Tiny share of Canadian homes are Airbnbs that have potential to be long-term housing
Home sales in Greater Vancouver are predicted to stay in line with last year’s slower pace, while prices will inch up slightly. Office towers, condos and apartment buildings are seen in downtown and the West End of Vancouver, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ottawa announces-more than $192 million for Nova Scotia clean energy projects
Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced more than $192 million for six clean energy projects in Nova Scotia. Wilkinson speaks during an announcement at Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, July 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Nova Scotia Black community shaken but resilient after weekend shooting injures five
Twila Grosse, MLA for Preston, is sworn in as minister of African Nova Scotian affairs and minister of the Public Service Commission, becoming the first female African Nova Scotian member of the Nova Scotia Executive Council, in Halifax on Sept. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Nova Scotia **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Chorus Aviation sells regional aircraft leasing arm in $1.9-billion deal
Chorus Aviation Inc. eked out a profit last quarter, reporting adjusted earnings and revenues that beat expectations despite the gut punch of the Omicron variant in December. A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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After months, Dalhousie University in Halifax dismantles pro-Palestinian encampment
Dalhousie University in Halifax has ordered the removal of a pro-Palestinian encampment from the downtown campus, saying those taking part in the protest are trespassing. A pro-Palestinian encampment on the Dalhousie University campus in Halifax is shown on Monday, May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia opposition parties take aim at new ‘gimmicky’ buy local point program
Nova Scotia's opposition leaders call the province's new program aimed encouraging people to buy local "gimmicky" and "laughably stupid." 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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Postmedia plans to buy insolvent SaltWire newspaper chain
Postmedia signage is pictured at the head office in Toronto, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
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