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Connor McDowell
Jan 7, 2023
Pressure on privacy in digital age
Technology butts heads with privacy law in the name of innovation Modern innovation is putting pressure on privacy law as citizens's data...
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Connor McDowell
Jan 6, 2023
Surveillance technology reloads
Technology-bolstered cameras causing privacy concerns in Canada and U.S. Gun surveillance technology is picking up steam in America after...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 31, 2022
Climate tax pressures Nova Scotia housing market
Landlord says oil tax another problem for rental housing supply A Dartmouth landlord says the Nova Scotia housing market may suffer next...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 29, 2022
Gen Z mental health struggle
Many blame technology, problems most common up to age of 35 Nearly half of young "Gen Z" Canadians are trying to limit social media use...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 28, 2022
Vaccine passport support waning in Canada
Mandates declining in popularity after several COVID-19 waves Canadian support for vaccine passports has dropped 51 per cent since August...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 28, 2022
Mask support waning in Atlantic
New poll shows decline of masks in supportive province Support for mask mandates has dropped 35 per cent over the past two years in...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 27, 2022
Atlantic wants a federal election: poll
New poll shows Canadians want a change of leadership Six in ten Atlantic Canadians want Justin Trudeau to step down as prime minister,...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 24, 2022
Canadians turn to crime, food banks
Pressure on Canadians shows through recent statistics Canadians resorted to desperate measures in 2022 when food banks and retail crime...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 23, 2022
N.S. healthcare system understaffed a year after firing unvaccinated
Unvaccinated healthcare workers still unwelcome while hospitals struggle Nova Scotia emergency rooms closed due to staff shortages for...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 22, 2022
City plans to buy golf course
City of Kelowna eyes Michaelbrook golf course for future ball fields Is growth good for Kelowna? Depends if you golf. By 2040, the City...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 22, 2022
‘Scared for a lot of people’: Dal student says assisted-dying expansion could hurt the mentally ill
Changes also criticized by Halifax bioethicist who quit euthanasia committee A Dalhousie student who survived a suicide attempt says...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 22, 2022
Vaccine-injured receive a settlement while doubts about safety emerge
Canadian government pays citizens injured in the last 19 months, FDA restricts J&J vaccine use The Canadian government has paid more than...
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Connor McDowell
Dec 2, 2022
Alien portal not a threat, says expert (satire)
Far-right claim not to be trusted, if you're a good Canadian OTTAWA - Prime Minister Trudeau appointed an alien to cabinet today five...
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Connor McDowell
Nov 12, 2022
Tough loss for Tigers
A big lead gone awry Dalhousie Tigers face-off with StFX X-Men November 11, 2022 The Tiger’s lost 5-7 Friday night to the StFX X-Men...
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Connor McDowell
Oct 31, 2022
Census data says Manitoba has highest proportion of Indigenous
The province reports a rate three-times higher than national average Manitoba has the highest ratio of Indigenous people out of all...
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Connor McDowell
Oct 31, 2022
Bank's profits skyrocket
After the economy adjusted to COVID-19, lending become a lot more profitable The Royal Bank of Canada reported a 40 per cent profit...
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Connor McDowell
Oct 31, 2022
Leaving the lab, and the rest is history
The story of an award-winning Dalhousie student Catherine Charlton (photo contributed) Catherine Charlton is not a scientist. But that's...
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Connor McDowell
Oct 31, 2022
Remembering a pioneering engineer
An inside look at the life of a prominent Dalhousie engineer Corinne MacDonald (left) and good friend Bernadette Richards (right) at St....
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Connor McDowell
Mar 21, 2022
Driving range switches up
The Kelowna Driving Range provides fewer amenities to drop-ins as it transitions towards TopTracer technology. Among the service changes...
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Connor McDowell
Mar 1, 2022
Kelowna freedom rally ends with a march
Protesters took to the streets with a message Protesters called for an end to public health mandates Saturday as they marched through...
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