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Canada

Climate change is pushing wildfires closer to urban areas. Firefighters say they’re not prepared

Firefighter Joe Triff thinks back to last year’s devastating wildfires, which forced thousands to evacuate Halifax’s suburbs and then reduced more than…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia seeks feedback on 16 proposed wilderness areas

Nova Scotia’s Department of Environment and Climate Change is looking for public input on 16 proposed new or expanded wilderness…

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Nova Scotia

Mi’kmaw protocols aim to steer development in archaeologically sensitive areas

A Mi’kmaw organization in Nova Scotia has released new protocols it hopes will guide development in archaeologically sensitive areas and make conversations with…

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Nova Scotia

Municipality calls on province to reconsider development approvals in protected areas

Council for a municipality on Nova Scotia’s South Shore again finds itself at odds with the provincial government when it…

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Nova Scotia

DFO seeks to reassure fishermen after ‘scary’ map released of potential protected areas

A member of the Fisheries Department’s marine planning group was publicly challenged in Nova Scotia this week to guarantee marine protected…

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Immigration

Temporary Residents Favour Areas Around Major Canadian Cities

A Conference Board of Canada study reveals Quebec saw some of the highest growth in temporary immigration to Canada in…

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Health

B.C. sets nurse-to-patient ratios for 6 areas of hospital care

British Columbia’s Ministry of Health has established nurse-to-patient ratios that will be used in hospitals across the province to improve…

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Canada

B.C. oil and gas producers warned of potential water shortages in drought-stricken areas

The agency overseeing oil and gas producers in British Columbia is warning of potential water shortages in 2024. The B.C.…

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Halifax

Latest winter storm rolls into Nova Scotia, up to 80 cm expected in some areas

Workplaces and transit are affected across Nova Scotia today as a slow-moving storm meanders across the province. Various parts of…

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Nova Scotia

Teenage boys in rural areas make up majority of pediatric deaths in N.S., researchers find

The lay of the land of Nova Scotia affects the level of health care — if any — a child…

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