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A winter storm brings wind, snow, rain to Atlantic Canada

A winter storm brings wind, snow, rain to Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX — A large winter storm was forecast to continue making its way through Atlantic Canada Wednesday evening, bringing with it a combination of snow, rain and high winds.
Halifax's historic Northwest Arm, haven for boaters, gains protection from infilling

Halifax's historic Northwest Arm, haven for boaters, gains protection from infilling

Halifax's historic Northwest Arm, an inlet famous as a playground for boaters, has received protection from surrounding landowners who want to fill in the ocean with soil and rock.
Calls for 'safer opioid' access in Nova Scotia as drug supply increasingly toxic

Calls for 'safer opioid' access in Nova Scotia as drug supply increasingly toxic

HALIFAX — As the illicit drugs that have devastated Western and Central Canada become more prevalent in Nova Scotia, a Halifax physician is renewing calls to expand access to "safer opioid supply" treatment to prevent overdoses and deaths.
RCMP fails to submit plan on how it will respond to Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry

RCMP fails to submit plan on how it will respond to Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry

HALIFAX — The RCMP have failed to meet a self-imposed deadline to detail how they plan to implement recommendations from the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.
Halifax woman asks Canada Post for stamp in honour of world war veteran drag artist

Halifax woman asks Canada Post for stamp in honour of world war veteran drag artist

HALIFAX — Canada Post is being asked to consider honouring a veteran of the first and second world wars who entertained Canadian troops as a female impersonator.
New 50-bed homeless shelter to open in Halifax later this month

New 50-bed homeless shelter to open in Halifax later this month

HALIFAX — The Halifax Regional Municipality and Nova Scotia government are opening a temporary homeless shelter near the city's downtown in two weeks.
Nova Scotia man, 48, dies after snowmobile crash in Margaree Valley

Nova Scotia man, 48, dies after snowmobile crash in Margaree Valley

MARGAREE VALLEY, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP say a 48-year-old Inverness man has died after a snowmobile crash in Margaree Valley. Police say the man was operating a snowmobile on a marked trail when he struck a tree Friday morning.
Nova Scotia's pioneer cemeteries are disappearing, but not without a fight

Nova Scotia's pioneer cemeteries are disappearing, but not without a fight

HALIFAX — A secluded and overgrown cemetery in rural Cape Breton, the final resting place for some of Nova Scotia's earliest settlers, is slowly crumbling into a nearby river. "They would be descendants of the Scots ...
Alleged sex abuse: Ex-student files lawsuit against Acadia Divinity College in N.S.

Alleged sex abuse: Ex-student files lawsuit against Acadia Divinity College in N.S.

HALIFAX — A former student at Acadia Divinity College has filed a lawsuit against the school in Wolfville, N.S.
After homeless man dies in Halifax encampment, lawyer keeps up fight for benefits

After homeless man dies in Halifax encampment, lawyer keeps up fight for benefits

HALIFAX — A homeless man who died at a Halifax encampment last month had been fighting for improved income assistance for people living in tents, his lawyer said Wednesday.