CBC News Nova Scotia
Cape Breton airport CEO hopes for Halifax flights to return
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- Cape Breton airport CEO hopes for Halifax flights to return
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- There hasn't been a flight from Sydney to Halifax since January 2022. But the CEO of the Sydney Airport says having the route return is his main priority — and it could be happening soon. Kyle Moore reports.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.7196554
#airport #flight #plane
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- CBC Nova Scotia News May 6, 2024 | Gaza ceasefire proposal
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- 1:08:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- How old office buildings can help the housing crisis
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- In an effort to respond to its ongoing housing crunch, the city of Halifax is considering ways of encouraging developers to convert old offices into new apartments. Shaina Luck reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7192817
#housing #halifax #apartment
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- What do comic books mean to you?
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Comic books are a great way to get kids interested in reading. Free Comic Book Day had people donning costumes to visit their favourite stores.
#comics #superhero #comicbooks
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- Why fire departments need money for rescue boats
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Almost a year after the deadly floods in Nova Scotia last July, some rural fire stations say they require more funding to get the equipment needed to prepare for climate emergencies. Meig Campbell reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7192016
#fire #rescue #climatechange #firefighter #flood
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- Rowdy April Wine fans trashed this ferry in 1980 | From the archives
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- April Wine fans on their way home from a Halifax concert in 1980 were furious about being forced to wait in the rain. They took out their rage on the Dartmouth ferry, doing $20,000 worth of damage in just 10 minutes.
Read the story: https://www.cbc.ca/1.5528033
#archive #ferry #fans
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- CBC Nova Scotia News May 3, 2024 | Disability support disappointment
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- 1:08:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- This company is using artificial intelligence to count fish
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Hydro AI instantly counts fish using underwater cameras, imaging sonar and artificial intelligence. It can tell species apart and works 24 hours a day. Now, the company that created it wants to sell it to the world. Paul Withers reports.
#AI #fish #fishing #artificialintelligence
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- Why this unhoused person and this mechanic are running for mayor
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The race for a new Halifax mayor has started, and two political newcomers say they've been driven to run through their own experiences with affordability and housing. Clay Bowser and Nolan Greenough have registered as unofficial candidates for mayor of Halifax in the upcoming October municipal election. Haley Ryan reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7192239
#mayor #halifax #politics
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- Watching honey bees in their colony an 'amazing experience'
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- 3:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A second beehive has been added to the Bide Awhile Animal Shelter and people can watch the bees live on Nova Scotia Webcams. The goal is to harvest honey to help raise money for the shelter.
#bee #honey #beehive
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- CBC Nova Scotia News May 2, 2024 | Fourth teen charged in homicide
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- 1:06:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- Fourth teenager charged with murder in stabbing
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A fourth teenager has been charged with murder in the attack on Ahmad Al Marrach last week. The 16-year-old died after being stabbed near the Halifax Shopping Centre. Blair Rhodes reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7191494
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- Should cellphones be banned in classrooms?
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- 5:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Cellphone use in schools has some governments introducing new measures to further crack down on phone rules. Nova Scotia says it's now working on a mobile phone policy for schools, but this expert says she wants to see a full-out ban of cellphones in classrooms.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7190631
#education #school #cellphone
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- CBC Nova Scotia News May 1, 2024 | False threats at Halifax-area schools
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- 1:06:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- Here's what shoppers say about the Loblaws boycott
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Many Canadians plan to boycott Loblaws in May to protest the cost of groceries. The company operates Atlantic Superstore, Shoppers Drug Mart and No Frills.
Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/WZ3P9GVsqrs
#grocery #boycott #loblaws
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- Why these shoppers aren't going to Loblaws in May
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Thousands of Canadians are boycotting grocery giant Loblaws this month to protest the cost of groceries. The company operates Atlantic Superstore, Shoppers Drug Mart and No Frills. Paul Palmeter has the story.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7190272
#groceryshopping #loblaws #boycott
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- No more car inspections? Here's what that would mean
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The requirement for motor vehicle inspections is being reviewed in Nova Scotia. The current rule means drivers have to get their cars looked at every two years. But extending that time period, or getting rid of the MVI requirement altogether, is getting mixed reviews. Preston Mulligan reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7188619
#car #mvi #driving
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 30, 2024 | Housing starts jump
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- 1:06:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- New housing is being built at a record-setting pace
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A new record for housing starts has been set in Nova Scotia. In the first three months of 2024, construction crews started work on more new housing units than during any other first quarter on record. Experts say this could mean government incentives are starting to work. Nicola Seguin reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7187817
#housing #construction #building
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- How a farm turned into a world-class animation studio
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- 4:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The founder of Cartoon Conrad didn’t want to leave his hometown. So he brought the world to Nova Scotia, where he’s built a thriving animation studio on a 16-hectare farm.
#animation #cartoon #art
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 29, 2024 | Third teen charged in mall homicide
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- 1:05:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- Friend remembers teen who died after stabbing
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A vigil was held for Ahmad Al Marrach, a 16-year-old who died after he was stabbed near the Halifax Shopping Centre. About 100 people prayed and shared memories of Al Marrach, including his friend Nomaan Hussain.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7187620
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- Here's the reality of resolving rental conflicts in Nova Scotia
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- It's been a year since a consultant recommended Nova Scotia create an enforcement and compliance unit to handle rental disputes. But so far there is no public progress on this, and tenants and landlords say the current system is broken.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7184476
#rent #housingmarket #apartment
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 26, 2024 | Teens charged in homicide appear in court
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- 1:05:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- How a craft brewery's leftover grain led to a beef burger
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A hobby farm uses leftover grain product from a local brewery to feed their animals. The locally-sourced beef that resulted was a hit during Halifax Burger Bash. Paul Palmeter takes us through the process, from brewery to farm to table.
#beef #craftbeer #farming
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- How Halifax plans to make its roads safer
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Halifax plans to tackle the top 10 worst intersections under its new road safety strategy. The goal is to reach zero fatalities or serious injuries by 2038. Haley Ryan reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7185556
#safety #cycling #roads
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- Work a night shift at Ben's bakery in 1993 | From the archives
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Ben's bread will still be available for Atlantic Canadians, but soon under the Dempster's name. The company says it will pay homage to the Ben's brand on the back of the packaging for the new loaves. In March 1993, CBC met some of the workers on the assembly line at Ben's Bakery in Halifax, which later closed in 2015.
#bread #bakery #nightshift #history
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- More tent encampment sites coming to Halifax
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Halifax plans to open more designated homeless encampments as the number of people sleeping rough in the area continues to rise. As Celina Aalders reports, the current four tent encampment sites are over capacity and are becoming more crowded.
#housing #homeless #housingmarket
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 25, 2024 | 2 youths charged in Halifax mall homicide
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- 1:06:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- Two 14-year-olds charged with 2nd-degree murder
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Two 14-year-olds have been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Halifax teenager. Police arrested the two youths on Wednesday night in Sackville. The 16-year-old victim, Ahmad Al Marrach, was found wounded near the Halifax Shopping Centre on Monday.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7184978
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- Predators take big bite out of declining Atlantic mackerel population
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Predators ate at least twice as many Atlantic mackerel as commercial fishery landings in the decade leading up to Canada's region-wide moratorium, according to new research by Canadian and American scientists. As CBC's Paul Withers reports, the federal government is expected to extend the moratorium on commercial mackerel fishing in 2024 for a third year.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7182878
View the study: https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publications/ResDocs-DocRech/2024/2024_018-eng.pdf
#mackerel #fishing #sealife
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- Community mourns 16-year-old victim of homicide
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Young mourners at a Halifax-area mosque were invited Wednesday to gather around the casket of Ahmed Al Marrach, a 16-year-old killed this week in what police have ruled a homicide. As the CBC's Taryn Grant reports, the teenager came to Canada from Syria eight years ago.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7182132
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 24, 2024 | Funeral for 16-year-old homicide victim
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- 1:05:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- What a U.S. TikTok ban means for Canadian creators
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A new bill signed by U.S. President Joe Biden contains contentious legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States. The CBC's Amy Smith spoke to Canadian TikToker Max Taylor about what a ban in the U.S. would mean in Canada.
