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African Nova Scotian group wants to hear housing challenges for north-end residents

An African Nova Scotian community group brought together several generations of north-end Halifax residents this weekend to discuss housing issues…

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Endangered rock rose plant could hold clues to protecting Nova Scotian sand barrens

Researchers from Nova Scotia’s Acadia University hope a new study on the rock rose will help them better understand the…

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After a lifetime in TV news, this 83-year-old Nova Scotian finally finished university

At a Dalhousie University convocation ceremony this spring, graduates beamed as they crossed the stage, one by one, while family and friends…

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Waters off Scotian Shelf are cooling, but scientists can’t say for how long

The latest survey of Atlantic Ocean conditions off Nova Scotia show after a decade of warming, temperatures on the Scotian Shelf…

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How one Nova Scotian ended up competing in historic Oxford-Cambridge boat races

Dartmouth’s Sierra Sparks had never rowed before crossing the pond to study at Oxford University. But less than three years after…

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‘It’s profound’: Housing strategy for African Nova Scotian families nearing completion

A community-led effort to find solutions to the housing crunch faced by Black families in Nova Scotia is almost finished,…

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Nova Scotian performers concerned about scaled-back federal arts funding

People who present dance, music and theatre arts in Nova Scotia say they are concerned about some extra federal art…

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Scotian Shelf shrimp fishery braces for another cut

For a third straight year, the shrimp fishery off eastern Nova Scotia is facing a big quota cut with ocean…

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Nova Scotian breaks world record as part of fastest women’s pair to row Atlantic

Halifax’s Lisa Roland and American partner Lauren (Nini) Champion rowed into the record books last week as the fastest women’s…

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Nova Scotian writer Amanda Peters wins Carnegie Medal for Excellence for novel The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters has won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence 2024 for her novel The Berry Pickers. She is the first…

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