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Lisa Lachance, the NDP representative for Halifax Citacel-Sable Island, comments on the provincial government's Future of Nova Scotia's Coastline plan at One Government Place in Halifax on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. - Francis Campbell

Nova Scotia Tories backtrack on decision to not invite teachers union to meeting on school violence

The Nova Scotia Teachers Union will get a seat at the table, after all. The Tories have walked back their controversial decision to exclude the union from appearing as witnesses at an upcoming public accounts committee meeting on violence in ...

Updated 12 hours ago |3 min read

‘There’s nothing like a phone call,’ says Red Cross volunteer who provides emotional support through Friendly Calls program

Updated 15 hours ago |4 min read

Christine McLean talks to a caller in need.

Man now charged with N.S. murder 'graduated' from Wellness Court in 2020 after stabbing Mountie

Updated 8 hours ago |6 min read

Pamela Williams, chief justice of the provincial and family courts of Nova Scotia, was a strong advocate for the new drug court that will sit in Kentville. She was on hand for Wednesday's announcement./l*30*

Pictou County 2024 Volunteer of the Year celebrated: ‘I’m quite humbled by the honour’

Updated 16 hours ago |7 min read

New Glasgow Police investigate single motor vehicle collision

Updated 17 hours ago |1 min read

Property tax rates reduced in Municipality of Shelburne's $9.5 million operating budget

Updated 18 hours ago |5 min read

Opinion

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Donald the dozer

Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for April 18, 2024.

Updated 14 hours ago |1 min read

UPSE P.E.I.: The fallacy of Resident Care Worker (RCW) Appreciation Week

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The P.E.I. government has announced it will cover the tuition costs for Canadian resident care workers who choose to train on the Island.

LETTERS: Charlottetown Irving site an embarrasment; P.E.I.health workers splintered by government

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CUPE P.E.I. members rally outside the Coles Building on April 11, arguing proposed wage increases for health support staff at Health P.E.I. are far below what workers have lost due to inflation in the last few years. Stu Neatby/SaltWire file

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Advice from afar on preventing N.S. teachers strike

Updated 16 hours ago |4 min read

WENDY ELLIOTT: Protest real issues instead of carbon tax

Updated a day ago |4 min read

Tim German's "Dark Angel" — 760k and still delivering

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Business

Prices at the Pumps: An up and down week at the pumps

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Lack of investment is a 'big part' of Canada's productivity slowdown — and it could get worse

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"Our lagging productivity and stalled GDP growth mean Canadians are becoming collectively poorer and working harder to just remain where they are today," Perrin Beatty, chief executive of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said following the release of budget 2024.

N.S. wants details on Ottawa’s budget promises, finance minister worried about growing federal debt

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Finance Minister Allan MacMaster answers questions from reporters about the provincial budget at One Government Place on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

HALIFAX RETALES: Danielle Latour tapping the Korean rice beverage market

Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |3 min read

Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president

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Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni

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Lifestyles

Daily horoscope for Apr. 18, 2024

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Aim to start your day with a good laugh or something that touches your heart. It can be good for your well-being and productivity. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might find a respite in art or ...

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Moncton Airport introduces hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard initiative

Updated 15 hours ago |2 min read

The Greater Moncton Roméo Leblanc International Airport (YQM), in a move to support accessibility, is taking part in the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative.

Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake cuttin' and struttin' into Newfoundland

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WWE Hall of Famer Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake is bringing tales from his latest autobiography "Struttin' & Cuttin'" with five intimate shows across Newfoundland in April. - Contributed

Independent Jewish Voices chapter launches in Cape Breton, joins forces with Freedom Palestine Unama'ki group

Updated 16 hours ago |6 min read

ERIN SULLEY: Have you seen the viral yogurt clusters? You’ll be drooling over these delicious chocolate strawberry treats

Updated 18 hours ago |6 min read

ROSANNE BURKE: Join an advisory committee of lived experience at the Alzheimer Society

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Sports

Jim Midgley was the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads in 2017-18. - Halifax Mooseheads

Mooseheads fire head coach Jim Midgley and assistant coach Liam Heelis

Jim Midgley is out again as head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads. The QMJHL team announced his dismissal on Tuesday, along with assistant coach Liam Heelis. Assistant coach Brad MacKenzie will remain with the team. "After lengthy discussions with ...

