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Claudia Chender unopposed in run for Nova Scotia NDP leadership

Claudia Chender

Dartmouth South MLA Claudia Chender will have no opposition in her run for the Nova Scotia NDP leadership. The vote is next month. No one else stepped forward before Saturday’s deadline.

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Street closures planned for Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax

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Police are notifying residents of road closures for the Blue Nose Marathon in both Halifax and Dartmouth this weekend.

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Yarmouth County wildfire was largest in N.S. since 1976; fire risk in province remains high

DNR fire May 10

Last week’s wildfire in Yarmouth County was the second largest in the province in half a century. And the risk for more large fires remains high.

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N.S. mass shooting inquiry breaks down how it spent $25.6M so far

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The joint federal and provincial inquiry examining the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has released its cost breakdown to date, the first time it has offered insight into how it has spent $25.6 million over the past year and a half. 

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Firefighters responding to scrap yard fire in Dartmouth

Burnside fire

Firefighters are responding to a large scrap yard fire north of the MacKay Bridge in Dartmouth, N.S.

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The Cat came back and Yarmouth residents are overjoyed

The Cat returns

The ferry that travels between Yarmouth, N.S., and Maine is operating for the first time since 2018. The Cat had its first crossing from Bar Harbor on Thursday evening.

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A soccer tournament in N.S. has been cancelled, and abuse of refs is part of the problem

Kid soccer ball

The Gunn Balderson Memorial Tournament, named after an Acadia student who died in a car accident in 1987, is cancelled because many soccer refs are reluctant to return. An organizer says they’re enjoying the break from angry soccer parents.

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N.S. construction industry worried projects will be scrapped as fuel prices soar

Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) construction

The Construction Association of Nova Scotia says fuel prices are affecting every aspect of the construction business.

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Riding the waves off Nova Scotia, this surfer says she felt cancer-free

Cover Surfer

Just over a month after a double mastectomy, Amber Spurrell of Dartmouth was back on her surfboard. The ocean served as therapy after a diagnosis of stage 2 breast cancer, says the Dartmouth woman.

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How Atlantic Canada’s warming ocean could impact everything from seaweed to lobster

Rockweed harvesting

An Atlantic Canadian biotechnology seafood company says harvest levels have plunged at the southern range of the cold-water seaweed it uses as raw material. Meanwhile, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is being urged to do more research on lobster and climate change.

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Mask mandate in N.S. schools to end next week

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A news release from the Nova Scotia government says the mask mandate will end on May 24, the first day back after the upcoming long weekend.

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Citizen scientists comb Annapolis Valley woods for rare lichens

Beals Brook bio blitz

Environmentalists say they’re motivated to search for rare lichens in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley because they see it as a way to provide added protection for parts of the woods they believe need a break from logging or should not be subject to cutting in the first place.

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Incident commanders feared roadblocks would lead to more deaths in N.S. mass shooting

NS Mass Shooting Inquiry 20220518

Retired staff sergeants Jeff West and Kevin Surette testified Wednesday before the Mass Casualty Commission leading the inquiry into the April 2020 mass shooting, when a gunman killed 22 people in the province.

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Dartmouth man pleads not guilty to charge of wilfully promoting hatred

Redneck Hangout racist sign

A Dartmouth, N.S., man has been charged with wilfully promoting hatred against any identifiable group after a 2020 complaint about an offensive sign posted on a rural cabin.

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Scientists push for ocean version of International Space Station

Anya Waite

A Canadian research centre based in Halifax is promoting an ambitious observation system for the North Atlantic that would allow nations to invest in ocean observation as a consortium.

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No Mow May is fine, but conservationists say more can be done to help pollinators

Marian Whitcomb

A movement called No Mow May has encouraged people to skip the lawnmower this month and let their grass grow long. But many conservationists say there’s more people can do to help pollinators, such as bees, butterflies and moths, get access to nectar year-round. 

