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Nova Scotia

Residents vote for deer hunt in some Colchester County communities

People in some Colchester County communities surrounding Truro, N.S., have voted in favour of a managed deer hunt, but it will…

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Nova Scotia

Three new dialysis units coming to rural N.S. communities

New dialysis units will be opened at three Nova Scotia hospitals as the province looks to expand and improve care for…

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Canada

These Halifax-area communities are getting ready for the next wildfire. Should yours be next?

When Paul Meade moved into his house on a picturesque island overlooking Nova Scotia’s St. Margaret’s Bay three years ago,…

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Health

$100,000 and a gym membership? How some small towns are coaxing doctors to their communities

The Current19:23$100,000 signing bonus? How some towns are luring doctors Canadian municipalities are offering family doctors thousands of dollars and…

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Nova Scotia

Ottawa to fund emergency management co-ordinators in 8 Mi’kmaw communities

The federal government announced on Wednesday it will invest $2.4 million over five years to fund emergency management co-ordinators for eight Mi’kmaw communities: Wasoqopa’q,…

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Health

Canada to fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from…

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Health

Rural communities boost incentives to attract medical staff

As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears…

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Nova Scotia

Cape Breton communities hope to cash in on Canada-Germany hydrogen deal

The mayor of a Cape Breton town hopes this week’s $600-million announcement to begin exporting hydrogen from Nova Scotia to Germany will…

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Business

Halal meat is big business both within and beyond Muslim communities

More restaurants in Canada are turning to halal certified meat on their menus to make sure items such as chicken are…

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Nova Scotia

Boil water order covering Halifax and some nearby communities to last at least 24-48 hours

A boil water order covering the entire Halifax peninsula, Bedford, Spryfield, Timberlea, Hammonds Plains, Beaver Bank and parts of Middle and Lower Sackville…

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