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Sidney Crosby on Penguins' state of affairs: 'We need some help'

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Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby prepares his stick before a face-off during Monday's game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. - Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

BASKETBALL: St. F.X.'s Reddick, Thomas and Dal's Christie get pro opportunities

Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |4 min read

Trevor Reddick’s nephew Dondre Reddick is the newest family star athlete suiting up for X-Men’s basketball. Dondre and his teammates went to the national final recently before falling to the Carleton University Ravens. File

‘We were very unlucky not to get a point out of this’ – Wanderers lose 1-0 in season opener at Pacific FC

Updated Apr. 14, 2024 |4 min read

Missing a bone in her arm, Katie Pegg is a shot put champion, possible Paris Paralympian

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |9 min read

Sidney Crosby hitting new career heights while making miracles for Penguins

Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |5 min read

Communities

People protesting the carbon tax should take a moment to understand the program and how it’s helping the environment.

WENDY ELLIOTT: Protest real issues instead of carbon tax

Partisan politics are so hard to comprehend sometimes. The uproar over the carbon tax, for example, mystifies me. I bet none of the vocal types against the tax returned their several carbon tax credit cheques to Ottawa. Two different friends of mine ...

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Despite inflationary pressures, Berwick, N.S., able to reduce tax rate

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'It's a form of discrimination they live with every day': Activists speak out on lack of non-state torture laws during House of Commons meeting

Updated 20 hours ago |7 min read

Jeanne Sarson, left, and Linda MacDonald are the co-founders of Persons Against Non-State Torture. They explain torture as a bird strapped to a cage by an invisible length of string. While torture victims may be able to fly out of their cage momentarily, they are limited in how far they can go, and they ultimately must return to the cage. Brendyn Creamer

Man now charged with N.S. murder 'graduated' from Wellness Court in 2020 after stabbing Mountie

Updated 8 hours ago |6 min read

Pictou County 2024 Volunteer of the Year celebrated: ‘I’m quite humbled by the honour’

Updated 16 hours ago |7 min read

New Glasgow Police investigate single motor vehicle collision

Updated 17 hours ago |1 min read

Canada

This vacant parcel of Kilbride land bounded by Old Petty Harbour Road/Fahey Street/Fahey Street Extension/Kilbride Avenue in St. John’s, was recently turned down by the City of St. John’s for a development application for the construction of 17 townhouses there due to unserviceable lots and also being above the contour. -Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Housing project given provincial funding but denied by St. John's council because land cannot be currently developed

St. John’s council has shot down a 17-unit townhouse cluster proposed in Kilbride that was approved under the provincial Affordable Rental Housing Program, which provides funding for community housing projects, because the land is above the 130-metre ...

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'I'm alive': St. John's woman felt like she was ripped from another world when she woke up from 18-hour invasive brain surgery

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Alanna McDonald (Earle) started experiencing symptoms about two years ago, in spring 2022. By January 2023, she had got in to see an ENT, who suggested she have an MRI. McDonald added that at that point, she was given a two-year wait time. Here she is pictured with her husband Jamie and her three children, seven-year-old Delia, left, Spencer, age five and Morgan, age three. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

Paradise home destroyed by fire late Wednesday night but family escapes uninjured

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Fire destroyed a home in Paradise late Wednesday night but there were no injuries. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Lawyer’s sexual assault trial in St. John's turns once again to allegations against police officer

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N.L. Tories demand travel nurse cost breakdown

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Royal Canadian Navy leadership covered up for serial sexual offender, Commons committee hears

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World

Attendees listen to remarks by Republican Kari Lake at an event for her U.S. Senate campaign, at Great American Pizza and Subs in Golden Valley, Arizona, U.S., April 13, 2024.

Abortion, border dominate US Senate race in battleground Arizona

By Ted Hesson GOLDEN VALLEY, Arizona (Reuters) - A restrictive abortion ban revived in Arizona is providing a new opening for Democrats in the runup to the Nov. 5 election and putting Republicans in a tricky political bind as they try to win over ...

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Parched Texas growing season looms as US, Mexico spar over water treaty

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An aerial view of the Heavenly Farms pecan orchard along the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 29, 2023.

