Untreated wastewater diverted from entering the Northwest Arm | Halifax cybersecurity report flags hundreds of missing computers, lack of oversight | Canadian navy ship spots 25-storey iceberg on the way to Arctic training operation
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, August 17, 2023.
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Untreated wastewater diverted from entering the Northwest Arm; Clear waters of the Northwest Arm in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Untreated wastewater diverted from entering the Northwest Arm

August 17 , 2023 • 05:24 PM ADT

Halifax Water is continuing to advise people not to go swimming or do any recreational activities that require water contact until further notice.

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Halifax cybersecurity report flags hundreds of missing computers, lack of oversight; Evangeline Colman-Sadd is Halifax's auditor general\.

Halifax cybersecurity report flags hundreds of missing computers, lack of oversight

August 17 , 2023 • 05:57 PM ADT

An audit from Evangeline Colman-Sadd released Wednesday said that management in Halifax's information technology department is not providing "appropriate oversight" to manage cybersecurity risks.

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Canadian navy ship spots 25-storey iceberg on the way to Arctic training operation; An iceberg — one of the smaller ones seen by the crew — viewed from the deck of HMCS Harry DeWolf as the ship begins the latest Op NANOOK training operation\.

Canadian navy ship spots 25-storey iceberg on the way to Arctic training operation

August 17 , 2023 • 03:57 PM ADT

Ships from the United States and France will also participate in the deployment.

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St. FX university tries to reassure students following lawsuit; St\. Francis Xavier University

St. FX university tries to reassure students following lawsuit

August 17 , 2023 • 04:53 PM ADT

The Antigonish, N.S., university is trying to reassure students in the wake of a lawsuit filed by a former student, who is one of four women to accuse a St. FX football player of sexual assault.

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More tropical moisture on the way for Nova Scotia; Another conveyor belt of tropical moisture arrives in the region on Friday\.

More tropical moisture on the way for Nova Scotia

August 17 , 2023 • 02:46 PM ADT

CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon says more rain is on the way, bringing another risk of localized flooding to Nova Scotia.

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Another round of heavy rain headed to N.S. on Friday; Another round of heavy rain headed to N\.S\. on Friday  

August 17 , 2023 • 06:32 PM ADT

Another round of heavy rain headed to N.S. on Friday

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Watch CBC Nova Scotia News at 6 for August 17, 2023; Ryan Snoddon, Amy Smith and Tom Murphy\.  

August 17 , 2023 • 07:35 PM ADT

Watch CBC Nova Scotia News at 6 for August 17, 2023

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Chester Race Week the busiest time of year in the seaside town; Chester Race Week the busiest time of year in the seaside town  

August 17 , 2023 • 06:28 PM ADT

Chester Race Week the busiest time of year in the seaside town

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Dalhousie study examines how youth are dealing with online sexual harms; A group on Prince Edward Island is teaching kids how to detect artificial intelligence and think critically about the information they consume online\. \(Rafferty Baker/CBC\)  

August 17 , 2023 • 04:12 PM ADT

Dalhousie study examines how youth are dealing with online sexual harms

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How one corner of Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore became an unlikely LGBTQ haven; Allan Banks is the owner of Harbour Breeze Daylilies in Head of Jeddore, located on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore\. He says that since moving to the area 20 years ago, it has become more welcoming to LGBTQ people\.  

August 17 , 2023 • 06:00 AM ADT

How one corner of Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore became an unlikely LGBTQ haven

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August 17 , 2023 • 06:00 AM ADT

More staff needed to help newcomers build their lives in Nova Scotia, says provincial report

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August 17 , 2023 • 12:22 PM ADT

RCMP say New Brunswick man dead after highway crash east of Halifax

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August 17 , 2023 • 06:00 AM ADT

Review board orders Halifax to allow new building in Beaver Bank despite concerns of overcrowding

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August 16 , 2023 • 11:33 AM ADT

Man charged with first-degree murder after Halifax stabbing

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August 16 , 2023 • 05:46 PM ADT

Nova Scotia Power handed $750K fine for failing to meet performance standards

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