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Battle of the health care promises: Liberal, NDP, PC  Nova Scotia’s major parties are all focused on health care this election, but their plans differ. Nova Scotia’s pandemic-time election has a clear focus—health care. PC leader Tim Houston launched his campaign with a massive health spending promise. NDP leader Gary Burrill pledged to eliminate ambulance fees and add nursing home beds for all who need them. And today, day 11 of the general election, Iain Rankin laid out the Liberal health care vision. The Liberal leader and candidate for Timberlea-Prospect sa...

Posted: Jul 14, 2021 5:29 PM AT | Last Updated: July 14 The Robie Street building proposal is shown in this drawing.(Kassner Goodspeed Architects Ltd.) A 23-storey apartment building proposal that is highly unpopular with the residents of a neighbourhood near the Halifax Common will head to regional council for final consideration. On Tuesday evening, the Halifax and west community council approved a staff report on the 85-metre high proposed development on Robie Street, near Quinpool Road. It goes to a public hearing at regional council in September. According to a report, 80 per c...

BUSINESSES Canada Day is a designated retail closing day in Nova Scotia, which means you can expect most stores and businesses to be shut down on Thursday. This includes grocery stores, NSLCs and malls. Many pharmacies will be open, however they may have reduced hours of operation on July 1. Expect banks to be closed Thursday. Several other businesses may be closed or have reduced operating hours on Canada Day. It's best to call ahead or check a business's website or social media for specific details. TRANSPORTATION Halifax Transit buses will be operating on a holiday schedule. The Alderney F...

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Halifax says he's willing to work with other church leaders across the country to ask the Pope to apologize to survivors of residential schools.

Art installation honours African-Nova Scotian community.