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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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Ernest Ng
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Hundreds of Dal students were among the 2,000 young people who had the opportunity to attend Barack Obama's speaking event in Halifax last week, in which the former U.S. president discussed issues including climate change and youth engagement.
Staff
Friday, November 8, 2019
Ahead of Remembrance Day weekend, take a look back at what ±«Óătv was like during the two World Wars, from field hospitals at the front to soaring post-war enrolment that changed the university forever.
Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
From the day the Masstown Market opened, Eric Jennings made his customers his top priority. His family legacy extends to ±«Óătv, with an endowed bursary to support Agriculture students who aspire to start or expand a family business in Atlantic Canada.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 1, 2019
International students at Dal will soon have another avenue for honing their career-building skills and gaining valuable work experience through a new pilot program launching early next year.
Ernest Ng
Thursday, October 31, 2019
While one might think that a liking for horror movies is simply about preference, there is in fact a lot of science behind it, explains Dal professor Simon Sherry.