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Deck modification led to fatal capsizing of First Nation fishing vessel: TSB report

Deck modification led to fatal capsizing of First Nation fishing vessel: TSB report

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board once again linked lax regulation of vessel stability to fishing deaths off Nova Scotia in a report released Wednesday.
Nova Scotia to use new radiotherapy technology in cancer treatment

Nova Scotia to use new radiotherapy technology in cancer treatment

HALIFAX — Cancer patients in Nova Scotia will soon be given access to a unique type of radiotherapy that health officials believe will transform the level of care of the disease in the province.
Halifax no longer advising homeless people tenting in Grand Parade to leave

Halifax no longer advising homeless people tenting in Grand Parade to leave

Halifax Regional Municipality says it is no longer advising all homeless people living in tents in a downtown military parade square to leave. Instead, the municipality says it will enforce a limit of eight tents in the Grand Parade.
People living in tents in Halifax's Grand Parade asked to relocate for safety reasons

People living in tents in Halifax's Grand Parade asked to relocate for safety reasons

HALIFAX — About a month after Halifax designated a downtown square as a tent site for people experiencing homelessness, the city advised those living there to move out because the area will become dangerous when snow-clearing operations begin.
Nova Scotia to add 270 student housing beds on four community college campuses

Nova Scotia to add 270 student housing beds on four community college campuses

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government announced on Tuesday plans to build housing on four community college campuses as the province grapples with a crisis that has left students struggling to find apartments.
Transgender Day of Remembrance important amid rising incidents of violence: group

Transgender Day of Remembrance important amid rising incidents of violence: group

HALIFAX — Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance is especially important this year amid rising incidents of violence and hatred, the founder of a Nova Scotia-based advocacy group said Monday.
Nova Scotia revises long-term care expansion, adding another 2,200 rooms by 2032

Nova Scotia revises long-term care expansion, adding another 2,200 rooms by 2032

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is expanding its revamp of the long-term care sector, adding thousands more care rooms to address increasing demands from a growing — and aging — population.
Top general worries about maintaining Pacific fleet on current budget 'trajectory'

Top general worries about maintaining Pacific fleet on current budget 'trajectory'

HALIFAX — Canada's top soldier says the military's ability to keep funding a "persistent presence" of warships in the western Pacific is facing challenges on the current budget. Gen.
Former Israel prime minister Ehud Barak speaks on Gaza war: 'We have to finish it'

Former Israel prime minister Ehud Barak speaks on Gaza war: 'We have to finish it'

HALIFAX — Israel must continue waging war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip until the organization's military capacity is destroyed, one of the country's former prime ministers said Saturday, despite the fact the mounting civilian death toll in the con
Support for Ukraine remains strong despite shift in attention to Gaza: Bill Blair

Support for Ukraine remains strong despite shift in attention to Gaza: Bill Blair

HALIFAX — The war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East are the result of a breakdown in international law in an increasingly dangerous and violent world, Defence Minister Bill Blair told a global security conference Friday.
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