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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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Second helpings: Dal dentistry prof returns to the tent for the Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show
Cheryl Bell
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Faculty of Dentistry prof Sachin Seth was a fan favourite in the 2018 Great Canadian Baking Show season. Now he’s back in the tent, pushing his skills to the limit on the 2021 Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show airing this Sunday.
SuperNOVA recognized with digital diversity award for future‑focused initiatives
Miles Anderson
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
The Dal-based not-for-profit group that focuses on promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to Canadian youth received the ‘Shaping the Future' award at Digital Nova Scotia’s annual diversity awards last month.
Never again: ±«Óătv’s Women in Engineering society vigil honours victims of École Polytechnique tragedy
Ariel Mackenzie
Monday, December 6, 2021
The reverberations of the École Polytechnique tragedy can still be felt today, more than three decades after 14 women lost their lives in the name of hate.
±«Óătv‑led campaign raises funds for student‑led food security programs across N.S.
Alison DeLory
Monday, December 6, 2021
Nova Scotia universities and the Nova Scotia Community College joined with ±«Óătv to raise more than $200,000 to improve food security for students as part of a province-wide initiative on Giving Tuesday 2021.
Meet the four new Dal counsellors hired to help Dal students stay mentally healthy
Kristie Gillis
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Joe Savidge, Marissa Walter, Melissa Hum, and Dr. Jason Chatman have joined ±«Óătv Student Health & Wellness as the university seeks to meet the growing mental health needs of students.