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Mayor Fillmore: Setting HRM Priorities: ‘We’ve got to get our borrowing under control, and we’ve got to get our tax rate under control’
Fillmore: Lessons Learned From ‘Working Trip’ Around Boston Christmas Tree In December
Ross Cantwell Asks: ‘Are apartment vacancy rates in Halifax heading for 7% in 2027?’
Don Mills: The Story Behind the Halifax Tides FC
Brian Titus’ Garrison Brewery Celebrates 20-Years At Seaport District – How Karen Oldfield Had A Vision To Create Seaport District
The Fate Of The Halifax Memorial Library: William Breckenridge On Campaign To Save 1950s building
Deputy Ministers Shuffled & New Recruit Announced
There’s A Reason Spruce Beer Does Not Come In A Six-Pack
Neil Diamond Trivia: The Era When He Played At SMU & STFX Winter Carnivals
Cape Breton to shine on global sports stage – Women’s hockey championship will bring visitors and a boost for local businesses
Saturday Edition, Below
Ubisoft Halifax Studio Video Game Closure: An Inside Account Of What Went Down
Ubisoft Received $11M In Digital Media Tax Credits From Nova Scotia, Including As Recently As June
Opinion: Nova Scotians Face Highly ‘Progressive’ Tax System
Halifax Water Rate Hike Now At 18 Per Cent, Not The 36 Per Cent Originally Proposed
Halifax Water Rate Hike Slashed To 18 Per Cent From Proposed 36 Per Cent: ‘Good News, Bad News’, Says Ross Cantwell
Garrison Brewery Expands Seaport District Footprint; Will Create ‘Seaport Hall’
‘Hello Again’ Pays Tribute To The Greatest Hits of Neil Diamond: Directed By Renowned Playwright Edmund MacLean & Producer Sean Andrews
Breaking News: Ubisoft has closed its Halifax Video Game Studio – 70 Workers Laid Off
Breaking News: Tragic Death Avoided In Bayswater – A Life Saved – A Happy Ending
Exclusive: Mayor Fillmore: ‘Notebook Leading Way’ On Halifax Water Commission Investigation Into Possible Employee Financial Wrongdoing At Utility
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