News/Canada/Nova Scotia (Page 23)

John MacNeil was born facing a hard road that seemed doomed to end with him locked behind bars.  The co-founder of L’Arche Homefires began his life in Cape Breton, N.S., in 1956. He had Down syndrome at a time when doctors often encouraged parents to place such children in a large institution forContinue Reading

Nova Scotia The nine-day World Acadian Congress kicks off Saturday in southwestern Nova Scotia and rappie pie will be part of the celebrations. One of the companies that makes the Acadian staple has ramped up production to meet an expected surge in demand. World Acadian Congress kicks off Saturday in southwestern NovaContinue Reading

Nova Scotia The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved Postmedia’s $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. Justice John Keith ruled Thursday that the proposal is ‘reasonable and fair.’ Lawyer confirms union has agreed to certain demands made by Toronto-based companyThe Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 08, 2024Continue Reading

Halifax is in the process of creating a code of conduct for people living at the city’s six designated encampments as concerns about safety from the people living in and around the sites persist. There have been issues at some homeless encampments since more people have started living outside amid an affordable housing crunchContinue Reading

Nova Scotia For more than 20 years, Dale Richardson has walked to the end of a pulpit with a harpoon in hand to take aim at swordfish. But climate change is posing a threat to the fishery. New practices would require federal approvals Luke Ettinger · CBC News · Posted: AugContinue Reading

Nova Scotia Researchers from Nova Scotia’s Acadia University hope a new study on the rock rose will help them better understand the connections between the critically imperiled plant species and the sand barrens of the Annapolis Valley. New study published last month by Acadia University instructors looks into rock roseContinue Reading

Manny Grosse, 73, has lived his whole life in Halifax, most of it in public housing.  So have eight of his 10 siblings who, like Grosse, moved into public housing and started families there. It didn’t begin that way.    Grosse was baby No. 7 when his parents, Henry and IreneContinue Reading

On the shore of a narrow river in Pictou County, research scientist and CarbonRun chief technical officer Eddie Halfyard inspects the interior of a silo that towers over the forest. This river, like many others throughout the region, continues to suffer from the effects of acid rain. “That has huge implications onContinue Reading

Nova Scotia A new agreement between Canada and the United States is reigniting the possibility of a spaceport in rural Nova Scotia. Maritime Launch pursues new model after abandoning Ukrainian-made rockets Taryn Grant · CBC News · Posted: Aug 02, 2024 12:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 2 MultipleContinue Reading