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Nova Scotia takes next step toward specialized menopause clinic

Nova Scotia is a step closer to opening a clinic focused on managing symptoms related to perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause. A request for proposals for a clinic space for the so-called Menopause...

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Halifax actor-director highlights housing crisis in new movie

An acclaimed Halifax filmmaker is hoping to highlight how homelessness can impact Atlantic Canadians of all stripes. What We Dreamed of Then is a drama about a financially struggling father who is trying...

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Report says N.S. has made 'no meaningful progress' on child poverty rates

A new study says Nova Scotia isn't making "real progress" when it comes to ending child poverty. According to the 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia from the Canadian Centre...

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WSP chosen to design Highway 102 improvement project

A Canada-based engineering company will be heading up the preliminary design work for improvements to a stretch of Highway 102 in Halifax. Firm WSP has been awarded the $1.1 million contract following...

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Fruit growers rejoicing higher snowfall totals in N.S. after 2025 drought

With snowfall totals above average this winter, fruit growers in Nova Scotia are hopeful after struggling through last summer's devastating drought. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Ian...

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RCMP ask for public's help finding suspect in Coldbrook armed robbery

The RCMP continue to attempt to locate a man connected to an armed robbery in Coldbrook on Monday. According to the Mounties, officers were called to a restaurant in the 7100 block of Highway 1 in Coldbrook,...

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Wildcats top Mooseheads 7‑5 in penalty‑filled matinee

The Halifax Mooseheads squared off with the Moncton Wildcats on Monday afternoon at the Avenir Centre in a special‑teams battle that featured 51 minutes in penalties. The Wildcats opened the scoring...

February 17, 2026 11:20 am AST AST

N.S. man, woman charged in interprovincial drug trafficking investigation

A man and a woman from Hazel Hill, N.S., have been arrested as part of an investigation into drug trafficking between Ontario and Nova Scotia. On Feb. 13, RCMP stopped a vehicle they believed was returning...

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'Tracking a Killer: The Cold Case Files': William 'Billy' Neil

It looked like a single vehicle crash at first, but it quickly turned into something more sinister—a homicide. On February 14, 1992, William Neil left his auto shop in Westbrook, Ont., after receiving...

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What's open and closed on Heritage Day?

It'll be above 0 C and the sun will be out. The perfect weather to celebrate with your family indoors or outside. Feb. 16 marks the 12th Heritage Day, a provincial holiday observed in Nova Scotia. Below...

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