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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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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.
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
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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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Large unsanctioned street parties fuelled by social media are growing in communities across the country, including Halifax. Now, Dal and community partners are exploring a new approach to addressing this complex issue and improving community well-being.
Friday, April 8, 2022
It’s current and future students like Katie Cameron and the entire Halifax community that Ian Oulton (BA’66) and his wife, Dr. Margaret Oulton (PhD’75), want to support with their lead gift to the new ±«Óătv Event Centre.
Friday, April 8, 2022
Saturday is Vimy Ridge Day when Canadians commemorate the deaths and casualities of Canadian soldiers during the famous First World War battle. Learn about a Vimy Ridge Oak planted on Dal's Ag Campus in 2017 to mark the battle's 100th anniversary.
Friday, April 8, 2022
DalOpera’s new production of Michael Rose’s A Northern Lights Dream presents a modern take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, following 400-year-old trickster Robin Goodfellow as they try to impress the goddess Aurora by meddling in the love lives of locals in the town of Shakespeare, Ontario.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
How can engineering better support First Nations and other Indigenous communities in tackling water-quality issues? Experts explored this and other questions at last week's Engineering Impact event.