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What the 2011 census says about Nova Scotia

CBC.ca -
Halifax remains the youngest region of a greying province, according to Statistics Canada. New census information released on Tuesday shows Nova Scotia has the highest percentage of senior citizens of all the provinces, but Halifax defies the trend.

LE PIERRÈS: Gone missing: Steele girders and Bill briefings

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Graham Steele, Nova Scotia's former finance minister, announced this week he won't be seeking re-election. He joins another NDP stalwart Bill Estabrooks, who will also not run in the next election because of health issues.

Steele's departure leaves big challenges

TheChronicleHerald.ca -
Premier Darrell Dexter looks on as Finance Minister, Graham Steele, delivers the Nova Scotia government's 2012 budget at Province House in April.

Businessman Jodrey remembers charities in will

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The noted industrialist and philanthropist was inducted into the Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame in 1994. Jodrey's will was drawn up in 2005 and probate was granted at the Bridgewater courthouse on April 17.

House wraps with NSP dispute

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“It's disappointing that we have not addressed the issue which has been on the minds of all Nova Scotians, which is, of course, the increase in power (rates) and how we're going to deal with this monopoly,” Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil said after the ...

Tories push to keep legislature open

Cape Breton Post -
HALIFAX - It's looking as if the Nova Scotia legislature will break for the summer on Thursday, but the Progressive Conservatives think there's still some work to do.

Doula demand outstrips supply

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Bertling recently learned that she will no longer qualifiy for the use of a doula in her child's birth. (TED PRITCHARD / Staff) When Victoria Bertling gives birth this summer, she had hoped to have a doula at her side.

Peggys Cove lighthouse in NS in danger of demolition

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(Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Barry Macdonald of the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society speaks to Canada AM about rallying to save the iconic landmark Peggy's Cove Lighthouse. Canada's iconic Peggys Cove lighthouse and hundreds of ...

Fee schedule for doctors under review

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(CHRISTIAN LAFORCE / Staff) The provincial government and Doctors Nova Scotia are working on an overhaul of the fee schedule for physicians.

Nova Scotia Power execs throw a party after raising rates

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Nova Scotia Power has a power-providing monopoly in the province. radicallycdn • Winnipeg, Manitoba • 1 day 8 hours ago A monopoly will take full advantage of us every time, as they really don't care about the ratepayers. This is true for corporations, ...

DSM to acquire Ocean Nutrition Canada to expand its Nutritional Lipids growth ...

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The company is headquartered in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) with approximately 415 employees. Ocean Nutrition Canada, founded in 1997, has production sites in Canada, the United States and Peru. Every day over 21 million servings of its MEG-3 R ...

Weeding out the chemicals

Winnipeg Free Press -
That's the equivalent of more than 1000 bathtubs full of chemicals, almost all of which are restricted in other provinces such as Ontario and Nova Scotia, which have passed cosmetic pesticide bans. "That's a lot of litres," said Ian Greaves of the ...

Green Party's Elizabeth May was a habitual EI user: 'When I needed it, I used it'

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Charles Keddy owns and operates Keddy Nurseries in Lakeville, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Last year, his farm harvested 19 million strawberry plants, most of which were exported to Florida.

Missed diagnosis spurs parents to act

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Her mother, though, pictures her boisterous, hip-hop-loving child as a runner on a track, jumping every hurdle until she crossed a line one May morning five years ago that really was the end.
Jessica's story: Part 2

TSX set to open higher on Greece polls, commodities boost, Spain's Bankia plummets

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Canadian bank earnings reports continue this week, with Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) reporting Tuesday and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE:CM) and National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) reporting on Thursday. On Friday, the Federal government ...

An Occupier in Nova Scotia's Response to Margaret Wente

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May Day has been perhaps one of the most successful events Occupy has had here in Nova Scotia, and not because of numbers.

Free flu shot program missing under 2s

CBC.ca -
And 2003 was also the year when the Canadian and US bodies that advise on vaccine policy first recommended flu shots for children in this age group. This study captures how little progress has been made towards enacting that recommendation.

Flu shot program misses under 2s: study

MetroNews Canada -
And 2003 was also the year when the Canadian and US bodies that advise on vaccine policy first recommended flu shots for children in this age group. This study captures how little progress has been made towards enacting that recommendation.

NDP, Mulcair widen support across the country: new poll

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According to the National Post, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is a citizen of both Canada and France. F'unny that you never see this in his biographies.

Canada's cancer death rate falling, report says

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Dying of natural causes in pictou county nova scotia IS CANCER. This is excellent news. There are truly advances being made in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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