Halifax needs better emergency management strategy instead of 'ad hoc' policies: report | New MRI at Dartmouth General Hospital expected to scan 400 patients a month | Java Blend Coffee Roasters and union reach settlement agreement
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Monday, May 27, 2024.
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Halifax needs better emergency management strategy instead of 'ad hoc' policies: report; Some businesses in Bedford, N\.S\., were forced to close on Saturday after torrential downpours caused the area to flood\.

Halifax needs better emergency management strategy instead of 'ad hoc' policies: report

May 27 , 2024 at 07:46:47 p.m. ADT • :

The report says the Halifax Regional Municipality has great staff who know how to handle emergencies, but the city's actual plans and policies are not thorough and lack proper documentation.

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New MRI at Dartmouth General Hospital expected to scan 400 patients a month; Premier Tim Houston used oversized scissors to cut a thick blue ribbon stretched across the imager

New MRI at Dartmouth General Hospital expected to scan 400 patients a month

May 27 , 2024 at 06:40:15 p.m. ADT • :

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday at the Dartmouth General Hospital to thank those who donated $2 million to help the facility get its first MRI, bringing the number of the machines in the province to 11.

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Java Blend Coffee Roasters and union reach settlement agreement; Java Blend's downtown Halifax location\.

Java Blend Coffee Roasters and union reach settlement agreement

May 27 , 2024 at 06:52:04 p.m. ADT • :

An unfair labour practice complaint against the Halifax coffee company, which includes Java Blend cafes, Cortado Tasting Room and Coastal Wholesale, has been withdrawn and the union has called off a boycott.

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Masks no longer mandatory to enter N.S. Health facilities; Work at the Halifax Infirmary has so far included a new pedway linking the hospital and a new parking garage and renovations to the entrances on Summer Street and Robie Street\.

Masks no longer mandatory to enter N.S. Health facilities

May 23 , 2024 at 11:56:41 a.m. ADT • :

Nova Scotia Health updated its rules on Tuesday, stating that it will continue to monitor levels of respiratory illness, including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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Man convicted in 2007 attack still too dangerous to be released from prison; Michael Derrick Robicheau has been declared a dangerous offender\.

Man convicted in 2007 attack still too dangerous to be released from prison

May 27 , 2024 at 10:44:11 a.m. ADT • :

The Parole Board of Canada has ruled that a Nova Scotia man convicted of a vicious attack on a Dartmouth, N.S., gas station attendant in 2007 is still far too high a risk to be released from prison.

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Maintenance of private road hits dead end for frustrated Boutiliers Point homeowners; Islandview Ridge Property Owners Association is the owner of the private portions of Toni Avenue as well as Amelinda Crescent, according to property deeds\.  

May 27 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Maintenance of private road hits dead end for frustrated Boutiliers Point homeowners

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3 dead near Shediac after vehicle plunges down embankment; rcmp royal canadian mounted police cruiser cop car vehicle crime enforcement  

May 25 , 2024 at 02:12:14 p.m. ADT • :

3 dead near Shediac after vehicle plunges down embankment

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N.S. man charged with sexual offences after investigation at elementary school; A row of four police cruisers\.  

May 24 , 2024 at 05:50:53 p.m. ADT • :

N.S. man charged with sexual offences after investigation at elementary school

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Acadian groups want a Chignecto Isthmus national park; A freight train moves along the CN rail line over the Chignecto Isthmus with the four-lane Trans-Canada Highway on the left\.  

May 27 , 2024 at 01:32:32 p.m. ADT • :

Acadian groups want a Chignecto Isthmus national park

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May 27 , 2024 at 06:40:00 p.m. ADT • :

2 Cape Breton police officers remembered at Cops Against Cancer ball hockey tournament

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May 25 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

These N.S. students are using Mi'kmaw concepts to learn environmental science

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May 26 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

CBRM growing faster than rest of N.S., getting younger in 'extraordinary' change

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May 27 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

'A vicious cycle': N.S. non-profits say demand for help with power bills is through the roof

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May 26 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Dalhousie University scraps 63% tuition hike for architecture program after backlash

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