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2SLGBTQ+ people face barriers when accessing food services in N.S.: study
The study, conducted by Mount Saint Vincent University researchers, found that members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community often felt the need to hide their gender or sexuality when accessing food support services.
As community interest in saving Wolfville pool rises, university says repair costs have doubled
Acadia University says the cost to fix its aging pool in Wolfville, N.S., is roughly twice what it thought a week ago and would require shutting the pool down for two years to complete repairs.
Salty about not finding road salt? You're not alone
Mitch Fong went to a few stores on Dartmouth Crossing to get salt ahead of the snowstorm on Sunday but came away empty-handed.
Rising costs push back opening of Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre by another year
A northern Nova Scotia museum that will house Mi'kmaw artifacts has had its opening pushed back a year, as the project has faced escalating costs and had to strip back its design.
O Canada! Maple Leafs flying off store shelves ahead of Flag Day
Two Dartmouth flag stores are seeing their Canadian flags flying off the shelves ahead of the weekend.
Enrolment up at St. Francis Xavier's 2-year nursing program
A nursing professor hopes an increase in enrolment at the two-year nursing program at St. Francis Xavier University will help Nova Scotia combat a shortage of nurses in rural areas.
Study found increase in RSV-associated hospitalizations in premature babies in N.S.
A new study is showing a policy change in 2016 related to the vaccination of some premature babies for RSV in Nova Scotia led to a tenfold increase in the number of infants in that group that were hospitalized with the respiratory virus.
New funding will help Saint Mary's researchers update database of right whale DNA
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has awarded Saint Mary’s University a contract to update the DNA database of one of the most critically endangered species in Canadian waters.
St. Francis Xavier grad reunited with X-ring after it turns up at Dartmouth thrift store
A St. Francis Xavier University graduate has been reunited with her X-ring seven years after losing it thanks to a Facebook post and a group of former students.
Volunteers in Lunenburg County restore phones to connect people in need
The executive director of United Way Lunenburg County drives around picking up old phones from people who don’t use them anymore, takes the devices to a volunteer who repairs them, and then gives them out to partner organizations in the area.