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Aya Al-Hakim
Online producer/reporter
Aya Al-Hakim joined the Global News team in May 2019.
Aya is a first-generation immigrant, born in Baghdad, Iraq and raised in Amman, Jordan. She immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2010 to pursue a better life. She graduated from the University of King’s College with an honours degree in journalism.
For two years, Aya worked as a reporter/editor for CBC Nova Scotia, where she developed a keen interest in women’s issues, refugee/immigrant stories and the arts.
When not in the newsroom you can find Aya reading a historical romance book and begging her cat to come sit on her lap.
New Brunswick reported 177 new cases of COVID-19 and 81 recoveries on Thursday.
The decision by the Nova Scotia government says tolls will remain for non-N.S. passenger and commercial vehicles, but no price hikes are planned.
Halifax Regional Police have responded Thursday to a report of a suspicious death in Dartmouth.
Emergency department staff at the IWK Centre in Halifax say they’ve been subject to abusive behaviour and language, including threats, in recent months, as COVID-19 continues.
Rapid testing for COVID-19 is intended for people who do not have symptoms and Nova Scotia has been a province leading the charge when it comes to distribution.
Premier Blaine Higgs announced several measures to be put in place due to Omicron variant cases being confirmed in the province.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs revealed details of child-care agreement that will see the cost drop in 2022.
Halifax poet Tamana Saqi has published her book of poetry ‘Shadow of My Knight’ in honour of Afghan women healing from wounds of injustice and war.
Nova Scotia reported 123 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with 55 of them related to the outbreak at St. Francis Xavier University.
Environment Canada said 20 to 30 mm of rain is expected for Nova Scotia on the weekend, potentially higher in some areas.
The RCMP in New Brunswick say they are looking for two people who fled the home before police arrived on scene.
Halifax Regional Municipality is adjusting some of its services ahead of a winter storm that’s expected to dump up to 30 cm of snow in the region.
Nova Scotia reported 34 new cases of COVID-19 and confirmed an outbreak at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish.
Halifax Regional Police say the stabbing happened inside a building on Herring Cove Road on Tuesday evening.