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'This is going sideways fast': How Dalhousie scrapped a program's 63% tuition hike

Documents obtained by CBC News reveal Dalhousie University officials scrambled to contain the fallout after a planned tuition increase blindsided master of architecture students. One of the university's concerns was potential negative media coverage.

This Nova Scotian's dad flew a Spitfire during WW II. He just went to Poland to see it

When Brian Mann was a little kid growing up in Cape Breton, N.S., he'd sometimes wear his dads Second World War flying goggles, look up at the sky and imagine flying his dads Spitfire plane. At a museum in Poland in June, he got to sit in its cockpit.

With Acadians coming to N.S. by the thousands, rappie pie is a hot commodity

The nine-day World Acadian Congress kicks off Saturday in southwestern Nova Scotia andrappie pie will be part of the celebrations.One of the companies that makes the Acadian staple has ramped up production to meet an expected surge in demand.

Why Halifax is eyeing goose poop at its 19 supervised beaches

Stricter water quality standards could lead to more closures at the Halifax Regional Municipality's 19 beaches this summer. The city is taking different steps to try to minimize closures. One involves targeting waterfowl such as geese.
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'I'm a Bluenoser': Donald Sutherland's love for and ties to Nova Scotia ran deep

Acting legend Donald Sutherland was born in Saint John, N.B., in 1935, but he spent many childhood years in Nova Scotia. "I'm a Bluenoser, I guess," he once said."I smell like it. I feel like it. I think like it. The jokes that I find funny are essentially Nova Scotian jokes."

'My trademark is my accent': Acadians embracing their brand of French

For musician Jacques Alphonse Doucet, rapping in his Acadian accent is all part of making authentic music. A social linguistics expert says more and more Acadian musicians are not shying away from hiding their accents. It's a marked departure from decades ago.

Elmsdale's aquatic centre was built to withstand once-in-a-century storms. Then the rain hit

The East Hants Aquatic Centre in Elmsdale, N.S., is set to reopen almost a year after massive floodingshut it down, but it'sunclear why the facility was overwhelmed and how much the repairs will cost.

Mooseheads close to naming new coach as team prepares for rebuild

The general manager of the Halifax Mooseheads expects the team will make a decision this week about its next head coach. That coach will have his hands full as the team goes through a rebuilding phase after two contending seasons.
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N.S. community 'devastated' by loss of historic sawmill, museum

People in the Meteghan, N.S., area are mourning the loss of a historicsawmill and museum that burned down early Saturday morning.

Why some Allied troops fighting in WW II were dubbed D-Day Dodgers

Eighty years ago as the Allied invasion of western Europe began off the shores of Normandy, France, and eventually freed the continent of Adolf Hitler's grip, it also gave rise to an unusual pop culture reference.