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N.S. veteran wins appeal of paid injury benefit for PTSD from Veterans Affairs
A Nova Scotia woman who worked for Canada's Armed Forces and alleges she was sexually assaulted appealed Veterans Affairs' denial of paid benefits for PTSD. She says she feels validated and considers it a win for people dealing with...
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The Breakdown | Tent housing rights + AI’s carbon footprint
The National takes you to Halifax, where a man living on the edge fought to have his tent declared a home. Plus, how AI helps fight climate change despite its carbon footprint.
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Offshore wind farm stirs up tension with fishermen
A proposed offshore wind farm could help make Nova Scotia’s electrical grid a lot greener, but local fishermen are concerned about the project disrupting their fishing ground and livelihoods. CBC’s Tom Murphy went to the region to see if...
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#TheMoment a Halifax man became 'Potato Salad Guy'
When Riley Merry found a five-pound tub of potato salad approaching expiration in his fridge, he posted flyers around town inviting people to come watch him attempt to eat the whole thing in one go. Now, people are calling him a Halifax...
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He won $20,000 in small claims court but can't get paid
A Nova Scotia man was awarded more than $20,000 in small claims court when he sued his former contractor in 2016. More than seven years later, he says he hasn't seen a dime.
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Viral outbreak in horses cancels N.S. equestrian events
An outbreak of equine herpes — a potentially fatal and highly transmissible virus found in horses — is forcing equestrian events across Nova Scotia to be cancelled. Some are calling on the federal government to track cases to help...
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Equine herpes outbreak threatens horses in Nova Scotia
An outbreak of equine herpes — a potentially fatal and highly transmissible virus found in horses — is forcing equestrian events across Nova Scotia to be cancelled. Some are calling on the federal government to track cases to help...
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Nova Scotia hopes this B.C. beetle can save its hemlock trees
Nova Scotia's hemlock trees are under threat of being wiped out by an invasive insect but scientists are hoping a beetle from British Columbia that eats the insect could hold the key to saving the tree species.
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B.C. beetles to the rescue! Saving Nova Scotia hemlock trees
Nova Scotia's hemlock trees are under threat of being wiped out by an invasive insect but scientists are hoping a beetle from British Columbia that eats the insect could hold the key to saving the tree species.
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#TheMoment a mouse rang the doorbell at 1:30 a.m.
Steven Ramsay and his wife were woken up by their doorbell in the middle of the night not once, but twice. In the morning, when they checked their doorbell camera, they discovered the inconsiderate perpetrator was a persistent little...
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Trudeau announces targeted changes to carbon tax
'We're offering people solutions,' MP Kody Blois, chair of Liberal Atlantic Caucus, told Power & Politics Thursday regarding the three-year pause to the carbon tax on heating fuel. 'We're delivering a program that's not only going to...
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African refugees arrive to fill labour shortages in Nova Scotia
Two years after being accepted into a federal program that offers work in health care, African refugees are arriving in Nova Scotia to take on their new jobs.
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Refugees waiting for years arrive in Canada to work in health care
Two years after being accepted into a federal program that offers work in health care, African refugees are arriving in Nova Scotia to take on their new jobs.
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Minimum wage hikes in multiple provinces as Canadians struggle to get by
Ontario is among the provinces hiking its minimum wage. Workers there will now make $16.55 an hour. In Manitoba, it's now $15.30. Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador are now at $15, with Saskatchewan at $14.
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Most provinces receive poor grade on Poverty Report Card
A new report from Food Banks Canada comparing how various levels of governments are doing when it comes to combating poverty shows the majority of them — including the federal government — received a grade in the D range.
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Maritimers buckle down for Hurricane Lee
People in the Maritime provinces buckle down for the second hurricane to hit the region in a year and many are still also cleaning up from torrential rains that hit the area in the summer. The storm is expected to arrive over the weekend.
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#TheMoment a fisherman hooked a great white shark
Rick Austin was fishing for bass when he hooked something much larger — and deadlier.
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Many university students can't find housing even after semester starts
Some university students in Halifax are still struggling to find a place to live even though the new semester has already started. It's part of a wider housing crisis impacting many Canadian cities.
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#TheMoment a 5-year-old boy started a lemonade stand to help his hockey hero
Five-year-old Avery Pynn's favourite hockey player was recently diagnosed with cancer, so he started a lemonade stand and ended up raising $700 to help 'make him feel better.'
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National flash flood warning system would save lives, meteorologist says
After four people were swept away in Nova Scotia floods, a retired Environment Canada meteorologist says a national flash flood warning service would tell people when it's not safe to head out.
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Hurricane Lee expected to make landfall Saturday
Maritimers are making the final preparations for Hurricane Lee, which is expected to first make landfall on Nova Scotia's South Shore and then track north into New Brunswick and P.E.I.
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Hurricane Lee expected to hit Atlantic Canada Saturday
Maritimers are making the final preparations for Hurricane Lee, which is expected to first make landfall on Nova Scotia's South Shore and then track north into New Brunswick and P.E.I.
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Dramatic rescue of a woman from Nova Scotia floods by a volunteer firefighter
A Nova Scotia woman shares the dramatic story of her rescue from raging floodwaters last weekend. Kim Gillingham was trapped in her home when volunteer firefighter Logan Hope risked his own life to pull her to safety by rope.
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Body of 52-year-old man and unidentified human remains found after N.S. floods
The body of a 52-year-old man, plus unidentified remains have been found after devastating floods in Nova Scotia. Two children and one youth are still unaccounted for while an evacuation order and a provincewide state of emergency are...