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Some Nova Scotia academics are calling for Canada to consider food as part of its national defence strategy. They say the country needs to invest in domestic food production, processing and distribution.

Pope Francis, whose 12-year papacy ushered in a more open, welcoming Catholic Church that prioritized empathy for the poor and disenfranchised — including Indigenous victims of Canada's church-run residential schools — has died at 88, the Vatican said in a video statement Monday.

Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for northeastern Nova Scotia and parts of Cape Breton. Most are wind warnings, while there are some winter storm warnings.

Halifax Water will be diverting millions of cubic metres of wastewater into the Halifax harbour and Bedford Basin in the coming week due to maintenance at treatment facilities.