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Experts, advocates make case for smartphone-free childhood
It’s a question parents across the globe are grappling with: should my child have a smartphone? Some advocates and experts say the answer is clear — they shouldn’t.
Halifax homicide victims remembered as a loving mom and a grandfather who coached hockey
A father and daughter who were killed on New Year's Eve in Halifax are being remembered as a woman who was the life of the party and a sports fan who loved challenging himself with his favourite TV show, Jeopardy.
Tight-knit community rallying together after father, daughter shot dead in Halifax
A pastor in North Preston, N.S., says community members are shocked and devastated after a father and daughter were shot dead by the woman's boyfriend, the latest instance of intimate partner violence in a province that has declared it an epidemic.
Halifax police say New Year's Eve homicide victims were father, daughter
Halifax Regional Police say a father and daughter were fatally shot on New Year's Eve hours before the woman's boyfriend took his own life, the latest in a string of intimate partner violence deaths that have plagued the province.
Woman living in chronic pain says N.S. health care plagued by sexism, ageism and 'dangerous' apathy
Laura O'Byrne has countless fibroids — growths around her uterus, which itself is three times larger than normal — and a large ovarian cyst. But she's met a number of roadblocks in treating her issues, including being dismissed by a Nova Scotia gynecologist and denied an out-of-province claim to MSI for an urgent hysterectomy in her home province of Manitoba.
N.S. Liberal Leader Zach Churchill loses seat as party support crumbles
Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill has lost his seat in Yarmouth, underscoring his party's stunning drop in support in Tuesday's provincial election.
Nova Scotia PCs secure supermajority government with re-election win
Nova Scotia voters handed Tim Houston's Progressive Conservatives a supermajority government in Tuesday's provincial election, a formidable outcome aided in part by the stunning collapse of Liberal support.
'There's a lot of sadness': Truro brewery and taproom touted as safe space will close next month
A brewery and taproom that has been lauded as the only refuge for the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the historically conservative town of Truro, N.S., has announced it's closing its doors next month, adding to the growing number of shuttering craft breweries in the province.
N.S. Liberals allege voter bribery after PC candidate handed out $2 Tim Hortons gift cards
The Liberals want Susan Corkum-Greek removed from the ballot in the upcoming provincial election, but the Nova Scotia Supreme Court confirmed Wednesday it will not hear the case until after voting day on Nov. 26.
Halifax fire association says it needs more equipment now
The association that represents firefighters in the Halifax area is sounding the alarm about a lack of in-service fire apparatus after a busy south-end station was recently left without an engine for hours.