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N.S. drops local food strategy, raising concerns over production, access to healthy options
Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow recently revealed the province isn't moving ahead with its plan for a Food and Beverage Strategy, which had aimed to increase access to and production of healthy food.
Halifax 'asking rents' climbed in May as other Canadian cities saw decreases from 2024
Halifax asking rents climbed in May as other major cities in Canada saw decreases from the previous year, according to a recent report from Urbanation and rentals.ca. But one expert says there are encouraging signs the market may be reaching a "turning point."
N.S. Pride groups applaud federal funding to improve event safety, security
Nova Scotia Pride groups are applauding the roughly $1.5 million in funding announced on Tuesday by the federal government to help cover safety and security costs for events and festivals in Canada. The fund is being administered by Fierté Canada Pride.
N.S. firefighters head home after helping to battle large Sask. wildfire
A group of Nova Scotia firefighters began their journey home Friday after a roughly two-week deployment in Saskatchewan helping to battle a monster wildfire in that province.
Halifax's shared e-bike, scooter pilot causing some accessibility issues, say advocates
The devices are supposed to be taken from and dropped off in specific parking areas, but there have been instances of them obstructing pathways.
Work underway to measure the quality of life of Nova Scotians with disabilities
The Quality of Life Index for Persons with Disabilities includes more than 80 indicators that will be used to measure whether the province is making progress on improving the well-being of people with disabilities.
Study examines impact of rising discrimination on 2SLGBTQ+ people in N.S. and N.B.
A Dalhousie University study aims to understand the mental health impact on 2SLGBTQ+ people from rising discrimination and rhetoric targeting them and how to limit that impact.
First St. Margaret's Bay Pride festival aims to connect 2SLGBTQ+ people and fight hate
There's a new Pride festival coming this summer to a region just outside Halifax. It's being organized by St. Margaret's Bay Pride, a group that formed earlier in 2025 and aims to connect 2SLGBTQ+ people in rural areas and combat hate.
More work on accessibility needed, say people with disabilities as awareness week marked
On Monday, a flag raising and event was held at Halifax City Hall to mark the beginning of this year's Access Awareness Week, which runs until May 31. People with disabilities say more work is needed to improve accessibility.
More than 1,000 fewer N.S. agriculture workers in 2023 compared to 7 years prior: StatsCan
In 2023, there were more than 1,000 fewer agriculture workers in Nova Scotia compared to seven years earlier, according to data recently released by Statistics Canada. This comes as the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture projects that the province will face a shortage of 2,600 farm workers by 2029.