Lyndsay Armstrong
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Reporter-editor with The Canadian Press in Nova Scotia
Lakefielder turned Haligonian
She/her/a queer
Lakefielder turned Haligonian
She/her/a queer
Sipekne'katik First Nation Chief Michelle Glasgow said she and her council are "appalled" by the province's directive, which she calls a direct threat to their communities' safety.
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Mi'kmaq chiefs, former attorney general disappointed with N.S. cannabis directive | CBC News
Sipekne'katik First Nation Chief Michelle Glasgow said in a statement on Friday she and her council are "appalled" by the province's directive, which she calls a direct threat to their communities' sa...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Sipekne'katik First Nation Chief Michelle Glasgow said she and her council are "appalled" by the province's directive, which she calls a direct threat to their communities' safety.
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N.S. has directed police to crack down on illegal dispensaries.
Some Indigenous activists say the moves are racist, and one legal scholar says the justice minister appears to be infringing on police independence.
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Some Indigenous activists say the moves are racist, and one legal scholar says the justice minister appears to be infringing on police independence.
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Nova Scotia wants crackdown on illegal cannabis, asks Mi'kmaq chiefs for support
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister has directed police across the province to crack down on illegal dispensaries, prompting criticism that the government may be interfering with law enforcement ...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
N.S. has directed police to crack down on illegal dispensaries.
Some Indigenous activists say the moves are racist, and one legal scholar says the justice minister appears to be infringing on police independence.
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Some Indigenous activists say the moves are racist, and one legal scholar says the justice minister appears to be infringing on police independence.
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The Nova Scotia government says it's making progress on improving public access to mental-health care, but advocates say the province is falling short. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/menta...
Mental-health advocates say Nova Scotia is continuing to fall short on access to care
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it's making progress on improving public access to mental-health care, but advocates say the province is falling short.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Nova Scotia government says it's making progress on improving public access to mental-health care, but advocates say the province is falling short. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/menta...
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Halifax mothers are urging the Nova Scotia health authority to keep an 'irreplaceable' infant-feeding drop-in clinic open.
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Halifax mothers are urging N.S. to keep an 'irreplaceable' infant-feeding clinic open
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health minister says she has asked for more information about the provincial health authority's decision to close a publicly funded drop-in clinic that offers new parents
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November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Halifax mothers are urging the Nova Scotia health authority to keep an 'irreplaceable' infant-feeding drop-in clinic open.
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Halifax police say a youth is facing several child pornography charges for allegedly being involved in an online extremist group whose members coerce children into harming themselves and engaging in sexual activity on camera.
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Halifax youth facing child porn charges related to activity in online extremist group
HALIFAX - Halifax police say a youth is facing several child pornography charges for allegedly being involved in an online extremist group whose members coerce children into harming themselves and
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October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Halifax police say a youth is facing several child pornography charges for allegedly being involved in an online extremist group whose members coerce children into harming themselves and engaging in sexual activity on camera.
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N.S. premier says his government will learn from Ontario's nuclear efforts as part of a new agreement he signed with its energy minister, despite having no near-future plans for nuclear power in the Atlantic province.
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Nova Scotia to learn from Ontario's nuclear efforts as part of new agreement | CBC News
Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who appointed himself as the province's energy minister this week, held a press conference Thursday in downtown Halifax to si...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
N.S. premier says his government will learn from Ontario's nuclear efforts as part of a new agreement he signed with its energy minister, despite having no near-future plans for nuclear power in the Atlantic province.
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Twila Gaudet, the director of consultation for Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn, said the law was recently pushed through the legislature without advanced notice or consultation.
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N.S. still failing to consult on law blocking protests on Crown land: Mi’kmaq leaders
HALIFAX - A Mi’kmaq leader in Nova Scotia says the provincial government continues to ignore First Nations' concerns on a new law they say targets their community's ability to protect
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October 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Twila Gaudet, the director of consultation for Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn, said the law was recently pushed through the legislature without advanced notice or consultation.
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Nova Scotia RCMP say they have found no evidence to back up witness accounts of a vehicle driving back and forth early in the morning near the rural, northeastern home where two young children went missing in May. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Nova Scotia RCMP dispute witness accounts in missing children case
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP say they have found no evidence to back up witness accounts of a vehicle driving back and forth early in the morning near the rural,
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October 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Nova Scotia RCMP say they have found no evidence to back up witness accounts of a vehicle driving back and forth early in the morning near the rural, northeastern home where two young children went missing in May. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday in a ceremony closed to the media, dropping three members who oversaw the departments of justice, energy and natural resources. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/...
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shuffles cabinet, drops three ministers
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday in a ceremony closed to the media, dropping three members who oversaw the departments of justice, energy and
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October 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday in a ceremony closed to the media, dropping three members who oversaw the departments of justice, energy and natural resources. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/...
The Nova Scotia government is weakening democracy by packing bills with an unreasonable number of legislative changes, say opposition parties and political scientists.
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N.S. government weakening democracy by packing bills with many changes: opposition
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is weakening democracy by packing bills with an unreasonable number of legislative changes, say opposition parties and political scientists.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Nova Scotia government is weakening democracy by packing bills with an unreasonable number of legislative changes, say opposition parties and political scientists.
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As the sole provider for her and her daughter, Diana Calderón said she “needs to work, and I want to work, but the most important thing to me is for my daughter to be able to go to school… that’s the most important thing to me.”
