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Cape Breton researchers work toward official recognition of Indigenous medicine
Analyzing the medicine's chemical components is another step researchers have taken on the road pinpointing the traditional remedy's medicinal ingredients.
Dal study of football players sheds light on how concussions affect the brain
A new study led by neuroscience researchers at Dalhousie University suggests that a series of smaller hits, rather than a single powerful one, could lead to concussions and head injuries in football players.
With the elver harvesting season on the line, some Mi'kmaw chiefs are scrambling for options
The Mi'kmaw proposal contained key issues like monitoring total allowable catches, enhancing traceability using GPS and responsibly managing the fishery. It would also double their total allowable catch.
Stuck at home this weekend? Here's something you can do to help protect wild birds
Conservationists around the world are encouraging people to keep an eye out for birds ahead of the 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. The event looks to help monitor bird populations by region and understand what threats they may face.
Nova Scotia man charged with threatening snowplow driver
A 66-year-old man from New Glasgow, N.S., has been charged by the Pictou County District RCMP for uttering threats and firearms offences.
$1M donation leads to advancements in spinal robotics in Atlantic Canada
A $1-million donation will help advance for spinal robotics at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.
Joe B. Marshall, respected Mi'kmaw elder, dead at 83
Joe B. Marshall, a respected elder, veteran, educator and lawyer who championed for the rights of Mi’kmaq, has died. Marshall was a strong advocate for Mi’kmaw culture, language and treaty rights
Sperm whales live in clan systems similar to early humans, Dalhousie study says
New research from a professor at Dalhousie University shows that sperm whales live in distinct clans with thousands of members.
N.S. transfer station makes changes due to vandalism, theft
A transfer station in the Municipality of Cumberland has reopened after temporarily closing following weeks of theft and vandalism.
Mi'kmaw artists looking to highlight voices of elders for project about centralization
Two Mi'kmaw women from Eskasoni First Nation are looking to record the voices of Indigenous elders for an art project that will reflect the history of centralization in Atlantic Canada in the 1940s.