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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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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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Breast cancer screenings now easier to access at age 40 in most of Canada, though experts warn of more false positives
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman's breast for breast cancer.
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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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As Alberta shows renewables the door, other jurisdictions are reaping the benefits
Chris Severson-Baker
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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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Nova Scotia wind project with 17 turbines receives $118-million federal loan
Construction on the Higgins Wind Farm project in Higgins Mountain, N.S. is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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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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Joel Plaskett turns inward with new album One Real Reveal
Joel Plaskett-20 Photo by Essery Waller
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What it takes to own and restore a Canadian heritage home
After extensive research Jane Henson and husband Ed MacDonald began restoration of their historic home in Lunenburg, N.S., in 2014 and moved in four years later.
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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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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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Halifax libraries, union announce tentative deal to end nearly month-long strike
A public library supporter holds a sign in front of the picket line at the Halifax Central Library on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
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Prolific writer Harry Bruce was drawn to the culture and eccentrics of Canada’s East Coast
William Harry Bruce, NS journalist, photo by Annabel Bruce.
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Irish company planning to produce jet fuel in Goldboro, N.S., at former LNG site
An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel at the site where a liquified natural gas project had been proposed on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Nova Scotia adopts bill declaring domestic violence in the province an epidemic
<p>Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender addresses delegates at the party’s annual convention in Halifax on Saturday May 4, 2024. The Nova Scotia NDP has tabled legislation to declare domestic violence an epidemic in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keith Doucette</p>
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Nova Scotia village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area
Darren Porter, a local fisherman and marine conservationist, walks around one of four shipping containers chained to the ocean floor at low tide in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Walton, N.S. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The massive refuse was left behind in the Minas Basin when Occurrent Power, formerly BigMoon Power, filed for bankruptcy after failing to harness the powerful tides of the Bay of Fundy to generate electricity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Sobeys parent company Empire reports $207.8-million first-quarter profit, sales up from year ago
After months of silence, the Nova Scotia government has announced the Nova Scotia Loyal program will offer incentives for consumers to buy local at Sobeys Inc. and the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation only. A west-end Toronto Sobeys grocery store, is shown in this Sunday, June 26, 2023 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
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