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Nature non-profit wants Canadians to grab cameras and get outside this weekend

Nature non-profit wants Canadians to grab cameras and get outside this weekend

HALIFAX — The Nature Conservancy of Canada is encouraging Canadians to get outside and snap a photo or take footage of the nature around them.
N.S. Black community prays for wounded, including 17-year-old girl, shot at reunion

N.S. Black community prays for wounded, including 17-year-old girl, shot at reunion

HALIFAX — A week after shots were fired during a reunion of former residents of a historic Black community in Halifax, a teenager remains in hospital with a bullet in her body, and a local church has organized a "circle of lament.
Labrador man denied long-sought hearing about his detainment for a tweet

Labrador man denied long-sought hearing about his detainment for a tweet

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Labrador man has lost his bid for a long-sought public hearing about his detainment by police in 2015 at a mental health hospital for a post he made on social media.
Firefighters from Nova Scotia and P.E.I. to assist Alberta wildfire battle

Firefighters from Nova Scotia and P.E.I. to assist Alberta wildfire battle

HALIFAX — Firefighters from the Maritimes are heading to Alberta to help battle the wildfires that have ravaged the Jasper area.
Canada finishes space launch negotiations with the United States

Canada finishes space launch negotiations with the United States

OTTAWA — Canada is a step closer to the final frontier after completing negotiations with the United States on an agreement with major implications for domestic space launches.
Universities in Atlantic Canada worried about big drop expected in foreign students

Universities in Atlantic Canada worried about big drop expected in foreign students

HALIFAX — With just over one month before the beginning of the school year, universities in Atlantic Canada are worried about the expected big drop in foreign student enrolment due to caps imposed by the federal government.
N.L. opposition calls for firing of university chair over forwarding of alumna email

N.L. opposition calls for firing of university chair over forwarding of alumna email

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s Progressive Conservatives called Thursday for the removal of the chair of Memorial University's board of regents after he forwarded an alumna's pro-Palestinian campaign email to her father last month.
Nova Scotia marks its first Acadian Heritage Month with flag raising

Nova Scotia marks its first Acadian Heritage Month with flag raising

HALIFAX — More than four centuries of Acadian culture is being celebrated in Nova Scotia with the province’s first Acadian Heritage Month.
N.S. behind on plan to move people with disabilities out of institutions: monitor

N.S. behind on plan to move people with disabilities out of institutions: monitor

HALIFAX — An independent monitor says Nova Scotia's progress over the past year on moving people with disabilities out of institutions is missing milestones called for in a legally binding human rights decision.
New study of inbreeding among endangered right whales reveals encouraging finding

New study of inbreeding among endangered right whales reveals encouraging finding

HALIFAX — The tiny population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales has long had to deal with inbreeding. But a new scientific study, led by researchers at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, is reporting an encouraging finding.