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Only Canada and Nova Scotia flags allowed outside schools on South Shore
A Nova Scotia centre for education has issued a directive allowing only Canada and Nova Scotia flags to fly outside South Shore schools — a move the provincial teachers union calls concerning and confusing.
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Researchers share lessons on science, friendship on Nova Scotia's wild Sable Island
On Sable Island, a thin crescent-shaped sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean, the shifting landscapes make for dazzling — and jarring — experiences.
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Death of 2 men after police Tasering raises questions, experts say
One professor says the municipality should reconsider having police respond to people in mental health distress.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Nova Scotia government bill would lift ban on fracking, uranium exploration
The province says the omnibus bill would repeal the existing Uranium Exploration and Mining Prohibition Act to allow for research about the presence and distribution of uranium in Nova Scotia.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Houston government to cover therapy costs for patients with mood, anxiety disorders
Nova Scotia says the first phase of its long-promised universal mental health care program will begin this spring, with therapy costs covered by the province for people with anxiety and mood disorders.
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Starting this year, income assistance in N.S. to be tied to consumer price index
The Nova Scotia government says it is supporting those struggling with the cost of living by indexing income assistance to inflation on an annual basis.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis, advocates disagree
The worst of Halifax's homeless crisis is over, says the city's new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible — even as homelessness advocates vigorously disagree that the situation is improving.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

'Anger and frustration' over progress report into N.S. mass shooting recommendations
A member of the committee monitoring how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting is raising concerns from survivors of gender-based violence about a lack of action.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

NDP election platform promises affordability and better access to housing, health care
Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform released Wednesday.
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Liberals and NDP promise more collaborative care services, Tories commit to creating menopause clinic
Nova Scotia's party leaders have announced some of their plans to improve the province's health-care system in the lead up to the Nov. 26 election.
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