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  • 1 month ago | cbc.ca | Cassidy Chisholm

    Nova Scotia·NewNova Scotia has announced it will pay for the tuition of nearly 100 students training to support people with disabilities. 75 spots will open at Nova Scotia Community College campuses, 24 at smaller career collegesCassidy Chisholm · CBC News · Posted: Feb 27, 2025 1:41 PM EST | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoScott Armstrong, Nova Scotia's minister of opportunities and social development, says funding more spots will encourage more people to pursue a career in disability support.

  • 2 months ago | cbc.ca | Cassidy Chisholm

    Nova Scotia·NewSome plaster eagles can be found above doors and windows in Province House in Halifax. Some still have their heads and some don't. It's possible a Doyle is to blame. But which one? Decades-old Boston Globe column reveals a new possible culprit, head librarian saysCassidy Chisholm · CBC News · Posted: Feb 01, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 minutes agoA plaster eagle at the top of a door frame in the Nova Scotia Legislature that has had its head chopped off.

  • Nov 16, 2024 | cbc.ca | Cassidy Chisholm

    As she prepares for her own death through MAID, this Halifax artist hosted a celebration — a living funeral CBC Not many people can say they’ve planned and attended their own funeral — but April Hubbard can. The 39-year-old artist and disability advocate held her own “living funeral” at the end of September in Halifax, welcoming friends and family for “one last big glitzy, sparkly show.” It was a night of artistry — burlesque and drag, storytelling and dance, song and comedy — to celebrate...

  • Sep 16, 2024 | cbc.ca | Cassidy Chisholm

    Nova Scotia·NewAs Tuesday marks the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Decision — a landmark court ruling that affirmed First Nations' treaty right to fish, hunt and gather in pursuit of a moderate livelihood — some say there's still a long way to go in properly upholding it.

  • Sep 11, 2024 | cbc.ca | Cassidy Chisholm

    An animal shelter in Dartmouth, N.S., has rescued an additional 70 cats from a single home, after removing two dozen from the same property last month.

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Cassidy Chisholm
Cassidy Chisholm @CassidyChisholm
29 Aug 23

RT @CBCNS: An exotic cat as large as a medium-sized dog that was spotted roaming the streets of west-end Halifax on Sunday has been capture…

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Cassidy Chisholm @CassidyChisholm
10 Jul 23

RT @CBCNS: After a wildfire devastated the Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas last month, photographer Shaun Lowe has made it his mi…

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Cassidy Chisholm @CassidyChisholm
9 Apr 23

RT @mrfishtopher: NOVA SCOTIA! Ducky is a sweet man looking for a home! https://t.co/3oscP4JncJ https://t.co/zpQifVp6sB