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Rent supplement changes coming after hundreds in N.S. receive more than their actual rent

Changes are being made to a rent supplement program after hundreds of Nova Scotians received payments higher than their actual rent.

'I thought I was going to die': Staff recount terror of C.P. Allen High School stabbings

School staff members who were victims of a stabbing at a Bedford high school gave dramatic accounts of what happened through their victim impact statements in court in Halifax on Tuesday.
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'Good heavens, I've lived for a century!': Dartmouth woman celebrates 100th birthday

A Dartmouth, N.S., woman credits her family, friends and faith among the reasons why she's reached the milestone of her 100th birthday. Phyllis Gaetz celebrated with her loved ones on Saturday at the Christ Church hall.

N.S. siblings find strength in sharing story of alleged sexual abuse by their father

A Pictou County man and his two sisters have takenthe unusual step ofasking for their identities to be made public in asexual abuse case against their father.

Halifax school installs stairlift following student petition to improve accessibility

Several months after a Halifax student launched a petition to improve accessibility at Fairview Junior High School, Halifax Regional Centre for Education says a stairlift has been installed there.

Local teens eagerly await opening of new Eastern Passage skate park

Teenagers in Eastern Passage, N.S., are excited about a new place to hang out. A skate park under construction that's been several years in the making is being described by one expert as one of the best in Nova Scotia.

Court ruling prevents Dartmouth landlords from moving family out to move daughter in

Property owners in Dartmouth, N.S., can't movea family out of the duplex it has rented for 13 years in order to move in their daughter. A small claims court adjudicator said it would be inappropriate to disrupt the living arrangements for the family of six.

Firefighters to be honoured in Shelburne County a year after the wildfire

The firefighters who responded to the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia history are being honoured at a banquet a year after the disaster.

N.S. community hard hit by wildfire plants symbolic trees

Two trees were planted at a park in a suburb outside Halifax Wednesday as a symbol of the community's resilience after last year's wildfires.

Shelburne students create tribute to honour N.S. firefighters

Students at Shelburne Regional High School are creating a tribute that will be on display in the town to honour firefighters and volunteers who responded to the wildfires last summer.