Brooklyn Currie

Brooklyn Currie is a reporter and producer with CBC Nova Scotia. Get in touch with her on X @brooklyncbc or by email at brooklyn.currie@cbc.ca

Latest from Brooklyn Currie

How this N.S. woman is working to revitalize Maritime Sign Language

Bev Buchanan says she's one of few people left in Nova Scotia who are native signers of MSL. After writing her dissertation on the preservation of the language, she's looking to change that.

Court sheriffs, staff refuse to work, saying conditions are unsafe at Truro courthouse

Twenty-two workers at the Truro Justice Centre, including 15 sheriffs and seven administrative staff, are refusing to work citing poor air quality after flooding damaged the building earlier this month.

Work continues to get new overnight shelter in Dartmouth ready before winter

As the cold weather sets in, it's a race against the clock to get the new winter overnight shelter in the former St. Paul Church in Dartmouth, N.S., ready to open.

Dalhousie task force recommends verification process for Indigenous staff, students

A Dalhousie University task force is setting out recommendations for how the school should verify claims to Indigenous heritage made by staff and students, instead of relying on self-identification.

Storm of the summer brought 23,000 lightning strikes to N.S.

Nova Scotia saw the most lightning ever recorded in the province in July, and almost all of it came from one single weather event: the historic and deadly storm on July 21.

Family reunited with lost cat after 2 years and 1,500-km move to N.S.

A Nova Scotia family has been reunited with their beloved cat who went missing two years ago in another province.

3,000 volunteers set to make North American Indigenous Games a reality

As the 2023 North American Indigenous Games begins in Halifax and surrounding areas, thousands of volunteers are working behind the scenes to make it happen.

4,200 Nova Scotians removed from family doctor wait-list

Nova Scotia Health says 4,200 people were removed from the family doctor registry following a recent review. The review found almost of those people had invalid health cards, spokesperson Brendan Elliott said in an email to CBC News.

'Nova Scotia strong': Communities work together to support families displaced by wildfires

People across Nova Scotia are banding together to find ways to support friends, neighbours, and perfect strangers who've been displaced by wildfires.

She was sexually abused by her father as a child. Decades later, she's sharing her story

Mandy Wood is hoping to help other victims by sharing her story publicly, after asking the courts to opt out of a publication ban.