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Dartmouth North library and rec facility closed since flood nearly a month ago
The Dartmouth North Community Centre and Dartmouth North Public Library has been closed since March 6 after the facility sustained significant flood damage. There is no projected reopening date.
Interfaith meeting in Wolfville postponed over U.S. border concerns
The North American Interfaith Network was set to hold its first in-person conference since COVID-19, but a recent poll of its attendees showed most of them aren't comfortable making the trip.
Health officials on high alert, but no reports of measles so far after March break in N.S.
While health officials anticipated seeing cases after the weeklong holiday, there were still no cases of the illness in Nova Scotia as of March 25.
South Shore education centre reverses decision that banned flying diverse flags
Diverse flags permitted to be flown outside South Shore Regional Centre for Education schools again after an earlier directive was issued to only fly Canada and Nova Scotia flags outdoors.
N.S. woman killed in alleged act of intimate partner violence adored 2 daughters, sister says
The sister of a 32-year-old woman who was killed in 2023 says she was a 'dedicated mother' who tried to improve her daughters' lives from the day they were born, going back to school later in life to pursue business administration.
Halifax musicians say U.S. traffic stop led to drug search, questions about allegiance
A Halifax-based folk music duo say police who pulled them over on a highway in the U.S. Midwest earlier this month accused them of having drugs in their rental car and questioned them about their allegiance in an interaction that lasted nearly an hour. Police say the event has been misrepresented.
Court determines judge erred in ruling on inmate lockdowns at Burnside jail
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal says a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge improperly used habeas corpus in rulings related to inmate lockdowns at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility.
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.
Resumption of Lake Major water fluoridation could take years
Fluoridation at Lake Major has been offline since April 2020. On Thursday, Halifax's environment and sustainability standing committee heard chemical storage space limitations at the facility mean it could take a year to 10 years to resume fluoridation.
Halifax to consider options for former Bloomfield School site
Regional council voted unanimously in favour of a staff report that would look at "options and opportunities" for the site after a fire destroyed one of the buildings on Feb. 16. The report will also provide an update on the municipality's "buy-back rights" to the property.