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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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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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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’s NDP wants fresh data on doctor wait-list; number hit 160,000 in June
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks to reporters during meetings with Canada's other premiers at the Council of the Federation in Halifax on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Nova Scotia's opposition New Democrats are calling on Houston to immediately release statistics showing how many people are currently looking for a family doctor.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia bill would kick-start offshore wind industry without approval from Ottawa
The Nova Scotia government has introduced a bill that would kick-start the province's offshore wind industry without federal approval. Turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-/Julia Nikhinson
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Nova Scotia RCMP to apologize to Black community for historic use of street checks
Assistant Commissioner Dennis Daley speaks during an interview at RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. The commander of the RCMP in Nova Scotia plans to apologize to the the province's Black community on Saturday for the Mounties' historic use of street checks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Nova Scotia government tables bill giving workers up to 27 weeks unpaid leave for serious illness
Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. The Nova Scotia Nature Trust says it plans to complete its largest acquisition of privately owned coastline by the end of the month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Firm bidding to produce power from Fundy tides files for bankruptcy
A large tidal power turbine built for Nova Scotia Power is shown in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The company Occurrent, which developed a separate test project, has recently become the latest in a series of failed efforts to harness the Bay of Fundy tides.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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The art of the CanCon deal: Inside the release of The Apprentice, a Trump biopic with homegrown roots
The Apprentice charts a young Donald Trump's ascent to power. CAST Sebastian Stan Jeremy Strong Maria Bakalova Martin Donovan DIRECTED BY Ali Abbasi CREDT - MONGREL MEDIA
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Even in Atlantic Canada, the tide is turning on the Trudeau Liberals
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Nova Scotia non-profit conservation group announces its largest purchase of coastal land
Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. The Nova Scotia Nature Trust says it plans to complete its largest acquisition of privately owned coastline by the end of the month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 encampment eviction: review
An independent review of Halifax municipality and police action during the August 2021 evictions of homeless encampments that turned violent says they made mistakes in their handling of the incident and should issue an apology. Police attend a protest after the city removed tents and small shelters for homeless people in Halifax on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Nova Scotia has the lowest compensation for injured workers in the country, report says
Construction workers look on at the opening of a new viewing deck in Peggy's Cove, N.S., on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Postmedia CEO says layoffs at SaltWire, Herald are necessary to stabilize papers
The CEO of Toronto-based Postmedia is defending recent job cuts at Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain as necessary because of the bankruptcy of SaltWire Network Inc. The St. John's Telegram Printing Press, along with a display of some of the other publications, owned by Saltwire is shown on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly