
Richard Woodbury
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Richard Woodbury is a journalist with CBC Nova Scotia's digital team. He can be reached at richard.woodbury@cbc.ca.
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These teens have been friends forever. Now they'll try to make the Mooseheads together
Teens Malik L'Italien and Jayden Napon have known each other for more than a decade. The 16-year-old best friends from Montreal share the same birthday and were recently drafted by the Halifax Mooseheads.
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Halifax's long, complicated relationship with building a stadium
As Halifax council ponders a plan to transform a pop-up stadium at the Wanderers Grounds into a more permanent space, it's the latest chapter in a decade-plus long debate. Past stadium discussions have come with a range of price tags and been derailed by unforeseen circumstances, including a pandemic.
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Some fishing groups say relationship with DFO is heading in positive direction
In Nova Scotia, a perceived lack of enforcement over unlicensed fishing in the baby eel fishery has been a source of contention, as well as illegal lobster fishing in the southwestern part of the province.
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Taking a deep dive into Acadia University's decision to close its pool
Acadia University is set to close its pool next Sunday. The 58-year-old facility is much used by Wolfville, N.S., residents and people from surrounding communities.
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Influenza now killing more Nova Scotians than COVID-19
For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Nova Scotians dying from influenza exceeds that of COVID-19.
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How Halifax Water communicated major boil-water order leaves 'serious questions to answer,' says councillor
When Halifax Water wanted to notify 200,000 customers about a boil-water order, one of the resources it turned to was the city's emergency notifications platform, hfxALERT. However, only about 40,000 of Halifax's 500,000 residents were signed up.
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Ground search for missing Pictou County kids ends, for now
The ground search for two missing Pictou County siblings is over, at least for now. The RCMP say they will assess search results from this weekend to determine what comes next.
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How basketball prepared this Grammy-nominated N.S. musician for the biggest stages
Musician Laura Roy has performed in front of crowds of as many as tens of thousands of people, but it's the hardwood basketball courts of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley that helped ready her for those moments.
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Fiona fallout: Insurance dispute has kept N.S. single mom, son out of their home for 2½ years
In 2022, post-tropical storm Fiona set in motion a chain of events that has kept Claudia Sheehy and her son out of their home because of problems with the insurance claim. Sheehy has racked up roughly $60,000 in credit card debt to keep afloat.
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Stepfather of missing Pictou County children calls on public to help
With the search for two missing Pictou County children in its third day, an RCMP officer said wet weather Sunday afternoon proved challenging.
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