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NSCC welding student in wheelchair receives certification Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:10:58 EST Dillon MacMillan survived a car crash that killed three of his friends and left him paralyzed, but he didn't give up his dream of becoming a welder and this week he completed his college course. Read More Council on African Canadian Education audit sent to police Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:46:42 EST The province has forwarded to Halifax Regional Police the preliminary results of an audit into the finances of the Council on African Canadian Education. Read More Big Lift project a big headache, say some cyclists Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:31:23 EST The first phase of The Big Lift project on the Macdonald Bridge in Halifax begins Sunday, but cyclists and pedestrians are concerned about how the 18-month project will affect them. Read More Company working on Ebola vaccine target of hoax press release Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:10:34 EST Halifax-headquartered Immunovaccine Inc. says a press release issued Friday touting a $340 million anthrax and ebola vaccine deal was a hoax. Read More February snowfall amounts appear to break records Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:06:05 EST We know it was a tough month for weather in the Maritimes this February, but how did it compare to Februarys past? CBC meteorologist Kalin Mitchell has done some initial digging into the records and come up with some rather astounding results. Read More More Headlines Canada's controversial subs - 3 out of 4 finally operational at same time Nova Scotia cuts provincial park spending by $1M, costing 58 jobs Truro police voted 'best dressed' in Colchester County #InaccessibleHFX protest planned for Friday afternoon Cape Bretoner worries about ambulance access on winter roads Halifax sea-level spike could hasten shore erosion, study finds Warm up this weekend with some local music Dalhousie accused of bad faith bargaining by instructors 5 Halifax-area schools closed by leaks, J.L. Ilsley reopens Politicians, First Nations agree to another roundtable before end of 2016