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New ±«Óătv certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

New ±«Óătv certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.  Read more.

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Growing community: New Halifax pollinator garden part of Dal group’s efforts to counter eco‑anxiety
Growing community: New Halifax pollinator garden part of Dal group’s efforts to counter eco‑anxiety
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal’s EcoHope encourages small but meaningful actions to combat anxiety around climate change, including bringing together a community of volunteers to plant a pollinator garden at a Halifax park.
Opening the farm gates: Community Day discovery at the Faculty of Agriculture
Opening the farm gates: Community Day discovery at the Faculty of Agriculture
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Celebrations in “Order” for Nova Scotian honourees
Celebrations in “Order” for Nova Scotian honourees
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.

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Celebrating scholarship: Meet the researchers to be feted at today’s Legacy Awards
Andrew Riley
Monday, November 7, 2022
The ±«Óătv community comes together this afternoon to celebrate individual achievements of excellence at the fifth-annual Legacy Awards, including Dal’s newest Distinguished Research Professors and faculty members receiving President’s Research Excellence Awards.
Next Open Dialogue Live to explore the impact of policy on food security
Allison Barss
Friday, November 4, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained many aspects of everyday life, including the affordability and accessibility of food.
Christa Big Canoe, Scotiabank’s 2022 Ethical Leadership Award recipient, tackles injustice through storytelling
Sonya Jampolsky
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Known for her role as senior legal counsel for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Ms. Big Canoe has devoted herself to rerouting centuries of deadly and discriminatory action toward Canada’s First Peoples.
Prospective students flock to campus for Dal's biggest Open House event ever
Matt Reeder
Friday, October 28, 2022
Dal's Halifax campuses sprang to life last weekend as a record number of prospective students and their parents and supporters turned up for a taste of the university experience.
On Truro campus, vibrant new murals serve as a simple act of reconciliation
Stephanie Rogers
Thursday, October 27, 2022
A Mi'kmaw artist from Millbrook First Nation recently completed two murals in Cox Institute on Dal's Agricultural Campus — a small step in a much bigger plan to help Indigenize the campus to be more welcoming and inclusive for all learners.