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Nova Scotia A Mount Saint Vincent University professor is conducting a two-year research project to better understand how bones respond to the lack of gravity. The research has implications for improving treatment of bone disorders, such as osteoporosis. Tamara Franz-Odendaal’s research has implications for improving bone disorder treatment, such as osteoporosis RichardContinue Reading

Nova Scotia The latest scientific assessment of the huge population of redfish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has sobering news even as fishing groups in Atlantic Canada and Quebec fight over who will get to catch it. Down from peak of 4.3-million tonnes in 2019 to about 2.5 millionContinue Reading

Nova Scotia Drew Mancini was in Calgary when he got the news the baby would be arriving a little earlier than expected. Drew Mancini was in Calgary when he learned the baby was going to arrive earlier than expected Anjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Feb 10, 2024 5:00Continue Reading

Nova Scotia·Updated People living in five tent encampment sites in Halifax are being ordered to leave in the coming weeks, with the municipality warning they could be fined or even arrested if they don’t comply. Residents could be fined or even arrested if they don’t leave by Feb. 26 Aly Thomson ·Continue Reading

As public debate over sex education in schools has been escalating across the country, Nova Scotia teachers and administrators have been fielding more questions and complaints, and in some cases, struggling to respond. Documents obtained by CBC News through access to information laws provide a glimpse into what the Department of EducationContinue Reading

Nova Scotia The Marine Stewardship Council, whose blue check mark is a global symbol of seafood sustainability, has been forced to pause and rework its new fisheries standards after complaints from Canadian and other fisheries organizations. Fishing industry complained rules are unworkable, environmental group disagrees Paul Withers · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Nova Scotia A deaf Nova Scotia curler is looking to raise awareness of the sport as an option for people with hearing problems. Emma Logan lost her hearing at 13 months due to meningitis. Now 26, she’s represented Nova Scotia in two Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Logan is an eliteContinue Reading

Nova Scotia Two Nova Scotia female hockey officials are working games in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League. Shauna Neary of Antigonish and Sophie Thomson of Halifax were on the ice for PWHL games last month. Shauna Neary, Sophie Thomson have each officiated 2 games and hope to do moreContinue Reading

Family reacts to Lionel Desmond inquiry recommendationsOn Jan. 3, 2017, Lionel Desmond shot his 31-year-old wife, Shanna, their 10-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, and his 52-year-old mother, Brenda, before he turned the gun on himself at a home in rural eastern Nova Scotia. Seven years later, an inquiry has released its findings,Continue Reading