Nearly two-thirds of people give high marks to HRM’s economy, but more than half say economic growth has occurred too slowly. A Bristol Omnifacts Research poll commissioned by Metro Halifax shows 62 per cent of people in urban and suburban HRM rate the city’s economy as good or excellent. Fifty-six per cent of people said economic growth is too sluggish. And 43 per cent think people in ...

Attitudes like “boys will be boys” can be detrimental when those boys may have a neurological disorder, experts on gender and autism say. “Many boys aren’t identified as having autism as early as we hope,” said Susan Bryson, the Craig Chair in Autism Research at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre. She said doctors should not delay investigating language delays at 18 months, for ...

It was a little crowded behind the voting booth as Sandra Toze marked down her decision yesterday. She brought her two daughters, Elizabeth and Emily Outhit to watch democracy in action. “It’s very cool,” said Elizabeth, 10. “I think watching how to do it when you’re older is a lot of fun and I can’t wait to vote.” The Girl Guides, YWCA and Equal Voice Nova Scotia invited the media out to ...

A new report by health coalitions across the country says almost 90 private clinics in Canada could be violating the Canada Health Act. The Nova Scotia Health Citizen’s Health Care Network, flanked by health union leaders and an NDP candidate, released the report in front of one of the suspected clinics in Clayton Park yesterday. “Private health care is out of the reach of Canadians and is ...

Heading into the final week of the federal election campaign, Halifax Liberals brought in a heavy hitter yesterday morning — and he took aim at Stephen Harper’s plan for Afghanistan. “We’ve lost nearly a hundred soldiers now,” former Ontario Premier Bob Rae said in the Armview Restaurant packed with Liberal supporters. “We are not doing, on the political and diplomatic side, enough to support ...

Fisheries expert Andy Rosenberg delivers the inaugural Ransom A. Myers Lecture in Science and Society

Two years ago, Boris Worm's research hit like a bombshell, predicting the collapse of fish populations within 50 years. In response, other scientists propose privatising fish stocks to avert disaster.

As the dust settles and the construction fence is cleared away, the Mark A. Hill Accessibility Centre officially opens.

Artists still stinging from PM's comments claiming arts funding is a "niche issue"

Everyone had their own reasons for marching in Friday's Take Back the Night event. Dal student Annie Burns-Pieper walked in remembrance of her cousin Emily.

HALIFAX — Veterinarians have confirmed that a fall from a helicopter sling is what killed a young bull moose that was being removed from Pictou by wildlife officers last week.

WESTVILLE – Westville Police Service is investigating the whereabouts of a Westville resident who has not been seen since 2 a.

STELLARTON – Central Nova's candidates will go head to head Wednesday night for a federal candidates' debate.

TRENTON – The lights are on, things are nice and tidy, but nobody's home. That's how the former TrentonWorks facility will be kept until a buyer is put in place – or until August 2009, whichever happens first.

SYDNEY — After a little over eight months on the job, Chief Dave Wilson announced his retirement from the Cape Breton Regional Police Service, Monday.

SYDNEY — Two of the three mayoral candidates in Cape Breton Regional Municipality raised the level of emotion in the election campaign during a debate at Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, Monday.

PORT HASTINGS — The retiring superintendent of the Strait Regional School Board said a national search will soon be launched to find his replacement.

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A preliminary inquiry will begin Tuesday for a Nova Scotia man facing 43 sex-related charges against boys dating back to the 1970s.

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. (CP) — Education Minister Shirley Bond says a British Columbia elementary school failed to follow provincial policy when it registered a student without the proper documents in the case of a student who was allegedly abducted from the United States.

Town,Municipal and SRSB

Defends deal not to run Liberal candidate

begins Tuesday

To schedule preliminary inquiry

over $105,000

TRURO — A representative with the Truro Tree Committee reassures residents that trees on their property inundated with black spots are not typically at serious risk.

TRURO — Unionized hospital workers are concerned about the future of jobs at Colchester County’s new regional hospital.

TRURO — Three public complaints have been filed against off-duty Truro police officers following Friday’s early morning altercation outside a downtown bar.

TRURO — A Great Village man pulled over for speeding was fined $1,150 after recently pleading guilty to failing the breathalyzer.

By Sherry Martell Truro Daily News Debert — Hungry forest creatures stopping for a meal in wild blueberry fields is anything but a picnic for growers.