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Nova Scotia

Helping save a life inspires N.S. nurse to push for more defibrillators in rural community

Eastern Shore nurse Pam Josey recalls a day last December when she was driving home from her clinic and noticed a man lying…

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Canada

Family, community honour Tina Fontaine as 10-year mark since her death nears

Members of Tina Fontaine’s family and community gathered to honour her memory Saturday night, a week before the 10-year anniversary…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. Black community prays for wounded, including 17-year-old girl, shot at reunion

A week after shots were fired during a reunion of former residents of a historic Black community in Halifax, a…

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Canada

Community centre in Jarvis, Ont., says far-right group Diagolon misled venue when it booked event

The management board of a community centre in Jarvis, Ont., says it was misled by a far-right group that held…

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Halifax

Entrepreneurship not a decision, but a necessity for many in trans community

When it comes to all things financial planning, Laura Whiteland, CFP, CIM knows what she’s doing. Right off, you can…

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Business

Jasper businesses face complicated recovery in tourism community

At the peak of the summer tourism season, the Jasper townsite is empty. A dangerously fast-moving wildfire forced 25,000 residents,…

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Nova Scotia

Africville community members ‘furious’ after five shot during annual reunion

Former residents and descendants of those who grew up in the historic Black community of Africville are incensed after five…

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Canada

Northern Manitoba woman calls victory as 1st Miss Indigenous Canada ‘a community win’

Jessica McKenzie says earning the title as the inaugural Miss Indigenous Canada is also a win for Opaskwayak Cree Nation.…

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Nova Scotia

Africville reunion highlights importance of family in the community

Hundreds of people in Africville this weekend are celebrating the ties that have brought them together for the African Nova Scotian…

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Nova Scotia

Decades-old clause keeping grocers out of Halifax neighbourhood hurts community, say residents

A real estate clause that limits who can sell groceries on Gottingen Street in Halifax has also caused generational damage in the historically Black…

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