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Wildfire strategy, HRM-wide evacuation plans also in the works

Halifax is looking at building a second exit for the Upper Tantallon neighbhourhood where a disastrous wildfire began, as many residents in that community are dealing with damaged or destroyed homes. cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

After the recent wildfires, some Halifax-area residents are asking why their neighbourhoods are designed with only one way in and out. cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

In an unfortunate series of events involving taxes and a decades-old unregistered deed, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's sold the land without Nelson Miller's knowledge. cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

Halifax councillors are calling on a developer to address safety concerns at the site of a former north-end school while it continues to sit vacant cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

The province has committed to reviewing how police oversight boards work in Nova Scotia, but some say the system has a long way to go because some municipalities have been allowed to break provincial law for years cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

Third anniversary of Nova Scotia mass shooting: 'A grieving process with anger' ift.tt/rIlTW4G

The report into Nova Scotia's mass shooting echoes and validates what advocates, researchers and racialized people have said for years — police are often "not best trained or equipped" to deal with people in crisis cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

Halifax councillor blames ‘ardent NIMBYs’ for abrupt end to meeting on 5,500-unit development #halifax #novascotia #cbc #cbcnews cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

Lawyer for some families in N.S. mass shooting says gun bans won't prevent similar tragedies ift.tt/GAo2m3C

The Mass Casualty Commission's report validated what neighbours and family members of those killed in April 2020 have been saying for years: they were failed by the province and still dealing with a "public health emergency" of unmet mental-health needs cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

N.S. premier commits to inquiry's call for review of policing services ift.tt/ju6PGvt

Lisa Banfield's lawyer praises commission report for calling out victim-blaming, RCMP exploitation ift.tt/w07dQ9n

'Somebody is listening:' Families of N.S. shooting victims hope final report brings change ift.tt/l0UH4Vn

N.S. mass shooting report condemns systemic RCMP failures, calls for dramatic reforms cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

Ocean temperatures soared to new 'pretty alarming' highs off Nova Scotia in 2022 ift.tt/yVLeMuX

Physicians' group joins opposition to Sandy Lake development area ift.tt/4RzjyZQ

Province hits pause on merger of Antigonish town, county ift.tt/NO5icLP

Portapique is finding ways to heal 3 years after a shooter's rampage ift.tt/acuSLTn