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Halifax Public Libraries staff hit the picket line for first day of strike

Halifax Public Libraries staff are on strike after conciliation talks between the employer and their union ended over the weekend…

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Nova Scotia

With strike imminent, Halifax Public Libraries will close all branches starting Monday

Library staff are heading on strike Monday after conciliation talks with Halifax Public Libraries came to an end on the weekend.…

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Halifax

Angry property owner taking public land hostage? Dartmouth Cove isn’t the first time

  Months after Transportation Canada said it would rescind its approval of a pyrite infilling project in Dartmouth Cove, Atlantic…

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Canada

Library workers punched, spat on: Security incidents on the rise in public libraries, data show

Once seen as oases of calm and quiet, libraries across Canada are becoming increasingly chaotic – even dangerous – with…

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Health

Mpox is now a global public health emergency. Do I need to worry?

The declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern following years of precautions against COVID-19 has many…

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Canada

Canada’s public transit faces a funding crisis unless new revenue streams are found: analysis

A new analysis warns that Canada’s major cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and says public transit…

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Canada

St. John’s student warns public after man hurls racist slurs and death threats in local park

This story contains graphic examples of hate speech, vulgar language and slurs: A St. John’s student wants to warn Canadian newcomers…

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Canada

On the Middle East, public trust and the meaning of impartiality

We use this editor’s blog to explain our journalism and what’s happening at CBC News. You can find more blogs…

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Nova Scotia

Partner groups in provincial homelessness projects plead for more public funding

Two non-profit groups the provincial government relies on to house and support homeless people have told a legislative committee they…

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Health

Growing mpox ‘crisis’ prompts Africa to declare first-ever public health emergency

As cases of mpox skyrocket in Africa, health officials there have declared the continent’s first-ever public health emergency as a…

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