Woman with MS faces heartbreaking dilemma about her care
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Woman with MS faces heartbreaking dilemma about her care
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Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance
01:56 | May 28, 2025
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral
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Woman with MS faces heartbreaking dilemma about her care
02:16 | November 12, 2018
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02:03 | December 2, 2025
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01:56 | November 5, 2025
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Halifax teen facing child pornography charges linked to online extremist group
01:59 | October 28, 2025
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Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland
01:44 | September 25, 2025
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N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento
02:01 | September 23, 2025
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Liberals to begin gun buyback pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S.
02:11 | September 23, 2025
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Dalhousie University deep in labour dispute ahead of classes starting
02:03 | August 28, 2025
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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases
02:01 | July 8, 2025
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Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance
01:56 | May 28, 2025
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‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada
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N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands
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Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future
02:15 | April 30, 2025
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Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off
01:42 | April 16, 2025
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Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize
01:43 | April 3, 2025
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Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade
01:53 | February 26, 2025
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How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority
02:12 | February 20, 2025
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Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin
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Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East
01:58 | January 15, 2025
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Global National: Jan. 5
21:57 | January 5, 2025
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Recent spike in domestic violence cases underscores need for action
02:16 | January 2, 2025
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Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing
01:53 | December 30, 2024
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation
02:00 | December 2, 2024
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority
01:50 | November 27, 2024
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Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?
02:09 | November 13, 2024
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading
01:59 | November 12, 2024
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N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters
01:56 | November 10, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.
01:50 | October 29, 2024
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Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says
02:00 | October 24, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral
02:06 | October 8, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death
02:04 | September 18, 2024
Woman with MS faces heartbreaking dilemma about her care
Description
November 12, 2018
Canada's social safety net is failing to catch some of this country's most needy. And a Nova Scotia woman named Jennifer Powley is calling attention to it. She's had multiple sclerosis for years, but has always found a way to cope with it. Now she's running out of options, and is struggling to get the care she deserves. Ross Lord reports.
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Woman with MS faces heartbreaking dilemma about her care02:16 | November 12, 2018 -
Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case02:03 | December 2, 2025 -
Canada-U.S. trade war: Nova Scotia extends branches of goodwill to Boston01:45 | November 12, 2025 -
‘I don’t like it’: Nova Scotia riding reacts to MP Chris d’Entremont’s defection01:56 | November 5, 2025 -
Halifax teen facing child pornography charges linked to online extremist group01:59 | October 28, 2025 -
Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland01:44 | September 25, 2025 -
N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025 -
Liberals to begin gun buyback pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S.02:11 | September 23, 2025 -
Dalhousie University deep in labour dispute ahead of classes starting02:03 | August 28, 2025 -
Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:01 | July 8, 2025 -
Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025 -
‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:53 | May 21, 2025 -
N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:58 | May 15, 2025 -
Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future02:15 | April 30, 2025 -
Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off01:42 | April 16, 2025 -
Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025 -
Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:53 | February 26, 2025 -
How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:12 | February 20, 2025 -
Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:58 | January 27, 2025 -
Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 2025 -
Global National: Jan. 521:57 | January 5, 2025 -
Recent spike in domestic violence cases underscores need for action02:16 | January 2, 2025 -
Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing01:53 | December 30, 2024 -
Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation02:00 | December 2, 2024 -
How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024 -
Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?02:09 | November 13, 2024 -
How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:59 | November 12, 2024 -
N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:56 | November 10, 2024 -
Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:50 | October 29, 2024 -
Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says02:00 | October 24, 2024 -
‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:06 | October 8, 2024 -
Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Woman with MS faces heartbreaking dilemma about her care02:16 | November 12, 2018
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Nova Scotia musician pushing for exoneration of ancestor in 1935 murder case02:03 | December 2, 2025
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Canada-U.S. trade war: Nova Scotia extends branches of goodwill to Boston01:45 | November 12, 2025
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‘I don’t like it’: Nova Scotia riding reacts to MP Chris d’Entremont’s defection01:56 | November 5, 2025
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Halifax teen facing child pornography charges linked to online extremist group01:59 | October 28, 2025
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Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland01:44 | September 25, 2025
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N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025
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Liberals to begin gun buyback pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S.02:11 | September 23, 2025
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Dalhousie University deep in labour dispute ahead of classes starting02:03 | August 28, 2025
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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:01 | July 8, 2025
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Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025
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‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:53 | May 21, 2025
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N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:58 | May 15, 2025
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Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future02:15 | April 30, 2025
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Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off01:42 | April 16, 2025
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Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025
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Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:53 | February 26, 2025
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How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:12 | February 20, 2025
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Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:58 | January 27, 2025
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Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 2025
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Global National: Jan. 521:57 | January 5, 2025
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Recent spike in domestic violence cases underscores need for action02:16 | January 2, 2025
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Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing01:53 | December 30, 2024
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation02:00 | December 2, 2024
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024
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Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?02:09 | November 13, 2024
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:59 | November 12, 2024
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N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:56 | November 10, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:50 | October 29, 2024
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Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says02:00 | October 24, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:06 | October 8, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
Woman with MS faces heartbreaking dilemma about her care
Description
November 12, 2018
Canada's social safety net is failing to catch some of this country's most needy. And a Nova Scotia woman named Jennifer Powley is calling attention to it. She's had multiple sclerosis for years, but has always found a way to cope with it. Now she's running out of options, and is struggling to get the care she deserves. Ross Lord reports.
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