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More Halifax-area families seeking financial help for day camp enrolment, says YMCA
Day camps are an important rite of summer but an increasing number of parents in the Halifax area are seeking financial assistance in order to enrol their children.
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Window box fire sparks warning about dry peat moss, mulch near homes
Michelle Smith-March never imagined the flower box outside her Antigonish County home could nearly burn it down.
Annapolis Valley crocheter promotes mental health to growing audience
Michael Sellick has built an online community by sharing his passion for crochet. Now the founder of The Crochet Crowd says he's going a step further with Everyday Stitch, a new website set to launch later this year dedicated to the therapeutic benefits of crochet for those struggling with mental health challenges.
Saga of Black Refugees who left N.S. 200 years ago shaped a Canadian trailblazer
In 1820, 95 Black Refugees made the difficult choice to leave Nova Scotia for an uncertain future in the slave colony of Trinidad. That decision led to a fascinating achievement two centuries later in Canada.
Church closure brings end to 300 years of Roman Catholic worship in Bridgetown
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Bridgetown, N.S., will hold its final mass on Sunday, marking the end of more than three centuries of Roman Catholic worship in the community.
Volunteers face headwinds with Nova Scotia's historic schooners in peril
Nova Scotia's iconic wooden schooners, once the pride of coastal communities and a powerful symbol of the province's maritime heritage, are now at grave risk of vanishing forever.
RCMP renew search for remains of Esther Jones in Greenwood
RCMP investigators returned to Greenwood, N.S., this week to resume the search for the remains of Esther Jones, a 55-year-old woman who was killed last August. A man has been charged with first-degree murder. But Jones's body has not been located.
'A priceless artifact': Future of iconic Lunenburg ship unclear
The historic 85-year-old wooden schooner Theresa E. Connor, described as the flagship of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg, N.S., is facing an uncertain future.
Exhaustion sets in as search for N.S. kids hits one-month mark
A month into the search for two missing Pictou County children, exhaustion is setting in for searchers.
Little lighthouse found in B.C. thrift store illuminates N.S. family connections
The search for an office lamp at a thrift store in Maple Ridge, B.C., has resulted in an outpouring of interest online and shed light on family ties thousands of kilometres away.