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The False Promise of Starting Afresh in Atlantic Canada

If you’re moving to the East Coast for cheaper housing and friendly neighbours, think again

The Walrus

British woman and her husband found dead in lifeboat off Canadian coast

Sarah Packwood and Brett Clibbery were found dead in a lifeboat off the coast of Nova Scotia

The Independent UK

A far-flung Nova Scotia retreat is a minimalist prefab exploration

Perched on the shores of Cape Breton Island this Nova Scotia retreat by Nicholas Fudge Architects combines prefabricated construction with traditional forms and minimal design

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Apostrophes should be saved, not slashed

Letters: Peter Duffy sheds light on their usage in Nova Scotia, while Dr Richard O’Brien thinks North Yorkshire council is giving into lazy programming. Plus letters from Ian d’Alton and Mike Pender

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the fascinatingly diverse world of bar and bat mitzvah

The coming-of-age ceremonies of different Jewish traditions are explored in an insightful new BBC documentary. Plus: salvage diving in the bitter seas of Nova Scotia. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

How did Canada end up with worse air quality than the US?

Year of devastating wildfires meant Canadians were breathing worse air than southern neighbours for first time ever

The Guardian - US

Weather tracker: ‘Pineapple express’ atmospheric river deluges California

Weather system brings heavy rainfall, strong winds and mudslides. Elsewhere, Nova Scotia declares state of emergency

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Nova Scotia man charged with starting province’s largest-ever wildfire

Dalton Clark Stewart, 22, accused of lighting Canada’s Barrington Lake fire, which burned for one month in 2023

The Guardian - US

Warfare ruins the environment – and not just on the front lines

On the morning of December 6 1917, a French cargo ship called SS Mont-Blanc collided with a Norwegian vessel in the harbour of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. The SS Mont-Blanc, which was laden with 3,000 tons of high explosives destined for the battlefields of the first world war, caught…

The Conversation

Hurricane season that saw storms from California to Nova Scotia ends Thursday

A busy Atlantic hurricane season is now coming to a close

The Independent UK

Let coastlines be coastlines: How nature-based approaches can protect Canada's coasts

Along Canadian coasts, storm surges and flooding have gone from breaking news to seasonal norms.

The Conversation

Hunter in ‘shock’ as shark attacks dog trying to retrieve duck

A hunter’s Chesapeake retriever was killed by a shark Wednesday after leaping from a boat to fetch a downed duck.

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Canada: Meeting the people determined to keep the French language alive

In this edition of Revisited we head to Canada to discover the diversity of the country's French accents and cultures as the use of French in the mainly English-speaking country declines. From Port Royal in Nova Scotia to Toronto via New Brunswick and Quebec, what remains of the 18th-century colony…

France 24

North by Northeast: This coastal American road trip is the perfect sea-inspired getaway

From Maine and New Hampshire to Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, Rachel Ifans embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime drive along the Atlantic

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Power outages and one death as Storm Lee swings away from Canadian coast

Tens of thousands without power in New England and Nova Scotia as other potentially dangerous tempests hover over the Atlantic

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Atlantic storm Lee delivers high winds and rain before forecasters call off warnings in some areas

Atlantic storm Lee made landfall at near-hurricane strength, bringing destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains to New England and Maritime Canada

The Independent UK

Hurricane Lee makes landfall in Nova Scotia

Earlier on Saturday, the storm had been downgraded from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone

The Guardian - US

Tropical cyclone Lee makes landfall in Nova Scotia as thousands lose power

Storm expected to approach New Brunswick, bringing winds of 70mph and relentless rainfall

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Thousands without power as storm Lee begins lashing northeast US, Canada

The storm threatened to make landfall on Saturday with hurricane-force winds, dangerous surf and torrential rains.

The Guardian - US

Biden approves state of emergency for Maine as Hurricane Lee approaches

Canada issues hurricane watch for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with storm expected to bring high winds and flooding

The Independent UK

Hurricane Lee tracker: Alerts issued across coastal New England as storm pivots north

Storm Surge Watch issued for Cape Cod Bay and Nantucket, Massachusetts

The Independent UK

Hurricane Lee path update: Storm pivots towards East Coast with New England on alert for flooding

Lee expected to make landfall in Nova Scotia as a tropical storm on Sunday

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Lee heads north with landfall expected in Nova Scotia or Maine

Storm threatens to affect parts of Bermuda, New England and Atlantic Canada with winds up to 115mph

The Conversation

Canada's welfare system is failing mothers with infants

The Canadian government issued a one-time grocery rebate in July, targeted at low-income Canadians. While the rebate provided some relief to people struggling with soaring inflation, it is far from enough to address the depth of poverty and intensity of food insecurity faced by the lowest income Canadians.

The Conversation

From outdoor classrooms to gardens, how Nova Scotia youth are creating healthier school communities

Youth and young adults hold unique, creative and diverse perspectives and approaches compared to their adult counterparts. Think about the advocacy of Greta Thunberg and Mikaela Loach around climate change and climate justice or Malala Yousafzai’s advocacy for all children’s rights to receive an education.

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