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CBRM to spend $6.6M in federal dollars for new housing in Sydney

Cape Breton Regional Municipality has awarded about half of its $11.4 million in federal funding to two developers for projects…

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Dalhousie’s Solar Car Team hitting the tracks this month

Students from Dalhousie University have been busy making technical improvements to Atlantic Canada’s first solar-powered electric vehicle in preparation for its second appearance…

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Cape Breton police chief defends lie-detector use in hiring, despite fire department objections

Cape Breton regional fire officials say polygraph tests are driving away potential firefighter recruits, but police Chief Robert Walsh says…

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Charting a course for more appropriate and inclusive patient care

It took some time before Yolanda Baker and Robin Fraser realized they were thinking the same thing. Both were working as…

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N.S. government offering extra incentives to lure film, TV projects out of Halifax

The Nova Scotia government is trying to lure film and TV productions out of Halifax with bigger bonuses, but production teams…

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Health minister can’t say when Halifax Infirmary redevelopment contract will be signed

Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson still cannot say when a contract will be signed for the most expensive infrastructure…

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Study for Cape Breton light rail commuter system still on track

The Nova Scotia government is not ready to make a funding commitment on a light rail commuter system in Cape…

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Some daycares closed as boil-water advisory continues in Halifax area

Some daycares in the Halifax area are closed today due to a boil-water advisory affecting a large swath of the…

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Raw sewage pumped into this woman’s building for months. Officials did nothing

The video shows an old, low-ceilinged basement, the dirt floor flooded with black and brown sludge. A broken cast-iron pipe…

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Halifax downgrades road safety framework

On Wednesday, June 19, Halifax’s Transportation Standing Committee met and watered down the city’s Strategic Road Safety Framework. During the…

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