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Alexa Yakubovich is a community health researcher at Dalhousie University. She is working to address Nova Scotia's high rate of violence against women by working closely with front-line health professionals.

The president of the association told a legislature committee Tuesday one of the Houston government's key strategies to provide Nova Scotians with basic care is just "a Band-Aid solution" to the growing list of people without regular, continuous access to primary care.

The board of police commissioners for the Town of Bridgewater wrote to Health Minister Michelle Thompson in February, saying the force would invoice the province when officers stay with patients in the emergency department for more than two hours.

A new report on flooding last year in Nova Scotia that killed four people says the municipality of West Hants faced several challenges in transmitting timely emergency alerts to the public.

The civil construction firm behind the controversial proposal to infill part of Dartmouth Cove in Halifax harbour says the project will convert a contaminated and largely lifeless zone into fish habitat that will support efforts to resurrect the ecosystem of a nearby river.

The Crown plans to proceed with a single trial for four Halifax-area teenagers accused of killing a 16-year-old boy.

Frito Lay Canada is recalling two of its most popular snacks due to a possible risk of salmonella contamination.

A new marine research centre has opened in Dartmouth, N.S., to co-ordinate the sophisticated underwater platforms used by Canada to gather ocean data.

A new inclusive and accessible housing development is now open in Kentville, N.S. Ryan's Park was spearheaded by the love of a mother, who made it her mission to improve the life of her son living with autism. The CBC's Tom Murphy has the story.

Cape Breton University says its new medical school will open as planned next year, despite local doctors' concerns about their capacity to take on teaching duties on top of patient care and medical resident training.