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Public can now comment on amended planning documents for Halifax

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Public can now comment on amended planning documents for Halifax - Halifax Examiner
Public feedback will also include "targeted" sessions for developers.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 6h
‘We’re here for good’: Mi’kmaw land defenders say they’re not leaving Hunter’s Mountain

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'We’re here for good': Mi’kmaw land defenders say they’re not leaving Hunter’s Mountain - Halifax Examiner
Mi’kmaw grandmother, Giju Madonna Bernard, is adamant. She has no intention of leaving the encampment that Mi’kmaw land defenders have set up over the past month to protect Hunter’s Mountain (Tqamuowe...
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 10h
NDP zeroes in on Houston government’s failure on housing

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NDP zeroes in on Houston government's failure on housing - Halifax Examiner
Houston is creating housing policies mostly for the benefit of large development companies.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 12h
Halifax council votes in favour of bylaw to restrict infilling at Dartmouth Cove

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Halifax council votes in favour of bylaw to restrict infilling at Dartmouth Cove - Halifax Examiner
More than two dozen people attended hearing at City Hall Tuesday night.
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Seniors are a prime target of financial fraud; here’s what to look out for

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Seniors are a prime target of financial fraud; here's what to look out for - Halifax Examiner
By definition, David Harrison said, ‌financial elder abuse is the use of an older person's money without their permission or in a frightening manner, often by someone with a personal or close connecti...
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 1d
Coffee and the morning paper

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Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
Coffee and the morning paper - Halifax Examiner
I was surprised at how excited I was by the prospect of sipping coffee and opening up a print newspaper.
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Canadian health care professionals declare Oct. 6 as annual day of action on planetary health

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Canadian health care professionals declare Oct. 6 as annual day of action on planetary health - Halifax Examiner
According to Health Canada, the immediate effects of wildfire smoke lead to approximately 240 deaths and $1.8 billion in health care expenses annually.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 1d
Most speakers at Halifax police board meeting against budget increases for cops

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Most speakers at Halifax police board meeting against budget increases for cops - Halifax Examiner
Board also presented updates on defund police report, community safety projects.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 2d
Bridge traffic up 10% since tolls removed

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Bridge traffic up 10% since tolls removed - Halifax Examiner
Meanwhile, collisions down 40%, according to Halifax Harbour Bridges.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 2d
The stage is set for the first exoneration of an executed person in Canadian history

Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
The stage is set for the first exoneration of an executed person in Canadian history - Halifax Examiner
Exonerating Daniel Sampson will honour the truths that the Black Nova Scotia community have been telling for centuries.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 2d
At Halifax council this week: Not-so new planning process, construction mitigation, public hearing on Dartmouth Cove

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At Halifax council this week: Not-so new planning process, construction mitigation, public hearing on Dartmouth Cove - Halifax Examiner
Halifax regional council meets on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of what's on the agenda.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 2d
The second-shortest session ever of the legislature is over; was it ‘efficient’ or a ‘mockery’ of democracy?

reported by Jennifer Henderson, @dartjenhen.bsky.social
The second-shortest session ever of the legislature is over; was it 'efficient' or a 'mockery' of democracy? - Halifax Examiner
"This was not only a rushed session, but it was a session that really makes a mockery of this House," said NDP leader Claudia Chender.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 4d
Mi’kmaw chiefs lash out at Houston government, threaten legal action, and demand immediate meeting with N.S. premier

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Mi’kmaw chiefs lash out at Houston government, threaten legal action, and demand immediate meeting with N.S. premier - Halifax Examiner
The Chiefs concluded with a warning that while they continue to push to meet with Houston, they will “also be looking into all possible legal remedies and mechanisms that can be taken to ensure they c...
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 5d
Houston government’s new interim planning area for Halifax just copied from rejected regional plan
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Houston government's new interim planning area for Halifax just copied from rejected regional plan - Halifax Examiner
Halifax Coun. Sam Austin calls news of interim planning process "just wild."
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 5d
Frank Magazine sued over publication of intimate image

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Frank Magazine sued over publication of intimate image - Halifax Examiner
A Halifax woman has taken legal action against Frank Magazine after Frank published an article on its website on July 16; the article included a topless photo of her, which she says was given to Frank...
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 5d
‘Preference for profits over the environment’: I come from a country most affected by climate change, and believe Canada is headed in the wrong direction
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'Preference for profits over the environment': I come from a country most affected by climate change, and believe Canada is headed in the wrong direction - Halifax Examiner
A climate catastrophe is imminent, and it's written on the wall, but money and power have a strong ability to obscure the facts.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 5d
Because it’s 2025: Women are still achieving many firsts. They won’t be the last
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Because it's 2025: Women are still achieving many firsts. They won't be the last - Halifax Examiner
Here are the first women in their respective fields to reach goals or titles previously held by men.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 5d
Gone but not forgotten: Sitting of Nova Scotia legislature wraps up today
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Gone but not forgotten: Sitting of Nova Scotia legislature wraps up today - Halifax Examiner
MLAs scheduled to sit from 9am until midnight Friday to complete passage of legislation introduced since Sept. 23.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 6d
Provincial work permit delays could mean loss of hundreds of workers, NDP says
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Provincial work permit delays could mean loss of hundreds of workers, NDP says - Halifax Examiner
"Last year, more than 600 provincial nominee applicants saw their work permits expire before their cases were ever processed," NDP MLA Lina Hamid said.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 6d
Here we go: federal government rolls out its first AI ‘flagship project’
Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
Here we go: federal government rolls out its first AI 'flagship project' - Halifax Examiner
AI translation is not better than human translation. But it provides an excuse for attacking labour under the guise of progress.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 6d
Virginia Hinch criticizes Halifax police for not using Alert Ready during New Year’s Eve shooting
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Virginia Hinch criticizes Halifax police for not using Alert Ready during New Year's Eve shooting - Halifax Examiner
Halifax Regional Police and RCMP provided updates on use of Alert Ready to police board on Wednesday.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 6d
‘Protecting Nova Scotians’ bill headed for passage
By @dartjenhen.bsky.social
'Protecting Nova Scotians' bill headed for passage - Halifax Examiner
Despite efforts by opposition members to persuade majority Progressive Conservative caucus to withdraw a controversial section, it will now move forward for third and final reading.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 7d
No sexual assault cases reopened under new Halifax police investigation review committee
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
No sexual assault cases reopened under new Halifax police investigation review committee - Halifax Examiner
Halifax Regional Police presents update on Sexual Assault Investigations Review Committee (SAIRC) process to police board.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 7d
Bringing workers back to the office full time won’t save our downtowns
By: An Anonymous Halifax Office Worker
Bringing workers back to the office full time won’t save our downtowns - Halifax Examiner
Business and public leaders are jumping on the back-to-office bandwagon, embracing the slide backwards from remote work. The question is why?
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 7d
NDP leader calls on Houston government to restore heating rebate
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NDP leader calls on Houston government to restore heating rebate - Halifax Examiner
Claudia Chender says scaling back program when average household has seen power rates rise an average of $400 in the past five years shows government is “divorced from the reality people are living ev...
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