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First deployment for American aircraft carrier includes visit to Halifax this weekend

First deployment for American aircraft carrier includes visit to Halifax this weekend

HALIFAX — One of the world's largest aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is scheduled to visit Halifax this weekend as part of its first deployment. The U.S.
Mountie who recorded Lucki meeting first told investigators tape lost on stolen phone

Mountie who recorded Lucki meeting first told investigators tape lost on stolen phone

HALIFAX — An affidavit by an RCMP security investigator details how the force obtained recordings of a tense meeting at the centre of allegations of political interference into the Mounties' investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting.
Federal minister calls utility's pause on Atlantic energy corridor 'bump in the road'

Federal minister calls utility's pause on Atlantic energy corridor 'bump in the road'

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power's decision to "pause" its participation in a proposed megaproject aimed at ending reliance on coal is just a temporary setback, says the federal cabinet minister charged with moving the electrical grid off fossil fuels.
Population of endangered North Atlantic right whales continues decline: study

Population of endangered North Atlantic right whales continues decline: study

HALIFAX — The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales isn't declining as fast as it was five years ago, but researchers say the latest numbers show the species is still having a tough time surviving and reproducing.
Fertility care in Atlantic Canada comes with lengthy travel and wait times

Fertility care in Atlantic Canada comes with lengthy travel and wait times

HALIFAX — When Ledon Wellon started trying to have a baby, she assumed it would happen quickly. She was young — 24 at the time — and she was watching her friends start families.
Hundreds of school staff in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley on strike over wages

Hundreds of school staff in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley on strike over wages

HALIFAX — Hundreds of school staff in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley are on the picket line today in a dispute over wages. More than 600 workers at the Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education walked off the job at 8 a.m.
Ex-orphanage reopens as business incubator, hub for African Nova Scotian community

Ex-orphanage reopens as business incubator, hub for African Nova Scotian community

HALIFAX — A former orphanage for Black children in Nova Scotia has been renovated and reopened as a community hub and incubator for Black businesses.
Nova Scotia's retirement home for captive whales facing obstacles, delays: documents

Nova Scotia's retirement home for captive whales facing obstacles, delays: documents

HALIFAX — An ambitious plan in Nova Scotia to build North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales is at least five years behind its original schedule, newly released documents show.

Woman suffers non-life-threatening injuries in early morning shooting

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — A woman is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries following an early morning shooting in Dartmouth. Police were called to the Portland Street and Portland Hills Drive area just before 5:30 a.m.
Hundreds of school workers in Nova Scotia set to strike next week over wages

Hundreds of school workers in Nova Scotia set to strike next week over wages

HALIFAX — Hundreds of school staff in Nova Scotia plan to go on strike next week after rejecting a new contract offer over wages.
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