Wildlife
Shark tales: Canada’s great whites
As white sharks make their presence known off the coast of Atlantic Canada, researchers and locals want to know: should people be worried?
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The fright of a lifetime: Accidentally encountering a great white shark in Canada
Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark shares his experience coming face-to-face with one of the ocean’s top predators while scuba diving near Halifax, N.S.
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Travel
Bucket Listed: Canada’s grand railway hotels
Rival railway companies competed to attract visitors with hotels that recall Scottish castles, Bavarian fairy-tales, and the opulent French chateaux
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Science & Tech
Canadian company wins multi-million dollar prize for carbon-dioxide-injected concrete
Halifax-based CarbonCure Technologies were one of two winners of the prestigious Carbon XPRIZE
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Travel
Hanging around Halifax
There’s never a bad time of the year to visit the east coast
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Travel
The Essential Itinerary: Halifax
The formula for making the most of a three-day getaway to the Nova Scotia capital during the blustery fall season includes a hefty dose of the great indoors — and the food, drink, art and crafts that come along with it
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Environment
Study finds marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense
New Canadian research suggests marine ecosystems are quite literally in hot water as the global climate warms
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History
The disaster that reshaped a city
100 years after the Halifax Explosion, the city retains traces of its pre-war life
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Mapping
The little-known history of Halifax’s island hoosegow
Today it’s home to a yacht club, but two centuries ago Melville Island was packed with prisoners, not boats
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