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District 14 voting guide: A bunch of unknowns vie for power

  District 14 was held most recently by Lisa Blackburn who is leaving municipal politics, leaving her seat empty. This…

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Q&A: Lindell Smith reflects on why he isn’t running for Halifax council again

Lindell Smith is not running for a third term as councillor for Halifax Peninsula North after representing the district for…

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Parents frustrated with growing pains at new Bedford high school

Just over a year after opening their doors, two new schools in Bedford, N.S., are still grappling with the growing pains…

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Online and telephone voting opens today for Halifax Regional Municipality election

Municipalities across Nova Scotia are gearing up for the upcoming fall elections. Every four years, the general election in the…

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District 15 voting guide: Rookie Billy Gillis vs incumbent Paul Russell

District 15 used to be the only district in the HRM made up entirely of one community, Lower Sackville. With…

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Flu shot appointments open in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotians can now book flu shots online and by phone and receive the free seasonal vaccine at pharmacies.  Influenza vaccine appointments…

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Man dies after being struck by vehicle near North Sydney

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia RCMP say a 65-year-old man from Sydney Mines is dead after being struck by a vehicle…

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Halifax calls on province to open new winter homeless shelter as temperature dips

As the weather starts to cool, Halifax municipal staff are looking into how to support people dealing with homelessness through…

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77-year-old dead, 2 seriously injured in Clare crash

A 77-year-old woman from Saint Alphonse, N.S., was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the Municipality of the District of…

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Researcher says it might be better to leave some old N.S. mine tailings undisturbed

The Montague Gold Mine on the outskirts of Dartmouth, N.S., is full of toxic waste from historical mining that ended…

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