Ben MacDonald

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• Nova Scotia woman prepared to meet sister after nearly 50 years apart

  A Nova Scotia woman is getting ready to meet her sister after being separated from her for almost 50 years.

  Features

  May 9, 2014
• Police investigating armed robbery in Highfield Park

  Police are investigating the second violent break-in in Highfield Park in as many days.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2014
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• Travel delays in Halifax continue as weather cancels more flights

  Dozens of people leaving Halifax have been stranded by flight cancellations and weather delays, some for as long as several days.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2014
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• Dartmouth family copes with second disaster in 2 months

  A Dartmouth family is struggling to rebuild after their apartment was flooded Tuesday morning by water from a broken pipe.

  Dec 17, 2013
• Halifax gets failing grade on homeless report card

  The 2013 Report on Housing and Homelessness in the Halifax Regional Municipality was released Friday and the findings have left some disappointed.

  Nov 22, 2013
• Atlantic Red Cross director searches for family missing in Philippines

  Ismael Aquino has been working diligently in the wake of the Philippines Typhoon, all while fearing for the safety of his family that he hasn't been able to contact.

  Weather

  Nov 12, 2013
• Search continues for sexual assault suspect

  The Dartmouth Common is a well-traveled and well-loved community park, but an incident from Saturday night has residents worried about its level of safety.

  Crime

  Sep 23, 2013
• New playground for Dartmouth waterfront

  In just a few days, a small pile of flattened gravel at Dartmouth's Ferry Terminal Park will transform from a public eyesore into a popular play area.

  Aug 15, 2013
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• Short shorts a no-go at Canada Games Centre

  We all know getting regular exercise is important, but Samantha Burns will tell you it's not always easy.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 12, 2013
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• Race-related hate crimes down, up for sexual orientation

  Although hate crimes motivated by race, religion or ethnicity all fell, according to Statistics Canada, the number of hate crimes associated with sexual orientation went up

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2013
• EHS will have to make due if N.S. paramedics strike

  Emergency Health Services says it will have to do the best they can with what resources they have, if 800 Nova Scotia paramedics go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

  Health

  Jul 4, 2013
• Senior safety concerns after 97-year-old woman robbed at Dartmouth home

  Police are continuing their investigation after a robbery on Celtic Drive in Dartmouth on July 1st. The woman was sleeping when her house was broken into by the rear kitchen window and the burglars stole her purse and some other valuables.

  Jul 3, 2013
• NS diner employees win $15M in lottery

  Five women working as cooks and waitresses in Kentville, Nova Scotia went into to work yesterday morning only to find out that the lottery ticket they bought together was worth an estimated $15 million.

  Jun 20, 2013
• Mobile blood clinic hits the road in Nova Scotia

  The truck is packed, the passengers are on board the bus, now all that's needed is blood.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2013