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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · 7d

The Nova Scotia government is weakening democracy by packing bills with an unreasonable number of legislative changes, say opposition parties and political scientists.

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N.S. government weakening democracy by packing bills with many changes: opposition

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is weakening democracy by packing bills with an unreasonable number of legislative changes, say opposition parties and political scientists.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · 21d

As the sole provider for her and her daughter, Diana Calderón said she “needs to work, and I want to work, but the most important thing to me is for my daughter to be able to go to school… that’s the most important thing to me.”
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Federal 'clerical error' puts N.S. mom and daughter's legal status at risk

HALIFAX - Since the school year began, Diana Calderón has spent most weekday afternoons driving her 14-year-old daughter to the Halifax junior high school she should be attending, timing their

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Sep 5

Halifax resident Peter Linfield says he thought Fillmore "doesn't understand how the structure of his office operates and how council works, or he was intentionally trying to mislead the public in an effort to gain support for that strong-mayor powers." www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/cod...

Code of conduct investigation launched into Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore

HALIFAX - Two Halifax residents say the city's mayor is being investigated for an alleged breach of the municipal code of conduct because of comments he made about the power

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Sep 3

Since Oct. 18, there have been seven women killed in Nova Scotia whose deaths are connected to their male partners, and in one case, the father of a victim was also killed.

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Advocates say N.S. falling short on treating intimate-partner violence as epidemic

HALIFAX - Senior Nova Scotia officials heard how the government is falling short in its efforts to tackle intimate partner violence at a legislature committee on Tuesday, about one year

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Aug 15

As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals? www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/...

Who bears responsibility to prevent wildfire disasters: government or individuals?

HALIFAX - As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals?

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Aug 6

Multiple wildfires are burning in Newfoundland, prompting more evacuation orders and destroying structures in a community in the eastern part of the province. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/one...

One of several wildfires in N.L. has destroyed structures, tripled in size overnight

Multiple wildfires are burning in Newfoundland, prompting more evacuation orders and destroying structures in a community in the eastern part of the province.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Aug 4

Organizers behind a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents a continued attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty. ca.news.yahoo.com/protest-held...

Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous-owned cannabis stores

Organizers behind a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents a continued attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jul 31

The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details on the progress of negotiations.
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Ottawa says it wants to improve income assistance program on First Nation reserves

The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jul 30

Mi'kmaw leaders from Nova Scotia are calling on Ottawa to urgently address an income assistance disparity they say is keeping some families on reserve in deep poverty.

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Mi'kmaw chiefs call on Ottawa to address income assistance disparity on reserves | CBC News

Ta'n Etli-tpi'tmk says Canada must raise on-reserve income assistance rates to provincial levels. The group says there is a gap of more than $25 million a year between what First Nations people on res...

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jul 24

The national housing agency says the number of annual residential construction starts in N.S. must double for 10 years for the market to reach pre-pandemic affordability levels, a target the province says is doable — with multi-level government support.

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Nova Scotia must double housing starts to restore pre-COVID affordability: report

HALIFAX - Canada’s national housing agency says the number of annual residential construction starts in Nova Scotia must double for ten years for the market to reach pre-pandemic affordability levels,

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jul 21

And from last week -- The Nova Scotia government should be cautious as it considers giving mayors more power — authority that could create a “mini American presidency" in communities across the province — says a political scientist. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/nov...

Nova Scotia premier warned to be cautious before granting mayors more power

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government should be cautious as it considers giving mayors more power — authority that could create a “mini American presidency" in communities across the province

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jul 21

Also from earlier this month -- A new report says Halifax has some of the highest child care costs among major Canadian cities, a finding that advocates say risks forcing Nova Scotians — particularly women — out of the workforce. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Halifax has some of the highest child care costs in Canada, study finds | CBC News

Report from Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Halifax has the sixth most expensive child care fees out of 35 major Canadian cities.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jul 21

From earlier this month -- Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he wishes his government's $1.35 million partnership with home-sharing platform Happipad had resulted in more than just 60 leases over two years. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/n-offic...

N.S. premier wishes $1.35M home-sharing program had resulted in more than 60 leases

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he wishes his government's $1.35 million partnership with home-sharing platform Happipad had resulted in more than just 60 leases over two years.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jul 21

Caught the cuties on video www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVj...

Pair of rare, multi-coloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

YouTube video by The Canadian Press

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hi! I forgot about Bluesky for a minute there! Let's get back into the swing of things with a fun one on some gorgeous crustaceans -- www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre | CBC News

Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed, alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Jun 12

Nova Scotia's continued failure to consult with First Nations on uranium exploration is a mistake that will further erode the province's relationship with Mi'kmaw communities, says the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs and a lawyer from Sipekne'katik First Nation. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Continued failure to consult on uranium exploration a harmful mistake: Mi'kmaw chiefs | CBC News

The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs has said they will continue to oppose both uranium exploration and hydraulic fracturing until their environmental concerns have been addressed.

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Canadian Media Guild - La Guilde canadienne des médias @cmglaguilde.bsky.social · Jun 5

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · May 7

Halifax adult contracts measles after U.S. travel; first case in N.S. since 2023 www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/halif... @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Apr 17

The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife. There's been a spike in intimate-partner killings in the years since.

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Gender-based violence spikes five years after Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX - The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Apr 17

The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife. There's been a spike in intimate-partner killings in the years since.

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Gender-based violence spikes five years after Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX - The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Mar 26

With the Nova Scotia legislature expected to adjourn late today, a political scientist says the winter sitting was marked by government moves aimed at increasing cabinet's authority and shrinking the legislature’s ability to provide oversight.

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N.S. legislature sitting marked by moves to consolidate power: political scientist

HALIFAX - With the Nova Scotia legislature expected to adjourn late today, a political scientist says the winter sitting was marked by government moves aimed at increasing cabinet's authority and

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Mar 25

New from me: Head of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says many of his members told him they're upset that flags representing Mi'kmaq, African Nova Scotian, LGBTQ+ and other communities were ordered taken down.

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Only Canada, N.S. flags allowed outside schools on Nova Scotia's South Shore | CBC News

A Nova Scotia centre for education has issued a directive allowing only Canada and Nova Scotia flags to fly outside South Shore schools — a move the provincial teachers union calls concerning and conf...

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Mar 18

A Nova Scotia government bill that would open the door to fracking for fossil fuels and exploring for uranium is dangerous and should be scrapped, environmental advocates and physicians told a legislature committee.

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N.S. advocates say bill to allow for uranium exploration and fracking is dangerous

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia government bill that would open the door to fracking for fossil fuels and exploring for uranium is dangerous and should be scrapped, environmental advocates and

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David Friend @dfriend.bsky.social · Mar 15

Jeremy Dutcher joins other musicians and withdraws from East Coast Music Awards amid leadership turmoil.

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Jeremy Dutcher joins other musicians and withdraws from East Coast Music Awards amid leadership turmoil

Jeremy Dutcher says he's withdrawing his eight nominations from the East Coast Music Awards in solidarity with other musicians boycotting the event.

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Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you so much Jake!! Miss you