Trump hush money jury selection resumes as lawyers probe for bias

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign stop at Sanaa convenient store, in the Harlem section of New York City, U.S., April 16, 2024.

UK's Rwanda asylum plan to be debated on April 22

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G7 foreign ministers seek urgent defence support for Ukraine

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Croatian ruling party wins polls, prepares for talks on forming government

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Man now charged with N.S. murder 'graduated' from Wellness Court in 2020 after stabbing Mountie

Independent Jewish Voices chapter launches in Cape Breton, joins forces with Freedom Palestine Unama'ki group

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Pictou County 2024 Volunteer of the Year celebrated: ‘I’m quite humbled by the honour’

Local

Nova Scotia Tories backtrack on decision to not invite teachers union to meeting on school violence

‘There’s nothing like a phone call,’ says Red Cross volunteer who provides emotional support through Friendly Calls program

Man now charged with N.S. murder 'graduated' from Wellness Court in 2020 after stabbing Mountie

Pictou County 2024 Volunteer of the Year celebrated: ‘I’m quite humbled by the honour’

New Glasgow Police investigate single motor vehicle collision

Property tax rates reduced in Municipality of Shelburne's $9.5 million operating budget

Opinion

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Donald the dozer

UPSE P.E.I.: The fallacy of Resident Care Worker (RCW) Appreciation Week

LETTERS: Charlottetown Irving site an embarrasment; P.E.I.health workers splintered by government

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Advice from afar on preventing N.S. teachers strike

WENDY ELLIOTT: Protest real issues instead of carbon tax

Tim German's "Dark Angel" — 760k and still delivering

Business

Prices at the Pumps: An up and down week at the pumps

Lack of investment is a 'big part' of Canada's productivity slowdown — and it could get worse

N.S. wants details on Ottawa’s budget promises, finance minister worried about growing federal debt

HALIFAX RETALES: Danielle Latour tapping the Korean rice beverage market

Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president

Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni

Lifestyles

Daily horoscope for Apr. 18, 2024

Moncton Airport introduces hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard initiative

Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake cuttin' and struttin' into Newfoundland

Independent Jewish Voices chapter launches in Cape Breton, joins forces with Freedom Palestine Unama'ki group

ERIN SULLEY: Have you seen the viral yogurt clusters? You’ll be drooling over these delicious chocolate strawberry treats

ROSANNE BURKE: Join an advisory committee of lived experience at the Alzheimer Society

Sports

Mooseheads fire head coach Jim Midgley and assistant coach Liam Heelis

Sidney Crosby on Penguins' state of affairs: 'We need some help'

BASKETBALL: St. F.X.'s Reddick, Thomas and Dal's Christie get pro opportunities

‘We were very unlucky not to get a point out of this’ – Wanderers lose 1-0 in season opener at Pacific FC

Missing a bone in her arm, Katie Pegg is a shot put champion, possible Paris Paralympian

Sidney Crosby hitting new career heights while making miracles for Penguins

Communities

WENDY ELLIOTT: Protest real issues instead of carbon tax

Despite inflationary pressures, Berwick, N.S., able to reduce tax rate

'It's a form of discrimination they live with every day': Activists speak out on lack of non-state torture laws during House of Commons meeting

Man now charged with N.S. murder 'graduated' from Wellness Court in 2020 after stabbing Mountie

Pictou County 2024 Volunteer of the Year celebrated: ‘I’m quite humbled by the honour’

New Glasgow Police investigate single motor vehicle collision

Canada

Housing project given provincial funding but denied by St. John's council because land cannot be currently developed

'I'm alive': St. John's woman felt like she was ripped from another world when she woke up from 18-hour invasive brain surgery

Paradise home destroyed by fire late Wednesday night but family escapes uninjured

Lawyer’s sexual assault trial in St. John's turns once again to allegations against police officer

N.L. Tories demand travel nurse cost breakdown

Royal Canadian Navy leadership covered up for serial sexual offender, Commons committee hears

World

Abortion, border dominate US Senate race in battleground Arizona

Parched Texas growing season looms as US, Mexico spar over water treaty

Trump hush money jury selection resumes as lawyers probe for bias

UK's Rwanda asylum plan to be debated on April 22

G7 foreign ministers seek urgent defence support for Ukraine

Croatian ruling party wins polls, prepares for talks on forming government

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