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Cats are becoming popular among college students, who are adopting the felines to help with mental health.

WATCH: Cats, Hartlen Point Birds and Blue Phones

Plus, Canada's ugly internment past, a soap-lab tour and beautifying Halifax with murals

Apr 18, 2023

Laura MacNutt said she opened her vintage clothing store to counter “fast fashion,” which is the production of clothing from mass-market retailers to keep up with trends.

Promoting 'slow fashion' in Halifax

Clothing shop counters mass chic with vintage apparel  

Mar 3, 2023

The council passed a motion on a new ecological lens on Tuesday.

Halifax council approves ecological lens as latest tool against climate change

A recent Halifax budget meeting saw councillors zero in on climate change, and outline challenges ahead

Jan 14, 2021

Public transit in Halifax is now free for children 12 and under.

Halifax transit now free for children 12 and under

Change will provide more freedom for lower and middle class families, say advocates

Jan 13, 2021

Waste paper bits seen next to a walkway.

Halifax entrepreneur 'serving a purpose' one paper bag at a time

Nova Scotia recently banned single-use plastic bags

Nov 28, 2020

A new tool rental app, "The Good Neighbour," launched in HRM last month.

'Airbnb of tools' app joins Halifax tool sharing economy

The Good Neighbour tool rental app launched in HRM last month, but some are concerned about its effects on community

Feb 8, 2020

Julietta Sorensen Kass, sits in front of a tree named Ichiro- The Ginkgo.

Wood you text a tree? Halifax program looks to branch out

Participating trees received nearly 11,000 messages between July and August

Jan 22, 2020