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A laboratory at Dalhousie University’s agricultural campus in Truro. The Nova Scotia government announced a total of $255,846 funding for nine research projects that work to reduce carbon emissions. - Communications Nova Scotia

More than $255K earmarked for nine N.S. carbon emission reduction projects

The Nova Scotia government has set aside $255,846 for nine local clean-tech research projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions. The funding comes as part of the $3-million Net Zero Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program to help the ...

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Still no space alloted for pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

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Pallet shelters are being set up outside Beacon House in Lower Sackville Tuesday February's 6, 2024.

TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

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The Bass River Lighthouse surrounded by fog. The wooden, pepper-shaker-style tower was built in 1907. It is no longer operational and is privately owned.

UPDATED: Lunenburg, Cookeville wastewater and sidewalk projects receive more than $12M in funding

Updated 11 hours ago |2 min read

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

Updated 13 hours ago |5 min read

N.S. pharmacists dealing with increased harassment, association says

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Opinion

EDITORIAL: Teaching 'n' texting — a school cellphone ban needs to be accompanied by more education

The province of Ontario has just introduced the most restrictive ban on cellphone use in schools in the country. Yet, even that does not seem thorough enough to turn the tide on one of society’s greatest challenges in this age. Set to begin in ...

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DAVID JOHNSON: Past decisions probably haunt federal Liberals

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P.E.I. Premier Dennis King (right) is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) to work with the province on implementing a new national school lunch program. - Stu Neatby

COMMENTARY: Portugal marks 50 years since the Carnation Revolution

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Retired members of the military stand inside an original military vehicle of Portugal's Carnation Revolution during the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of Portugal's Carnation Revolution that resulted in the overthrow of dictatorship. Pedro Nunes/Reuters

LETTER: How a failed laser eye surgery changed my life

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Business

The Bradley & Emma is one of 24 fishing boats in the southwestern Nova Scotia fleet that has been outfitted with a solar and wind turbine powered energy system as a way to reduce fossil fuel consumption and green house gases. Kathy Johnson

A win-win: Solar and wind-power energy systems installed on fishing boats in southwestern Nova Scotia

Twenty-four fishing boats in the southwestern Nova Scotia fleet are now outfitted with solar and wind turbine-powered energy systems as a way to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gases. Installed on the top of wheelhouses, the off-grid ...

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MEET THE MAKERS - A flair for design: Mother-daughter duo share passion, creativity in business

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Jocelyn Willis and Katie Evans are a mother-daughter duo in Hantsport, N.S. and founders of Sleepy Hibou Designs, focusing on making handcrafted goods suitable for all ages, prioritizing durable, reusable items that are practical and enjoyable.

Rapid Housing work continues in Sydney

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Workers continue to make progress Monday on the rapid housing project in downtown Sydney. New Dawn Enterprises and the Ally Centre of Cape Breton received $5 million in funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s rapid housing initiative stream in 2023. The site at the corner of Charlotte and York streets will provide 24 affordable, accessible, apartments with staff onsite. BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

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SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The missed opportunity of the Loblaw boycott

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'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms

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Lifestyles

Daily horoscope for May. 01, 2024

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: ARIES (March 21 to April 19) It might be best to focus as much time and energy as you can on solo projects or assignments today. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It's impossible to control every single thing that happens in ...

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SENIOR LIVING: Funding senior mental health, wellbeing initiatives

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Donnell Beaton and Lena Burger pictured at the BOLD Centre in Baddeck. BOLD CENTRE

SENIOR LIVING: Embracing technology for senior health

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The Club Z Fitness Program leverages the benefits of using interactive audiovisual technology (Zoom) to allow the instructors and members to see and hear each other during the workouts. This helps members exercise confidently and comfortably. CONTRIBUTED

Newcomers to Halifax look for comfort food to remind them of home

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N.B. woman 'Set for Life' after unknowingly winning Atlantic Lottery top prize

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ECMAs returning to St. John's in 2025

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Sports

Digby's Myles Creighton fired a 9-under 62 during Sunday’s final round of the Veritex Bank Championship in Arlington, Texas. The 28-year-old finished in second place in the Korn Ferry Tour event. - KORN FERRY TOUR

Creighton creating magic on Korn Ferry Tour: Digby golfer shoots final-round 62 Sunday to finish in second place

Myles Creighton’s pro career is on the upswing. That’s understating his recent performances during his rookie season on the Korn Ferry Tour. The 28-year-old from Digby has played a dozen events on the feeder circuit for the PGA Tour, making the cut ...

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Wayne Gretzky heaps praise on Brad Marchand: 'His leadership is untouched'

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Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand carries the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL playoff game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. - John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

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Malcolm Christie throws down a dunk for the Dalhousie Tigers during an AUS men's basketball game against the Memorial Sea-Hawks. - Dalhousie Athletics

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

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‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |5 min read

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |2 min read

Communities

Still no space alloted for pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

No parcel of land has been designated for the pallet shelters the province announced for Truro in October 2023. The shelters—miniature homes that can provide a private space for unhoused people—had been announced for Truro alongside other areas ...

