CBC News Online - Nova Scotia Digest - 2015-03-03

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'Bird course' certification upgrades banned for all Nova Scotia teachers Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:15:21 EST 'Bird course' certification upgrades banned for all Nova Scotia teachers Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:15:21 EST Nova Scotia teachers pre-approved for a questionable upgrading program won't be getting the boost in licences — and salaries — they've been expecting, the Minister of Education said Tuesday. Read More Visitor centres too costly, but MLAs get cash for summer students Tue, 3 Mar 2015 17:16:55 EST The government department that cannot afford to keep visitor information centres open in Digby and Pictou, has handed provincial politicians $290,000 so the 51 MLAs can hire themselves summer students. Read More Fabrics of the future will analyze the health of wearers Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:05:29 EST The exercise sweat band of the future may not just collect what runs down your brow, it could also gather important health information. Read More 'Disastrous' Februrary storms shatter Nova Scotia greenhouses Tue, 3 Mar 2015 16:15:58 EST Heavy snow and ice have crushed nearly two hectares of greenhouses at Avon Valley Floral, a Nova Scotia supplier for florists and garden centres. Read More Arrests made after 'potential threat' closes Nova Scotia mall Tue, 3 Mar 2015 10:29:13 EST Halifax Regional Police have three people in custody after Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth was closed for the day due to a potential threat. Read More More Headlines New Glasgow couple fight with TD Bank over misplaced money 'Superchill' kills fish at 3 Nova Scotia aquaculture farms Prepare for a messy commute on Wednesday, says Kalin Mitchell Weapons threat leads to police presence near Annapolis Valley school Dalhousie student who exposed Facebook scandal last 1 still suspended Air Canada sex act trial delayed due to lawyer's illness Nova Scotia premier intervenes in health union restructuring Halifax wants to know: What would make you vote? 'Mission accomplished' says Nova Scotia man, as pedophile jailed in Nepal Nova Scotia union opposes 58 seasonal job cuts at parks, visitor centres