
Taryn Grant
Reporter
Taryn Grant covers daily news for CBC Nova Scotia, with a particular interest in housing and homelessness, education, and health care. You can email her with tips and feedback at [email protected]
Latest from Taryn Grant

Population boom shakes up federal ridings in N.S.
Numbers changed the most in the suburbs around Halifax, where one riding — Halifax West — grew by almost 25,000 people in a decade.
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Nova Scotia shortlists 5 areas for offshore wind farms
The public can share their thoughts on five proposed offshore wind areas over the next month.
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N.S. premier appears on Fox to make case against Trump tariffs
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston took to American cable TV on Thursday to make the case for resolving the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada.
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Province tells Nova Scotia Power to burn more wood to generate electricity
Nova Scotia is directing the province's main electricity producer to ramp up biomass use, starting immediately and continuing for the next two years.
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Nova Scotia's primary care waitlist drops below 100,000
Nova Scotia Health removed 8,449 people from the Need a Family Practice Registry in February, according to the latest update from the health authority.
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Ottawa implores court not to answer Chignecto Isthmus question
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island want the court to settle the constitutional question of whether the transportation, trade and communication links across the Chignecto Isthmus are within the exclusive legislative authority of Parliament.
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Midwifery training in Nova Scotia? Education, health officials are talking options
Conversations are happening in Nova Scotia about developing the first midwifery education program east of Quebec.
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Offshore wind development will not be allowed on Georges Bank
The moratorium announced Thursday will last a decade and can be renewed at the end of the term if supported by both governments.
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Transmission line between N.S. and N.B. gets $217M in federal funding
A major energy infrastructure project that will double the capacity of power lines between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will be paid for, in part, by the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
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Pictou Landing First Nation seeks judicial review of Boat Harbour cleanup plan
Pictou Landing First Nation has asked the Federal Court to overturn Ottawa’s approval of a plan to store contaminated sludge from Boat Harbour in an enclosed structure on nearby land.
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