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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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Friday, November 16, 2018
From the Archives: Across campus, you’ll find several tributes on campus to those who served in the World Wars — but a look through Dal’s history finds plans for even larger tributes, including a cenotaph, that never quite came to be.
Friday, November 16, 2018
The holiday season gets a Dal 200 kickstart this weekend as the university's entry in the Chronicle Herald Parade of Lights — led by students in the School of Architecture — will be accompanied by a special Fountain School soundtrack. Learn more about what's in store.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Music students reflect on their masterclass experience with Barbara Hannigan, a world-renowned Nova Scotian vocalist who visited campus last Friday to work with students from the Fountain School.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
More than 300 students in Grades 7-12 from across Nova Scotia visited ±«Óătv last Monday afternoon as part of STEMFest — a week-long series of conferences, activities and events in Halifax aimed at promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and innovation.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Each year, Dal's International Centre collects donations of winter coats, scarves, hats and more from the Dal community, and helps distribute them to international students readying themselves for a Nova Scotia winter.