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More pharmacies added to community primary care clinic program

The province announced an expansion to the Community Pharmacy Primary Care Clinic program. Fourteen new locations are being added to the program, which will bring the total number of pharmacies in the...

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Podcast: The Todd Veinotte Show September 19th, 2024

Hour 1: Paul MacKinnon, Executive Director of the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, discusses shoplifting and patio weather. Mooseheads General Manager Cam Russell joins Dan to talk about Moosehead...

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Black bear at Dartmouth Commons safely removed by DNRR staff

A black bear spotted in a Dartmouth park has been safely removed. The Department of Natural Resources says the bear was in a tree in the Dartmouth Commons. "We are pleased to report that DNRR staff...

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Local authors focusing on upcoming literature event in Halifax

A popular celebration of Atlantic Canadian literature is returning to North End Halifax this weekend. For the past four years, Word on the Hill has been a popular block party outside Nimbus Publishing's...

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Wednesday's hot weather breaks 125-year-old record in Halifax area

Environment Canada is reporting Wednesday's heat in the Halifax area broke a 125-year-old record. The national forecaster says the temperature reached 29.5 C in the Shearwater area, breaking the previous...

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Podcast: The Todd Veinotte Show September 18th, 2024

Hour 1: Call-In Hour with Premier Tim Houston. Listen here Hour 2: House Calls with Dr. John Gillis. Listen here Hour 3: It's the Mid-Week Meltdown. Dan takes your calls! Listen here

First American-born player unveiled as 36th captain of Mooseheads

With the Halifax Mooseheads regular season set to open later this week, the team announced veteran defenceman Brady Schultz as the 36th captain in franchise history. Schultz, a native of Connecticut,...

With strike over, Halifax Public Library staff prepare for reopening of branches

Halifax Public Library staff are heading back to work today after the workers' union reached a deal with the employer over the weekend. Chad Murphy, spokesperson and vice president of Nova Scotia Union...

Podcast: The Todd Veinotte Show September 17th, 2024

Hour 1: Chad Murphy, spokesperson and vice president of NSUPE Local 14, discusses the library union reaching an agreement on a new contract. Clinton Wilkins outlines how the government is changing mortgage...

Police charge relative with second-degree murder in Devon Marsman case

Police in Halifax say it's believed a 16-year-old boy who disappeared more than two years ago was murdered. In a press conference on Tuesday morning, Halifax Regional Police chief Don MacLean said human...