#tiktok #usa #canada
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- Can more be done to make summer camps inclusive?
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- There is more money for inclusive summer programs in the Halifax Regional Municipality's 2024-25 budget. But parents say even more is needed, because kids who require one-on-one support are only eligible for three out of eight weeks of camp. Celina Aalders reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7181393
#camp #summer #accessibility #parenting
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 23, 2024 | Halifax high-rise under construction catches fire
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- 1:02:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- Blast from Halifax fire 'shook the whole house'
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Witnesses described hearing a loud blast and seeing large plumes of black smoke on Tuesday morning as a building under construction in Halifax’s north end caught fire. #fire #halifax
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 22, 2024 | Collapsed culvert in Yarmouth
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- 1:06:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- Why Olympic athletes want a pay raise
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A canoe sprint racer who is trying to get to the Olympics says more federal funding for athletes will ease some financial pressures. Ottawa announced in the budget last week it will increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Program, which helps support nearly 2,000 athletes in more than 90 sports.
#olympics #athlete #sports
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- Seniors knit 500 blankets for the less fortunate
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- A group of seniors at the Melville Heights retirement home in Halifax have gotten together every week for almost 20 years to knit blankets for the less fortunate. As the CBC's Paul Palmeter reports, they're on the verge of hitting a big milestone.
#knitting #craft #senior
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- From a famous shipbuilding foundry to much-needed housing
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The Lunenburg Foundry was bought by three Nova Scotia companies who plan to build a mix of housing, commercial space and a marina.
#housing #shipbuilding #marina
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 19, 2024 | Preserving Peggys Cove
- Runtime
- 1:07:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- Do we need shark warning signs on beaches in Atlantic Canada?
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Ottawa is moving ahead with plans to enhance protections for the great white shark in Atlantic Canadian waters. The apex predator is listed as endangered in Canada, obligating the government to rebuild the population. But there are questions about whether the white shark is actually in trouble. Paul Withers reports.
Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/1.7179602
#sharks #ocean #shark
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- How this care home will connect residents to their culture
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This will be the first long-term care home in a First Nations community in Nova Scotia. It's been a dream for many in the Cape Breton community of Eskasoni. And as the CBC's Kyle Moore found out, people are celebrating the facility.
#health #indigenous #seniors
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- What a new bylaw means for Nova Scotia’s Peggys Cove
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- 3:28
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Peggys Cove officially has new rules to guide development and protect the iconic fishing village. This week, the province has approved a new land-use bylaw for the site. But some say the process to create those rules was unfair. Haley Ryan reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7178283
#tourism #peggyscove #development
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- These students will graduate with some of the highest debt in Canada
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Post-secondary students in Nova Scotia graduate with among the highest debt in the country. That's according to new data from Statistics Canada. Andrew Lam reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7175217
#debt #students #university #finance
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- CBC Nova Scotia News Apr. 18, 2024 | Justice Minister apologizes
- Runtime
- 1:07:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Join hosts Tom Murphy and Amy Smith for the top news stories in Nova Scotia and meteorologist Ryan Snoddon for the latest weather forecast.
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#livenews #novascotia #news #weather
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- Fans line up for Cape Breton Eagles tickets
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Tickets for the Cape Breton Eagles game at Centre 200 in Sydney went on sale Thursday morning after the team moved on to the third round in the playoffs. And those tickets didn't last long. It's the first time the team has gotten this far since 2007. Kyle Moore has the story.
#sports #hockey #qmjhl
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- This minister said domestic violence isn't an epidemic. Now he's apologizing
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- On the fourth anniversary of a deadly rampage in Portapique that claimed the lives of 22 Nova Scotians, justice minister Brad Johns has apologized for saying he doesn't think domestic violence is an epidemic. Blair Rhodes reports.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7177527
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- Autistic children are being denied financial aid based on IQ
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- 3:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Parents of children with autism say they’re being denied programs that were designed to help them. The Nova Scotia's Direct Family Support for Children program is meant to provide financial aid to families of kids with disabilities, but many kids with autism aren't eligible because they don't meet the province's definition of an intellectual disability. As Celina Aalders reports, it’s putting a strain on families who are desperate for support.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7174288
#autism #health #family
