Rebecca Lau

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• Why a family wants the IWK Health Centre’s age limit to be ’18 at least’

  Kendric Campbell, who just turned 16, is now too old to access the ER at the IWK children's hospital in Halifax. His mother is calling for the hospital to expand its mandate.

  Health

  Apr 24
• Halifax council approves municipal budget that includes 6.3% residential tax hike

  Halifax councillors have approved a municipal budget that includes a $306.5-million capital plan and a 6.3 per cent increase in residential taxes.

  Canada

  Apr 23
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• Atlantic Superstore defends use of plexiglass to prevent ‘organized crime.’ Shoppers unconvinced

  New measures aimed at preventing shoplifting at Loblaws-owned Atlantic Superstore locations are stirring debate in the Halifax area, and beyond.

  Consumer

  Apr 22
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• N.S. justice minister resigns after saying domestic violence not an epidemic

  Brad Johns made the controversial comments while responding to a reporter’s question on the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.

  Canada

  Apr 19
• Bursting at the seams: New school in Halifax region already facing overcrowding

  Families at Bedford West School, which has classes from pre-primary to Grade 8, are surprised to hear that the newly-built school is already looking to install modular classrooms.

  Education

  Apr 18
• Moncton cafe that offers safe space to community looking for support to stay open

  A Moncton cafe that has an open-door policy to help those struggling or in need, is in need itself. They're trying to raise $11,000 for a new fridge or risk closing.

  Canada

  Apr 12
• Nova Scotia teachers vote 98% in favour of strike mandate as bargaining continues

  Members of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union have voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike mandate, in a move the union calls "a resounding wake-up call to government."

  Education

  Apr 11
• N.S. teachers hold rally as union encourages members to vote ‘yes’ to strike mandate

  Nova Scotia teachers took part in a rally to call for better work environments and to highlight the challenges they face in the classrooms, ahead of a strike vote tomorrow.

  Education

  Apr 10
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• New Brunswick man recalls decades-long wait to see total solar eclipse in hometown

  Gregory MacIvor, now 56, first heard about the impending total eclipse when he was 11 years old and recalls his vow to witness the event in New Brunswick.

  Canada

  Apr 8
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• ‘Something has to change’: Mother fights for better addiction care after son’s death

  A Nova Scotia woman whose son died from a drug overdose says the province's health-care system failed him, and is calling for better mental health and addiction support.

  Health

  Apr 5
• Halifax museum hopes move to Ontario zoo will lift spirits of mascot, Merlin the macaw

  The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax says Merlin has shown signs of stress and depression since the COVID-19 pandemic when it was forced to close.

  Canada

  Apr 4
• Code Critical: N.S. nurses say ‘crisis in staffing’ continues to take emotional and physical toll

  A Nova Scotia nurse says health-care workers are continuing to battle burnout. Their union calls it a crisis in staffing that's taking a toll mentally and physically.

  Health

  Apr 2
• Code critical: N.S. woman commutes 5 hours to see her family doctor to avoid a waitlist

  A Nova Scotia woman says she would rather keep her family doctor five hours away than risk being put on the waitlist, which now sits at 156,000 people.

  Health

  Mar 27
• Is the N.S. government fixing health care? Minister says ‘we’re getting there’

  Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson sat down with Global News as part of our series called 'Code Critical,' which examines the issues impacting the health-care system.

  Health

  Mar 16
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• ‘Feisty’ furless raccoon creates quite the buzz at N.S. wildlife rehab centre

  Staff at Hope for Wildlife rescue centre in Nova Scotia have lovingly named a hairless raccoon Rufus, after the naked mole-rat in the cartoon 'Kim Possible.'

  Canada

  Mar 15
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• Code Critical: Family doctors, walk-in clinics and how stretched the N.S. system is

  A Nova Scotia family doctor says a quarter of her colleagues are set to retire in the next five to 10 years. She wants to see more recruitment and retention efforts before then.

  Health

  Mar 13
• Code Critical: How a family doctor shortage has N.S. woman hoping her family doesn’t get sick

  Brenda MacDonald and her children have been on the physician wait list for two and a half years. She is left wondering when she will ever get a family doctor.

  Health

  Mar 12
• ‘You really don’t see it coming’: N.B. woman warns of strep A and septic shock risk

  Cases of invasive Group A strep are on the rise in New Brunswick, prompting one woman to share her story and warn others about the risk of sepsis that comes with the disease.

  Health

  Mar 8
• Campground resident in N.S. faces eviction and uncertainty as ‘short-term solution’ ends

  A man who has been living at the Shubie Campground in Dartmouth says he's being told to vacate by the end of April, but he fears he will not find an affordable place to live.

  Canada

  Mar 8
• ‘Living in fear’: N.S. senior among those calling for end to fixed-term leases

  The group Atlantic ACORN is calling for the province to ban landlords from only offing fixed term leases to tenants. 

  Canada

  Mar 7
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• ‘Discriminating against the poor’: Woman at Halifax encampment site pushing back on eviction

  Crews were on hand at Victoria Park in the city's downtown Monday morning, putting up fencing around the site. One resident isn't happy with what's been unfolding.

  Canada

  Mar 4
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• Road damage from N.B. floods will ‘definitely’ cause first response delays: fire chief

  Washouts from this week's intense flash flooding have caused road damage all over New Brunswick, while some homeowners are cleaning up what the storm left behind.

  Weather

  Mar 1
• New Brunswick parents calling for a children’s hospital in their own province

  Hundreds of parents in New Brunswick have signed a petition calling for a children's hospital in the province. The nearest one is the IWK Health Centre in Halifax.

  Health

  Feb 27
• ‘Front door is blocked’: Cape Bretoners have big dig ahead of them after storm

  A relentless, multi-day snow storm that dumped more than 100 centimetres of snow in parts of Nova Scotia has people in Cape Breton sitting and waiting to be dug out.

  Weather

  Feb 5
• New Brunswick woman wants to get a strep A test. It’s proving to be difficult

  A New Brunswick woman says she has been unable to get testing for Group A streptococcus despite her numerous calls to pharmacies and after hour clinics.

  Health

  Feb 2