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West Hants holds public session to help residents prepare for next emergency

West Hants Regional Municipality brought emergency management organizations together for an educational session as residents worry about what theyll do if theres another extreme weather event in the region.

Dalhousie University scraps 63% tuition hike for architecture program after backlash

Dalhousie University is backpedalling on a planned 63 per cent hike to tuition for its master of architecture program after an outcry from students.

Halifax Harbour Bridges speeding up transition to stickers for MacPass

Motorists who use an old transponderto pay touse the bridges over the Halifax harbour have until the end of the year to get an upgrade.

Assault charges against two Halifax Alehouse bouncers dismissed before trial

Assault charges against two security guards who worked at a downtown Halifax bar have been dismissed, moments before their trial was supposed to get underway.

Goldboro LNG plant proponent wants to sell permits to Irish ocean energy company

The Alberta-based energy company that abandoned plans to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Nova Scotias Eastern Shore is looking to sell its permits, potentially bringing an end to a 12-year saga in Goldboro, N.S.

Wolfville should create independent body to address student partying, report says

After a year of work, the Town of Wolfville, N.S., has its first look at a plan to establish a community safety office to address student parties and other nuisance issues in the community.

'Times have gotten a little tougher': Large turnout expected for Souls Harbour's Easter meal

The Souls Harbour Rescue Mission prepared hundreds of meals for its annual Easter dinner in anticipation of larger turnouts this year as the cost of food continues to rise.

Cape Breton volunteer fire department shuts down due to lack of volunteers

A fire department that served a Cape Breton area near Glace Bay is closing due to a lack of volunteers. Tower Road will now be served by nearby fire departments.

Engineer who drowned on the job may have been impaired, defence argues

Andrew Gnazdowsky, 26, drowned on Oct. 16, 2020, while trying to retrieve a piece of floating surveying equipment that had malfunctioned in the Marshall Falls reservoir in Sheet Harbour, N.S.

Halifax Alehouse disciplinary hearing will be public, review board rules

A disciplinary hearing for the Halifax Alehouse will not be held confidentially, Nova Scotias Utility and Review Board has ruled.