Tainted water: how to know if your child is protected
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Tainted water: how to know if your child is protected
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Tainted water: how to know if your child is protected
04:24 | November 6, 2019
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Feds, Nova Scotia invest $13.8M to support workers, employers impacted by tariffs
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: May 10
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: May 10
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Nearly 250 kg of suspected cocaine hidden in flatbread at Halifax border
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New study finds migration to Atlantic Canada growing among older generations
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Realms & Roses celebrates Canadian Independent Bookstore Day
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Global News at 6 Halifax: April 24
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Maritime leaders discuss permanent daylight-saving time after interest out west
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Tainted water: how to know if your child is protected
Description
November 6, 2019
A national collaborative investigation by media outlets and universities across Canada has found elevated lead levels in Nova Scotia water. As Elizabeth McSheffrey explains, the data is shrouded in secrecy and the true scale of the problem is unknown.
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Tainted water: how to know if your child is protected04:24 | November 6, 2019 -
Feds, Nova Scotia invest $13.8M to support workers, employers impacted by tariffs01:10 | 11 hours ago -
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Nearly 250 kg of suspected cocaine hidden in flatbread at Halifax border00:35 | May 7, 2026 -
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New study finds migration to Atlantic Canada growing among older generations02:08 | May 6, 2026 -
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Realms & Roses celebrates Canadian Independent Bookstore Day02:00 | April 25, 2026 -
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Maritime leaders discuss permanent daylight-saving time after interest out west02:06 | April 24, 2026 -
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Nova Scotia judge rules provincewide ban on entering forests ‘unreasonable’01:02 | April 19, 2026 -
Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 1810:56 | April 18, 2026
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Tainted water: how to know if your child is protected04:24 | November 6, 2019
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Feds, Nova Scotia invest $13.8M to support workers, employers impacted by tariffs01:10 | 11 hours ago
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: May 1009:44 | May 10, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: May 1009:44 | May 10, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: May 812:05 | May 8, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: May 712:22 | May 7, 2026
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Nearly 250 kg of suspected cocaine hidden in flatbread at Halifax border00:35 | May 7, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: May 611:36 | May 6, 2026
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New study finds migration to Atlantic Canada growing among older generations02:08 | May 6, 2026
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Multiple emergency alerts for Halifax region prompts debate over ‘alert fatigue’02:16 | May 6, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: May 509:45 | May 5, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: May 411:13 | May 4, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: May 309:12 | May 3, 2026
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Chester remembers Battle of the Atlantic02:02 | May 3, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: May 209:28 | May 2, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: April 2812:46 | April 28, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: April 2710:34 | April 27, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 2515:07 | April 25, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 2515:07 | April 25, 2026
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Realms & Roses celebrates Canadian Independent Bookstore Day02:00 | April 25, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: April 2413:03 | April 24, 2026
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Maritime leaders discuss permanent daylight-saving time after interest out west02:06 | April 24, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: April 2311:30 | April 23, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: April 2009:58 | April 20, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 1912:14 | April 19, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 1912:14 | April 19, 2026
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Nova Scotia judge rules provincewide ban on entering forests ‘unreasonable’01:02 | April 19, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 1810:56 | April 18, 2026
Tainted water: how to know if your child is protected
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November 6, 2019
A national collaborative investigation by media outlets and universities across Canada has found elevated lead levels in Nova Scotia water. As Elizabeth McSheffrey explains, the data is shrouded in secrecy and the true scale of the problem is unknown.
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