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  • Harper government rejects call for public inquiry into Afghan prisoner torture Thu Nov 19, 9:32 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    OTTAWA - The Harper government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into damning allegations that the military handed over prisoners to face torture in Afghanistan. And it's waging a campaign against the federal intelligence officer who made the charges. Defence Minister Peter MacKay told a raucous House of Commons on Thursday that there's no evidence to support the allegations by Richard ...

  • Developer promises 'landmark' project for Fenwick 2.0 Thu Nov 19, 9:32 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    Developers unveiled their plans Thursday night for the revitalization of one of Halifax’s biggest eyesores. The public was invited to view the first sketches of the new-and-improved version of Fenwick Place, the now-abandoned 33-storey tower erected in 1971 in the city’s south end. Joe Metlege, a developer with Halifax-based Templeton Properties Ltd., said he was excited to hear the feedback on ...

  • Mobile street health van officially launches Thu Nov 19, 9:32 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    Natalie Narvey arrived in Halifax about a month ago almost broke, without a place to stay, and pregnant. Living in a building that she said “should have been condemned”, the 25-year-old quickly developed health problems and wasn’t sure where to go for help. A few weeks later, Narvey says she’s feeling much better - thanks to a new mobile health clinic which provides on-the-spot care to at-risk ...

  • Province faces hefty bill for H1N1 vaccination campaign Thu Nov 19, 9:31 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    Swine flu immunization will cost Nova Scotia an estimated $20 million, Health Minister Maureen MacDonald said Thursday. However, MacDonald cautioned those numbers could fluctuate by the time the H1N1 outbreak has passed. Some of that will be covered by the federal government, which will foot 60 per cent of the bill for vaccines. But that’s only a fraction of the total cost, which includes ...

  • Three face charges after Coldbrook restaurant robbed Thu Nov 19, 9:31 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    Police say three young offenders are each facing charges of armed robbery after the Subway in Coldbrook was held up late Wednesday night. Nova Scotia RCMP say at about 11:20 p.m., they received a 911 call about an armed robbery at the restaurant. Police say a lone male entered the business sporting a weapon and left with an undisclosed amount of money. While responding to the robbery, Kentville ...

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  • We, The Undersigned and their "Quest for Protest" Fri Nov 20, 1:50 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    Sure, they're laughing now... The lengths that Fredericton's We, The Undersigned are going to go to to play with Protest the Hero in Halifax for Megafest (Thursday, November 26 at The Cunard Center. Featuring Protest the Hero with special guests Iron Giant , Children of Eve , Black Moor and, of course, We, The Undersigned) are sort of nuts. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

  • GPI Atlantic Fri Nov 20, 1:20 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    The Genuine Progress Index is a search for better measures of our success by looking more thoughtfully at the world around us. by Carsten Knox It's called the Genuine Progress Index, offering a more accurate picture of our progress as a society than any Gross Domestic Product calculation could do. It takes into account things that we haven't considered in our measures of success, like ...

  • Buying local food Fri Nov 20, 1:20 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    When people think of buying locally, most will start with what they eat. Sean Gallagher was way ahead of the wave with his Local Source Market and Terroir. by Carsten Knox Like many people from Ontario who visit Halifax for school, Sean Gallagher got hooked into Halifax pretty quickly, and decided to stay. "I was in university doing commerce co-op and a lot of entrepreneurial work terms," says ...

  • Look out for the "local-wash" Fri Nov 20, 1:20 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    As the buy local movement gains popularity, be ready for corporations using the language of the movement to market their products. by Carsten Knox What does "local" really mean? It's a bit of an ill-defined term, so it would certainly help to try and offer some guidelines for what we're getting at when we urge you to spend a healthy portion of your dollar at local businesses. We believe calling ...

  • What the wow? The Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock in Halifax Fri Nov 20, 12:35 PM ET [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]

    Finding a decent picture of Glen Matlock is no picnic Billed as: "An intimate performance from the man who penned such classic songs as, 'Pretty Vacant,' 'God Save The Queen,' and 'Anarchy In The UK,'" Glen Matlock ( The Sex Pistols, The Rich Kids, Vicious White Kids, The Philistines, The Flying Padovanis, Slinky Vagabond ) comes to The Paragon Theatre [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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