People are allowed back in the water at Albro Lake Beach in Dartmouth after it was closed last week due to 

While initial testing showed bacteria levels exceeding Health Canada guidelines, followup tests&nbsp;show the water is once again safe, according to a news release from the municipality.

City staff regularly test the water quality at all&nbsp;

, which opened for the season on Thursday.

How an 'archer's bow' devastated a small section of Stewiacke

A storm rumbling across Nova Scotia Wednesday suddenly flexed into an "archer's bow" and devastated a small section of Stewiacke. 

Image of the EF0 tornado which touched down in the Lantz area in 1997. 

Lantz Tornado

Jeff McCurdy captured this drone footage of the damage a storm did in Stewiacke, N.S., earlier this week.

Drone shows path of storm's destruction

N.S. aligns border rules with Ottawa for international travel

Nova Scotia has moved its border regulations for international travel in line with Ottawa's regulations. Federal requirements for international travellers were announced earlier this month.

There are 1,132 active COVID-19 cases in Alberta — the fewest active cases since August 2020 — and the positivity rate is 1.06 per cent. 

covid alberta

Nova Scotia is moving closer to a million vaccine doses administered. The milestone is expected on Monday.

Ontario police to conduct criminal probe into leaked Portapique 911 calls

Nova Scotia RCMP have asked the Ontario Provincial Police to conduct a criminal investigation into the release of the 911 calls made during the Portapique murders last year. 

Months after the mass killing that began in Portapique, N.S., a memorial remains at a local church.

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Nova Scotians created a memorial to the victims at a local church. 

70 permanent nursing seats coming to 2 Nova Scotia universities

The provincial government announced Friday it will be adding 70 permanent nursing seats to two Nova Scotia universities.

From left: Shelley Cobbett, site administrator for Dalhousie's Yarmouth Campus, Emily Durling, nursing student, Oluwatomisin Akinkunmi, nursing student, and Health and Wellness Minister Zach Churchill.

Churchill Yarmouth Dalhousie

N.S. long-term care home closure a sign of industry staffing woes, experts say

A long-term care home in the Halifax area is planning to close and some experts say the case is emblematic of challenges plaguing the entire sector.

A  read view of a woman sitting in a wheelchair looking out a window.

The provincial government is hoping buildings no longer suitable to house seniors may find a second life helping alleviate the current housing crisis.

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A senior sits in a wheelchair facing away from the camera in this file photo. Experts say there's a problematic gap between the number of senior citizens requiring care and the number of skilled workers who can care for them.

This sign at Albro Lake Beach on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 warns of bacteria levels that exceed health standards. Albro Lake has reopened for swimming after it was closed last week.

Albro Lake Beach reopens to swimming

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