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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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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.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
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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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
±«Óătv made history when it became the first university in Canada to create a dedicated academic position devoted to Black Canadian Studies. Now, a quarter century later, current chair holder OmiSoore Dryden takes stock of the position's influence with a series of events kicking off this week.
Sophia King Gillis
Monday, January 24, 2022
Scholars and community leaders reflected on how government can better serve African Nova Scotian communities in a Dal-hosted panel last week.
Stephen Abbott
Friday, January 21, 2022
Community activists and academics gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to discuss the state of the justice system today in a virtual panel held by Dal’s Black Student Advising Centre.
Ariel Mackenzie
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
So much of what lies underwater in the open ocean remains a mystery. In a new, full-colour field guide, diver and Dal university veterinarian Chris Harvey-Clark sheds light on more than 200 of the fascinating marine species that call the Northwest Atlantic home.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Jazmine Dewtie is defying her own expectations, looking hopefully toward a career in social work as she wraps up the degree she never thought she'd achieve.