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N.S. to spend $25M to help Saint Mary's University develop courses for managing health-care data
Minister of Advanced Education Brian Wong made the announcement on Wednesday to a crowd gathered in the Loyola Conference Hall at Saint Mary's University. He said it would transform the province’s health-care system but didn't specify how.
Historic Khyber building gets $200K from Ottawa for redevelopment
The Turret Arts Space Society, which owns the building in downtown Halifax, says the funding will be used to help create a space that puts the livelihood of artists "at the forefront."
This unconnected phone helps people reach out to lost loved ones
Jonathan Riley of Digby, N.S., set up a "wind phone" after stumbling on one online. The idea, which originated in Japan and is catching on in a growing number of countries, is to help those grieving to feel connected with loved ones who have passed away.
Opposition cautions government against fast-tracking refugee CCAs amid housing crisis
Opposition leaders say the province needs a plan to ensure housing and services for newly recruited continuing care assistants who are expected to begin arriving in Nova Scotia this summer.
Irving, Ottawa finalize deal for new coast guard ships
Shipbuilders have the green light to start cutting steel now that Irving Shipbuilding and the federal government have finalized a contract to build two additional Arctic and offshore patrol ships customized for the Canadian Coast Guard.
Small-town general store finds recipe for success by mixing old and new
The co-owner of one of the last remaining general stores in the province says that she and her husband “merge the past and the present” to keep their business going.
N.S. union calls potential end of Halifax Infirmary negotiations 'devastating'
The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union says Atlantic Canada’s largest hospital desperately needs replacing, but the public-private partnership model was a failed experiment.
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Survivor of Nagasaki bombing hopes Obama's visit brings acknowledgment of victims' pain and suffering
Masako Wada, 72, was only 22 months old when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on her city, Nagasaki, but the effects of that tragic event have never left her. In an interview with the CBC's Kimberly Gale, she shares her hopes for what U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Japan could mean for survivors like her.
'Still returning from hell': New normal settles in 5 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster
Five years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, residents in communities near the crippled plant are coping with how their lives have changed.
Mayor Hazel McCallion conflict ruling today
Mississauga's 92-year-old mayor faces a conflict of interest ruling today that could cost her her job.