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RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

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‘It was so much fun’: Queer hockey event a success in Pictou County

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Players and hockey fans alike gathered at the Pictou County Wellness Centre for a game of hockey. People came from across Pictou County and nearby communities, as well as Halifax to go head-to-head on April 20.

A win-win: Solar and wind-power energy systems installed on fishing boats in southwestern Nova Scotia

Updated 14 hours ago |5 min read

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

Updated 13 hours ago |5 min read

Kings and West Hants court report: April 30, 2024

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Canada

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A school of mackerel passes by on the Sawmill River in Dartmouth Thursday September 21, 2023.

TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

Seals aren’t mackerel’s biggest predator, according to study by DFO and partners

While fingers are often pointed at seals for consuming more than their fair share of commercial fish species, a study on mackerel has shown other predators have likely been putting a bigger dent in the fish stock. The joint study was conducted by the ...

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On trial in St. John's for sexually assaulting two youth, Chris Carter arrested over lunch break on four new charges

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Chris Carter uses a notebook to shield his face from a reporter's camera in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Tuesday, April 30. At right is prosecutor Ashley Targett. TARA BRADBURY • THE TELEGRAM

Court rejects N.L. figure skating coach's application to dismiss some of his sexual violence charges

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Matthew Power sits in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court behind his lawyer, Rosellen Sullivan, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. TARA BRADBURY FILE PHOTO • THE TELEGRAM

MPs from all parties call on government to bring in foreign agent registry

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'I'm very nervous': Public servants react to feds' plan for increased in-person work

Updated 7 hours ago |5 min read

Poilievre focuses on 'Justinflation' in attempt to woo union tradespeople during speech in Gatineau

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World

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters looks on on the day he meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024.

New Zealand not close to decision on joining AUKUS pact, minister says

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand’s government is continuing "information gathering discussions" on future cooperation with the AUKUS security pact but is "a long way" from being able to make a decision on this, the country’s ...

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GSK raises full-year profit forecast

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A box and vials of the drug Shingrix, made by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. January 9, 2020.

Russia's defence minister orders more weapons for Ukraine operation

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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via

Malaysia plans 13% salary hike for civil servants from Dec amid rising prices

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Vietnam lawmakers to hold extraordinary meeting on personnel issues

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Ukraine launches drone attacks on several Russian regions, officials say

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More than $255K earmarked for nine N.S. carbon emission reduction projects

Still no space alloted for pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

UPDATED: Lunenburg, Cookeville wastewater and sidewalk projects receive more than $12M in funding

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

N.S. pharmacists dealing with increased harassment, association says

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Teaching 'n' texting — a school cellphone ban needs to be accompanied by more education

DAVID JOHNSON: Past decisions probably haunt federal Liberals

COMMENTARY: Portugal marks 50 years since the Carnation Revolution

LETTER: How a failed laser eye surgery changed my life

LETTER: Worrisome actions by Alberta’s Premier Smith

LETTER: Apply logic to discussion around retraumatizing victims

Business

A win-win: Solar and wind-power energy systems installed on fishing boats in southwestern Nova Scotia

MEET THE MAKERS - A flair for design: Mother-daughter duo share passion, creativity in business

Rapid Housing work continues in Sydney

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The missed opportunity of the Loblaw boycott

'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms

Lifestyles

Daily horoscope for May. 01, 2024

SENIOR LIVING: Funding senior mental health, wellbeing initiatives

SENIOR LIVING: Embracing technology for senior health

Newcomers to Halifax look for comfort food to remind them of home

N.B. woman 'Set for Life' after unknowingly winning Atlantic Lottery top prize

ECMAs returning to St. John's in 2025

Sports

Creighton creating magic on Korn Ferry Tour: Digby golfer shoots final-round 62 Sunday to finish in second place

Wayne Gretzky heaps praise on Brad Marchand: 'His leadership is untouched'

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Communities

Still no space alloted for pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

‘It was so much fun’: Queer hockey event a success in Pictou County

A win-win: Solar and wind-power energy systems installed on fishing boats in southwestern Nova Scotia

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

Kings and West Hants court report: April 30, 2024

Canada

Seals aren’t mackerel’s biggest predator, according to study by DFO and partners

On trial in St. John's for sexually assaulting two youth, Chris Carter arrested over lunch break on four new charges

Court rejects N.L. figure skating coach's application to dismiss some of his sexual violence charges

MPs from all parties call on government to bring in foreign agent registry

'I'm very nervous': Public servants react to feds' plan for increased in-person work

Poilievre focuses on 'Justinflation' in attempt to woo union tradespeople during speech in Gatineau

World

New Zealand not close to decision on joining AUKUS pact, minister says

GSK raises full-year profit forecast

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