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Federal 'clerical error' puts N.S. mom and daughter's legal status at risk
HALIFAX - Since the school year began, Diana Calderón has spent most weekday afternoons driving her 14-year-old daughter to the Halifax junior high school she should be attending, timing their
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September 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
As the sole provider for her and her daughter, Diana Calderón said she “needs to work, and I want to work, but the most important thing to me is for my daughter to be able to go to school… that’s the most important thing to me.”
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Halifax resident Peter Linfield says he thought Fillmore "doesn't understand how the structure of his office operates and how council works, or he was intentionally trying to mislead the public in an effort to gain support for that strong-mayor powers." www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/cod...
Code of conduct investigation launched into Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore
HALIFAX - Two Halifax residents say the city's mayor is being investigated for an alleged breach of the municipal code of conduct because of comments he made about the power
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September 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Halifax resident Peter Linfield says he thought Fillmore "doesn't understand how the structure of his office operates and how council works, or he was intentionally trying to mislead the public in an effort to gain support for that strong-mayor powers." www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/cod...
Since Oct. 18, there have been seven women killed in Nova Scotia whose deaths are connected to their male partners, and in one case, the father of a victim was also killed.
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Advocates say N.S. falling short on treating intimate-partner violence as epidemic
HALIFAX - Senior Nova Scotia officials heard how the government is falling short in its efforts to tackle intimate partner violence at a legislature committee on Tuesday, about one year
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September 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Since Oct. 18, there have been seven women killed in Nova Scotia whose deaths are connected to their male partners, and in one case, the father of a victim was also killed.
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As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals? www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/...
Who bears responsibility to prevent wildfire disasters: government or individuals?
HALIFAX - As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals?
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August 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals? www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/...
Multiple wildfires are burning in Newfoundland, prompting more evacuation orders and destroying structures in a community in the eastern part of the province. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/one...
One of several wildfires in N.L. has destroyed structures, tripled in size overnight
Multiple wildfires are burning in Newfoundland, prompting more evacuation orders and destroying structures in a community in the eastern part of the province.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Multiple wildfires are burning in Newfoundland, prompting more evacuation orders and destroying structures in a community in the eastern part of the province. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/one...
Organizers behind a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents a continued attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty. ca.news.yahoo.com/protest-held...
Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous-owned cannabis stores
Organizers behind a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents a continued attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Organizers behind a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents a continued attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty. ca.news.yahoo.com/protest-held...
The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details on the progress of negotiations.
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Ottawa says it wants to improve income assistance program on First Nation reserves
The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details
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July 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details on the progress of negotiations.
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Mi'kmaw leaders from Nova Scotia are calling on Ottawa to urgently address an income assistance disparity they say is keeping some families on reserve in deep poverty.
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Mi'kmaw chiefs call on Ottawa to address income assistance disparity on reserves | CBC News
Ta'n Etli-tpi'tmk says Canada must raise on-reserve income assistance rates to provincial levels. The group says there is a gap of more than $25 million a year between what First Nations people on res...
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July 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Mi'kmaw leaders from Nova Scotia are calling on Ottawa to urgently address an income assistance disparity they say is keeping some families on reserve in deep poverty.
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The national housing agency says the number of annual residential construction starts in N.S. must double for 10 years for the market to reach pre-pandemic affordability levels, a target the province says is doable — with multi-level government support.
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Nova Scotia must double housing starts to restore pre-COVID affordability: report
HALIFAX - Canada’s national housing agency says the number of annual residential construction starts in Nova Scotia must double for ten years for the market to reach pre-pandemic affordability levels,
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July 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The national housing agency says the number of annual residential construction starts in N.S. must double for 10 years for the market to reach pre-pandemic affordability levels, a target the province says is doable — with multi-level government support.
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And from last week -- The Nova Scotia government should be cautious as it considers giving mayors more power — authority that could create a “mini American presidency" in communities across the province — says a political scientist. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/nov...
Nova Scotia premier warned to be cautious before granting mayors more power
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government should be cautious as it considers giving mayors more power — authority that could create a “mini American presidency" in communities across the province
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July 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
And from last week -- The Nova Scotia government should be cautious as it considers giving mayors more power — authority that could create a “mini American presidency" in communities across the province — says a political scientist. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/nov...
Also from earlier this month -- A new report says Halifax has some of the highest child care costs among major Canadian cities, a finding that advocates say risks forcing Nova Scotians — particularly women — out of the workforce. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Halifax has some of the highest child care costs in Canada, study finds | CBC News
Report from Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Halifax has the sixth most expensive child care fees out of 35 major Canadian cities.
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July 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Also from earlier this month -- A new report says Halifax has some of the highest child care costs among major Canadian cities, a finding that advocates say risks forcing Nova Scotians — particularly women — out of the workforce. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
From earlier this month -- Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he wishes his government's $1.35 million partnership with home-sharing platform Happipad had resulted in more than just 60 leases over two years. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/n-offic...
N.S. premier wishes $1.35M home-sharing program had resulted in more than 60 leases
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he wishes his government's $1.35 million partnership with home-sharing platform Happipad had resulted in more than just 60 leases over two years.
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July 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
From earlier this month -- Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he wishes his government's $1.35 million partnership with home-sharing platform Happipad had resulted in more than just 60 leases over two years. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/n-offic...
Hi! I forgot about Bluesky for a minute there! Let's get back into the swing of things with a fun one on some gorgeous crustaceans -- www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre | CBC News
Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed, alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo.
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July 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hi! I forgot about Bluesky for a minute there! Let's get back into the swing of things with a fun one on some gorgeous crustaceans -- www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...