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A grave mystery: century-old marble headstone found in N.S. backyard

Joshua Hennigar backyard headstone

When Tona Hennigar was told her great-grandfather’s grave was found in someone’s backyard in Upper Kennetcook, N.S., she was fascinated. His name was already carved on a family headstone about a kilometre away.

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Inquiry records shed light on why RCMP didn’t inform the public about N.S. mass shooting

Nova Scotia shootings investigation, Gabriel Wortman property

Public inquiry documents are shedding light on the internal discussions RCMP officers had about what information they should share with the public about the unfolding active shooter situation in Nova Scotia in 2020. 

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One of RCMP officers in command of N.S. mass shooting response testifies

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Steve Halliday, one of the commanding officers who led the initial RCMP response to Nova Scotia’s mass shooting, is speaking before the Mass Casualty Commission Tuesday.

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Mount Uniacke residents pushing back against proposed quarry expansion

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Residents in Mount Uniacke, N.S., who lost a fight in 2015 to stop the opening of a quarry in their neighbourhood now face an attempt by the owners to expand the site 10-fold.

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Eskasoni sees stellar growth in female hockey

Madison Gould - Eskasoni, NS

The sport hockey is growing in popularity in Eskasoni, N.S., with three all-female teams competing out of the community’s rink.

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Halifax police commission digging into breach charges

Halifax Regional Police headquarters

The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners discussed Monday how often police charge certain people for skipping court or breaking their bail conditions.

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Stabbing sends person to hospital and shuts Halifax road

Halifax Regional Police

A person was stabbed early this morning on a Halifax street, and police have blocked off a road as part of the investigation. 

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Halifax police investigating homicide after woman, 37, stabbed to death

Halifax Regional Police

Halifax police are now investigating a homicide in the city after a woman stabbed early this morning died. 

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Landing ban means more mako sharks are likely to survive accidental capture: federal assessment

Mako shark

An ongoing ban on landing endangered shortfin mako sharks is likely to mean a majority survive accidental capture in the Canadian longline fishery, according to a federal assessment.

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Liberal leadership candidate Zach Churchill floats potential of uranium development

Liberal leadership debate

The two candidates for leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party met for their second debate on Monday.

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Firefighter worried Richmond County tire pile is a fire hazard

Richmond County tires

A volunteer firefighter in Cape Breton is concerned that a temporary tire storage site in Richmond County poses as a fire risk.

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Retired tactical officer calls RCMP ‘broken organization’ at N.S. mass shooting inquiry

NS Mass Shooting Inquiry 20220516

Two RCMP tactical officers testifying at the inquiry examining the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting say the response was made more challenging by not having an adequately staffed team, overnight air support or the technology to pinpoint locations.

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Complaints enough for search warrant years before N.S. mass shooting: former Mountie, lawyer

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Both a retired Mountie and a criminal defence lawyer involved in the public inquiry say there was “more than enough” evidence for a search warrant given three public complaints about the gunman over three years.

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‘Distressing’ surgical backlog likely to grow in N.S., says cardiologist

Dr. Greg Hirsch

Dr. Greg Hirsch, a cardiologist in Halifax, has voiced concerns about delaying treatment throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now hospitals are seeing the problem first-hand and Hirsch expects surgical wait-lists in some zones to continue growing.

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Complaints made years before N.S. mass shooting were enough for search warrants: former Mountie, lawyer

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Both a retired Mountie and a criminal defence lawyer involved in the public inquiry say there was “more than enough” evidence for a search warrant given three public complaints about the gunman over three years.

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How prejudice rooted in an ancient social system has migrated from India to Canada

Gurpreet Singh

Discrimination based on caste is an issue some people of Indian heritage in Canada say needs to addressed. They say prejudice against the Dalit community persists, and is in some cases is even worse than in India.

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Prejudice rooted in an ancient social system has migrated from India to Canada

Gurpreet Singh

Discrimination based on caste is an issue some people of Indian heritage in Canada say needs to addressed. They say prejudice against the Dalit community persists, and is in some cases is even worse than in India.

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