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Haligonians reflect on what Thanksgiving Day means to them

By Jessica Caparini

October 10, 2016, 11:35 am ASTLast Updated: October 10, 2016, 2:42 pm

In Canada, thanksgiving is celebrated annually on the second Monday in October. — In Canada, thanksgiving is celebrated annually on the second Monday in October. Jessica Caparini

This Thanksgiving weekend, The Signal asked people what they are thankful for.

Here are some of their answers:

Volunteers untangle lights to prepare for Diwali.

CultureBehind the scenes of the Diwali festival

Diwali runs this weekend at the Halifax Forum

By Salam Shuhait

The tail of the 747 jet that ran off the runway at the Halifax airport was removed on Saturday.

AirportCargo plane gets ripped apart at Halifax airport

Jumbo jet removed from accident site at airport in pieces

Protesters watch as No Harbour for War member Isaac Saney addresses the crowd.

activismHalifax anti-war group holds demonstration outside International Security Forum

No Harbour for War opposes Halifax’s role as ‘a vector for war’

A school bus is parked at Sobeys in Bedford.

School busesSeason's first snowfall causes some disruption with transporting students to school

Many school buses were delayed or didn’t reach their destination Friday

Singer Maureen Batt plays the Apertures installation at the MINT conference. "You don't see any of this around," she says of the tech on display.

musicLearn how to play music without instruments at this weekend's music tech conference

MINT brings together tech-savvy musicians and their creations

By Andrew Bethune

Jurors watched the recorded interrogation of Aidan David Cromwell. He's charged in the death of Mark Bernard Tremblay.

Courts'I never wanted to do this': Aidan Cromwell describes fatal stabbing

Cromwell is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mark Bernard Tremblay

By Carmen Guillena

An eagle feather kept by Aaron Prosper on a shelf in his office at the Dalhousie Student Union.

Mi'kmaq cultureVideo: DSU president explains the meaning of the eagle feather in Mi'kmaq culture

Eagle feathers can now be used in place of the Bible in Nova Scotia courts for oaths

By Signal Staff

Snow covers Coburg road in Halifax on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018

WeatherCareful on the roads! Halifax deals with aftermath of first snowfall

Much of the HRM slowed down after first snow of the year