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Olivia Piercey
@oliviapiercey.bsky.social
Journalist, reader, music enthusiast.
2025 CBC Summer News Scholar. Previously a reporter for the Halifax Examiner and publisher of The Watch magazine at the University of King's College.
Feel free to reach out, I'd love to hear your story.
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Online town hall addresses concerns of Canada’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community ahead of federal election
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Online town hall addresses concerns of Canada's 2SLGBTQIA+ community ahead of federal election - Halifax Examiner
The event was hosted by Queer Momentum, a Halifax-based advocacy group. Executive director Fae Johnstone said the “Proud to Vote” town hall addresses issues that impact the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadia...
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April 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Canada’s deforestation tracking ignores logging’s contribution to climate change and forest degradation, researchers say
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Canada’s deforestation tracking ignores logging’s contribution to climate change and forest degradation, researchers say - Halifax Examiner
A report released this month by the National Resources Defense Council detailed ways in which logging makes Canada’s forests more vulnerable to natural disasters, diminishes biodiversity, and releases...
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April 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Cloud security analyst says Canada’s reliance on American cloud services is a national vulnerability
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Cloud security analyst says Canada’s reliance on American cloud services is a national vulnerability - Halifax Examiner
An Ontario-based cloud security analyst says the services Canada uses to store data could be a a serious vulnerability to its sovereignty. Most Canadian data is stored on public cloud services, like M...
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April 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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New study finds N.S. health care providers ill-equipped to respond to cases of sexualized and intimate partner violence
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New study finds N.S. health care providers ill-equipped to respond to cases of sexualized and intimate partner violence - Halifax Examiner
According to the Dalhousie University study, almost half of participating health care providers reported seeing cases of sexualized or domestic violence in the last six months.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Dalhousie Legal Aid urges vigilance as stricter deadlines for tenants are put in place
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Dalhousie Legal Aid urges vigilance as stricter deadlines for tenants are put in place - Halifax Examiner
New changes to the Residential Tenancies Act that include limiting time between late rent and eviction notices, allowing evictions of tenants who are repeatedly late paying rent, and rules limiting su...
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April 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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A PACKED Morning File with stories from @joanbaxter.bsky.social, Jennifer Henderson, @dentremy.bsky.social, @oliviapiercey.bsky.social & Evelyn C. White.

I wrote about Call the Midwife and how it tells the story of a life to which we should never return.

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Call the Midwife is a look at life for women when there's no abortion, contraception care - Halifax Examiner
A British television show is a reminder of why we can't go back on reproductive rights.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Elbows up and spirits high: Nova Scotia celebrates Canadian patriotism in face of tariffs, annexation threats
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Elbows up and spirits high: Nova Scotia celebrates Canadian patriotism in face of tariffs, annexation threats - Halifax Examiner
About 250 people braved rain and wind to gather at Dartmouth's Alderney Landing for the "Elbows Up" pro-Canada event.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I'm very excited to be working with the excellent team at the Halifax Examiner! Check out my first piece:
April 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Fowl language: Dalhousie researchers launch app to improve understanding of chicken communication

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Fowl language: Dalhousie researchers launch app to improve understanding of chicken communication - Halifax Examiner
A mobile app meant to help interpret communication from chickens went live on the iOS app store Monday night. Developed by researchers at Dalhousie University, the app aims to give chicken owners the ...
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April 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM