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Nova Scotia

Canada’s premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters

As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax,…

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Politics

Ottawa should consider permanent workforce to tackle natural disasters, committee says

A House of Commons committee is calling on the federal government to consider creating a permanent disaster management workforce that can…

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Nova Scotia

Houston pitches new volunteer organization to help during natural disasters

Nova Scotians who want to help during natural disasters will be able to sign up for a new volunteer corps…

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Politics

As Ottawa promises a better response to natural disasters, communities say they need money now

Ottawa’s emergency preparedness minister has warned that this summer could be even worse than last year’s record-breaking wildfire season —…

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Canada

As weather-related disasters mount, some Canadian homeowners can’t get insurance coverage

After a period of heavy rain last May, Humberto Pinochet watched helplessly as floodwater rushed into his artist’s studio and…

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Halifax

Natural disasters, real estate market shape HRM property assessments

HALIFAX, N.S. — Natural disasters and market trends have had roles to play in property assessments, especially this year. Assessments…

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Politics

Canada offers to pause debt repayments for countries hit by natural disasters

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Caribbean leaders on Wednesday that Canada will allow countries to suspend debt repayments in the event…

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Politics

Bob Rae says countries must work together to shore up infrastructure as disasters multiply

Canada’s Ambassador to the UN Bob Rae says the recent deadly calamities in Libya and Morocco should be convincing the…

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Halifax

Warm oceans spelling trouble for Cape Breton ecosystems, threatening natural disasters

SYDNEY, N.S. — Bodies of water too hot to support species. More intense natural disasters. Erosion and harmful bacteria. These…

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Nova Scotia

‘Complacency’ blamed for N.S. struggles with flooding, other climate disasters

On the night floodwaters swept through his Nova Scotia county, taking lives and tearing out bridges, Doug Pynch says he…

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