Source: CBC #news #novascotia

What experts say #novascotia can do to preserve our stock of affordable rental #housing
A recent CBC News analysis found that #novascotia is rapidly losing some of its most affordable apartments.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/affordable-rental-housing-preservation-1.7481702?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Fire destroys seafood processing plant in Cape John
Fire crews were called to the scene around 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/fire-destroys-seafood-processing-plant-in-cape-john-1.7482390?cmp=rss

https://northofamerica.bandcamp.com/track/keep-it-on-the-download
#indierock #mathrock #alternative #halifax #novascotia #canada #bandcamp

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

N.S. woman ordered to pay $60K to former nurse for online defamation
The mother of a severely disabled #novascotia man has been ordered to pay a former nurse $60,000 in damages for defamatory Facebook posts based on an investigation that a judge criticized as "seriously lacking."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/woman-ordered-to-pay-60k-to-former-nurse-ns-hospital-1.7481998?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

CBC #novascotia News - March 12, 2025
The only daily TV news package to focus on Nova Scotians and their stories
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6682503?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

#novascotia's primary care waitlist drops below 100,000
#novascotia Health removed 8,449 people from the Need a Family Practice Registry in February, according to the latest update from the health authority.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/doctor-nurse-practitioner-primary-care-waitlist-drops-march-2025-1.7481817?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Meeting turns tense as residents question officials over new sewage system in Ingonish
Developers and Victoria County officials say the $15-million project will spur tourism and #housing needed for workers, but some residents are worried about the cost and others say the wastewater outfall in Ingonish harbour could hurt the fishing industry.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tempers-flare-residents-question-officials-over-new-ingonish-sewage-system-1.7481368?cmp=rss

Exhibit brings Mi’kmaw cultural history to life
After seven years of planning, there's once again a Mi'kmaq exhibit at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, this time from a Mi’kmaw perspective. Pjila’si is a celebration of Mi’kmaw culture and its evolution over time.

#culture #history #museum #NovaScotia
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6681668?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Streets reopen to traffic after natural gas leak in west-end #halifax
The area surrounding the leak was temporarily closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/streets-reopen-to-traffic-after-natural-gas-leak-in-west-end-halifax-1.7481349?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Natural gas leak in west-end #halifax
The area surrounding the leak is closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/natural-gas-leak-in-west-end-halifax-1.7481349?cmp=rss

‘We’re just a number’: Advocates call on Nova Scotia to reassess breast-screening policy
Advocates are speaking out about Nova Scotia’s breast-screening policies after the federal health minister paused the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
#healthcare #politics #policy #NovaScotia #Health #BreastCancer
https://globalnews.ca/news/11077067/advocates-nova-scotia-breast-screening-policy/

‘We’re just a number’: Advocates call on Nova Scotia to reassess breast-screening policy
Advocates are speaking out about Nova Scotia’s breast-screening policies after the federal health minister paused the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
#healthcare #politics #policy #NovaScotia #Health #BreastCancer
https://globalnews.ca/news/11077067/advocates-nova-scotia-breast-screening-policy/

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

U.S. weather agency cuts will be felt in #canada — especially in hurricane season
Meteorologists and scientists in Atlantic #canada are concerned about cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, saying they rely on the U.S. agency's data and expertise.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/noaa-cuts-felt-in-canada-1.7481217?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Community farms on shaky ground amid MetroWorks financial troubles
Common Roots Urban Farm, which operates community and market gardens in #halifax and #dartmouth, says its assets were seized as a result of financial troubles with MetroWorks, its parent organization.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/common-roots-urban-farm-assets-seized-metroworks-bankrupt-1.7480643?cmp=rss

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

Students decry 'shameful' 25% rate increase at #halifax university residence
Post-secondary students from various universities living in the dorm at the Atlantic School of Theology were shocked by a recent letter telling them room rates will increase by 25 per cent in September. The university says even with the increase, it will have the cheapest residence rooms in the city.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-school-theology-residence-rate-increase-1.7480262?cmp=rss

Is Northumberland Ferries considering dropping PEI-NS service? This is from a survey I just received.

Source: CBC #news #novascotia

N.S.-Ottawa Chignecto Isthmus dispute heard in court
The province is asking the #novascotia Court of Appeal for an opinion on who is in charge of infrastructure on the narrow strip of land that connects it to #newbrunswick. Taryn Grant has the story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6680866?cmp=rss