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An aerial shot of a church made from grey granite stones. The church has three red doors and a stone cross on top. In the background is the ocean while a two lane highway runs in front. There is a lineup of cyclists driving on the road. A few pickup trucks are parked in a grassy area across from the church. Houses are located along the road.
Posted inMorning File

Swamped with offers in just days, listing for historic Acadian church taken off the market

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweaterA smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Suzanne Rent and Jennifer Henderson March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

“It’s a beautiful location. Who wouldn’t want to live in that building?”

A black woman and a white woman smile for the camera.
Posted inLocal History

Debra Lucas and Iris Drummond: leading the way in historic Black community of Lucasville

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent March 23, 2023March 24, 2023
Two young boys in caps peek around the corner of a wooden structure with woods behind them.
Posted inFrancophone Nova Scotia, Local History

‘Their stories become our history forever’: Pubnico seniors share memories in new film

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont March 21, 2023March 28, 2023
A hand holding a smart phone that has several icons for social media platforms on its screen.
Posted inMorning File

Kids whose childhoods were made into social media ‘content’ are starting to speak out

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent March 16, 2023March 16, 2023
A German doner kebab wrapper showing a cartoony mustachioed chef with a big knife, in front of a spit of gyro meat. A plate of french fries is in the background.
Posted inMorning File

Doner vs donair: a wrap on notable sandwiches

A smiling man with a dark short beard, dark framed glasses, wearing a green shirt by Philip Moscovitch March 14, 2023March 14, 2023
A white woman with glasses and wearing a black hat, dark navy winter vest over a grey sweater and grey pants stands on a snowy lot near an old barn with grey shingles. The barn has a red-rust coloured wooden door.
Posted inProfiles

Nina Newington: Taking direct action to protect Nova Scotia’s forests

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent March 13, 2023March 14, 2023
An architectural rendering shows a tall tower on a sunny day, with birds in the sky, and people milling about on the streets of downtown Dartmouth.
Posted inCity Hall

26-storey tower proposed as addition to former Dartmouth post office

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 13, 2023March 13, 2023
A white woman with touselled hair tied up and wearing a black shirt under black coveralls sits at a kitchen table with her hands crossed. In front of her is a sign that says We Say No to the Canso Spaceport.
Posted inProfiles

‘Her passion is Canso’: Marie Lumsden’s fight against the spaceport

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent March 8, 2023March 23, 2023
A screenshot shows a homepage with JUNOS at the top, and The JUNO Awards head to Halifax in 2024 underneath next to an aerial photo of Citadel Hill.
Posted inArts and Culture, City Hall

Halifax chosen to host 2024 JUNO Awards after $1.75-million bid

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 8, 2023March 15, 2023
A Black woman wearing a red sweatshirt with the word SCOTIAN Since 1783 poses for a photo in front of a sign that says UPPER HAMMONDS PLAINS COMMUNITY CENTRE.
Posted inBlack Nova Scotia, Profiles, Women

Gina Jones-Wilson: volunteering to connect generations to roots of Upper Hammonds Plains

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent March 1, 2023March 9, 2023

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In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

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