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Halifax doctor speaks out about racism on the job after patient demands white physician
Dr. Hayam Hamodat, an internal medicine resident, took to Twitter earlier this month to start a discussion about how the situation should have been handled. She's Muslim and wears a hijab.
3 clinics for addiction, mental health services in downtown Dartmouth to relocate
Three clinics for addiction and mental health services are moving out of downtown Dartmouth this year, and advocates worry it will make it harder for people to access the help they need.
Young brothers deliver secret gifts in Lunenburg County to lift spirits
Brothers Henry and Winston Astley call themselves kindness warriors. Their secret powers? Kindness and chocolate, of course.
This N.S. family set sail on the trip of a lifetime. Then Dorian and COVID-19 happened
The Yue family from Halifax was just days into what they hoped would be an epic two-year sailing adventure to Guatemala and back when Hurricane Dorian struck. That was just the beginning of their troubles.
Despite calls for change, Municipality of Chester won't fly Pride flag
Across Nova Scotia, many towns and cities are celebrating Pride this month by raising the rainbow flag to show their solidarity with the LGBT community, but the Municipality of the District of Chester is not one of them.
Lost passport prevented N.S. student from visiting Wuhan just before coronavirus outbreak
Ziwa Yu was supposed to join her family in Wuhan, China, for Chinese New Year, but then Canada Post lost her passport. The loss has now created some complications for her.
Advocates seek more support for people struggling with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Nova Scotia doesn't have a dedicated clinic to diagnose and treat fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, unlike many other provinces.
Texas woman whose family was separated by slavery traces roots to N.S.
Pamela Bailey, an author and creator of the Big Family Search Project, is trying to find out information about branches of her family tree that stretch north to Nova Scotia.
Stepping into the limelight and finding acceptance in a rural town
Diana Farris is running to become Middleton's youth ambassador, a program a handful of communities have adopted instead of the princess pageants that remain a large part of the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival.
Blueberry farmer looking at massive losses post-Dorian
A blueberry farmer in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley is dealing with about $500,000 of crop loss after Hurricane Dorian blew through the province earlier this month.