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Why it took almost 8 hours for Halifax water emergency on Canada Day to get provincial alert

Halifax’s CAO hesitated to send an emergency alert through the province’s system about a boil-water order affecting more than 200,000…

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District 8 voting guide: A crowded field with lots of strong candidates

Halifax’s District 8 did not have a good 20th century. The district, which covers most of Halifax’s north end, is…

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N.S. fisheries minister says feds not taking illegal fishing seriously

Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister left a meeting Thursday with his federal counterpart feeling “frustrated and disappointed” at what he says…

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Ottawa wants to offload this office building. Nova Scotia wants it to house homeless people

The federal government has initiated a building disposal process that could potentially see a vacant 61,000-square-foot office building in Dartmouth, N.S., turned…

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N.S. making ‘significant progress’ on new provincial school code of conduct

The Department of Education says it’s making “significant progress” on an updated code of conduct for Nova Scotia students, but…

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District 9 voting guide: A Clear-y front runner

The Halifax Regional Municipality is a vast place about the size of Prince Edward Island. It is a patchwork quilt…

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Why one Nova Scotia town won’t have a municipal election this year

Mayor Ron Chisholm walks most days through the town of Mulgrave, N.S., chatting with residents in the small oceanside community…

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Repair bills near $3M for Elmsdale pool shut down for almost a year due to flooding

Repairs to fix the East Hants Aquatic Centre, which was shut down for roughly a year after massive flooding hit Nova…

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Parts of Municipality of Colchester to hold plebiscite on managed deer cull

Voters in some Municipality of Colchester areas will be asked if they support a managed deer hunt. The plebiscite will be…

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‘We stayed together’: Historic church in N.S. restored after lightning strike

Fifteen months after lightning struck the Falmouth Baptist Church, the congregation has been able to return to the building in celebration.  Over…

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