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Water utility adds mandatory restrictions due to low levels in Lake Major
Halifax Water is introducing mandatory restrictions on some activities for customers in Dartmouth, Burnside, Cole Harbour, Westphal, North Preston and Eastern Passage who are supplied by the Lake Major reservoir.
Elections Nova Scotia to delay results due to late opening at polling station
Elections Nova Scotia will delay the release of provincial election results tonight due to the late opening of a polling station in the riding of Eastern Shore.
A 151-year-old N.S. lighthouse has been moved away from a vanishing shoreline
As erosion threatens the East Hants coastline, the Walton Lighthouse has been moved away from the cliff where it was built in 1873. It is the only surviving lighthouse in Hants County.
N.S. small businesses see holiday sales decrease due to Canada Post strike
As Canada Post unionized workers enter the second week on the picket lines, small businesses in Nova Scotia are missing out on holiday sales. Some are changing how they do business.
N.S. wildfire victim may have to pay hundreds more in property taxes. Political parties weigh in
A woman who lost her home in last year’s Halifax-area wildfire says she is happy to see party leaders talking about this issue, but said it’s upsetting it is being made into a political football in the Nova Scotia election.
Group aims to reduce barriers to health care for 2SLGBTQ+ elders
An organization that works to support 2SLGBTQ+ elders in Nova Scotia says all too often people who have experienced discrimination put off and avoid seeking health care, so they're trying to make members feel more comfortable going to pharmacists.
Team mapping historical buildings in Halifax says city losing its 'architectural inheritance'
The Halifax Memory Maps project, spearheaded by a team of landscape archaeologists and digital cartographers, discovered that of about 9,000 buildings that existed on the peninsula in 1878, 87.2 per cent have been demolished or destroyed, meaning only 1,143 survive today.
Halifax Water requests conservation measures due to low levels in Lake Major
Halifax Water is recommending residents of Dartmouth, Burnside, Cole Harbour, Westphal, North Preston and Eastern Passage save water due to unusually low water levels in Lake Major.
Dalhousie researchers design low-cost device that can help fight water scarcity
A dome-shaped device floating in Halifax’s Northwest Arm could easily be confused with a buoy, but it is actually a contraption meant to turn ocean water into fresh water. Two Dalhousie University researchers hope it can help with water scarcity in the real world.
Parents concerned with lack of accommodations in N.S. school lunch program
Ashley Hickey, a parent of a kid with celiac disease, is concerned that Nova Scotia's new school program does not offer any 100 per cent guaranteed gluten-free options.