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Spirits high at Africville reunion as attendees celebrate 'the people that came before us'
Kites were flying, kids were playing and burgers were being flipped at the 42nd Africville Family Reunion on Saturday. For more than 40 years, people have returned for a weekend festival at what is now a National Historic Site, after Africville was torn down by the city of Halifax in the 1960s.
One year later: N.S. graduates dozens of new paramedics, emergency medical responders
A year into its efforts to beef up recruitment of paramedics and emergency medical responders by offering free tuition to students, the province says it's starting to see the fruits of its labour.
Five years after N.S. boy Dylan Ehler went missing, searchers take another look
A dozen volunteers were on the ground this weekend searching for Dylan Ehler — a three-year-old who was last seen five years ago in Truro, N.S. Please Bring Me Home — a volunteer-led national organization — conducted the search with community members and the boy's father.
'Great energy': Rain can't slow runners at Blue Nose Marathon
It was a wet and cloudy day for thousands of runners taking part in the 22nd annual Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax.
Canadian students sailing on tall ship set to vote in Switzerland
Canadian students travelling on a tall ship will cast their ballots in the Canadian federal election in Switzerland.
N.S. youth group writes letters in support of U.S. bishop's plea to Donald Trump
A youth group from St Paul United Church in Westville, N.S., has written letters to the bishop in support of her sermon calling on Trump, who was in attendance, to "have mercy" on immigrants and 2SLGBTQ+ people.
St. FX researchers build first-of-its-kind landfill simulator
St. Francis Xavier University researchers have built a first-of-its-kind simulation facility to measure landfill emissions using new technology. Dave Risk, an emissions measurement researcher at the university, says the waste sector is looking for new ways to reduce and collect emissions.
Program that aims to support seniors living at home expands in Halifax
The Nova Scotia government is putting $4.2 million into the expansion of a program that aims to help seniors live independently longer by pairing people with a nurse, occupational therapist and handyperson.
It takes a village: Volunteers rally to save one of Brier Island's historical lighthouses
At the southern entrance to the Bay of Fundy's Grand Passage is a rocky piece of land called Peter Island and a deteriorating lighthouse covered in lichen and bird poop that a group of Digby County volunteers won't allow to be forgotten.
Demand for back-to-school supplies straining those trying to help
Local organizations are struggling to keep up with the demand for back-to-school supplies with some saying they have even maxed out their waiting lists.