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Not every child has the chance to learn to fish. One group wants to change that. . Mike Chrismas helped form @coryslilanglers after the loss of a close friend and fellow angler. . He channelled his grief into the organization and in recent months, has given out rods, bait and fishing know-how to dozens of youngsters. . . 📝 Anna Mandin/CBC 🎥 Dan Jardine/Jeorge Sadi/Brian MacKay/CBC . . . #fishing #angling #anglers #novascotia #easternpassage #mentalhealth

Nova Scotia's rapid population growth has brought new challenges for public schools. . 8,000 students have been added to Halifax-area schools in the last five years. . How are teachers, administrators and government officials keeping up? . The CBC's Aly Thomson explains. . . 📝 Aly Thomson/CBC 🎥 Dave Irish/Emma Davie/CBC . . #halifax #novascotia #school #education #students #population #classroom

Musquodoboit Harbour is becoming known as an unlikely queer haven. . There are now multiple LGBTQ business owners in the area and August 21 will mark the third annual Eastern Shore Pride – promising to be the biggest one to date. . “We have a large LGBTQ+ community here,” said Wayne Collette, who owns Ship Shape Barbershop. “Being a gay man who moved here, I didn’t get any hassle.” . . . 📝 Andrew Sampson and Emma Davie/CBC 📸 Paul Poirier/CBC . . . #lgbtq #lgbtqbusiness #musquodoboitharbour #novascotiabusiness #lgbtqcommunity

Do we really need basements if they're at risk of flooding? . Given the extreme rainfall and the ensuing damage, this question kept popping up in our conversations. . Yours might be unfinished, finished or not even built yet. So you might wonder, 'What can I do?' . CBC News spoke with experts to learn more. . . 📝 Preston Mulligan/CBC 🎥 Craig Paisley/CBC . . #climatechange #flood #basement #rainfall #rain #novascotia

It's been nearly three weeks since historic flooding devastated Nova Scotia, and many people are still trying to get their lives back to normal. CBC's Josh Hoffman reports. #flooding #insurance #homes #damage #weather #Bedford #NovaScotia

Wildfires devastated many parts of Nova Scotia. But they also sparked new growth in blueberries, especially in areas where they’ve been dormant. Blueberry grower Peter Sutherland was one of the many Nova Scotians forced to leave his property as wildfires raged in Shelburne County at the end of May, and lost up to $400,000 in property value and around 20 per cent of his crop. Despite the significant losses, he said he knew the fire would spark new blueberry growth quickly. That’s because blueberry plants have a massive root and rhizome system, which makes them different from other plants. Rhizomes are underground stems that produce shoots and roots of new plants, which is the reason the plant is so resilient. "It serves as a storage reserve that the plant can draw on when it's exposed to really harsh environmental conditions such as forest fires," said David Percival, a professor in Dalhousie University's faculty of agriculture. As of last week, Sutherland’s green shoots had already regrown more than five centimetres tall. That’s likely because a similar event happened more than 100 years ago. "This is why this is all blueberries here to start with. This whole area burnt just over 100 years ago, the same area that this fire just went through,” said Sutherland. (Reporting and Photos: Kayla Hounsell/CBC News) @cbcns #Wildfires #Blueberry #NovaScotia #Agriculture #Canada #CBC #CBCNews

Hundreds of people have been denied rent supplement after the N.S. government quietly changed the eligibility rules. . To qualify, applicants now have to spend at least 50% of their pre-tax income on housing, up from 30% . Here's Nicola Seguin with the breakdown. . . . #novascotia #ns #housing #rental

Twila Grosse of the PC Party will be the next MLA for Preston, ending a 20-year run for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

The RCMP say they have recovered a body believed to be that of a missing youth who was travelling in a vehicle when it was swept away and submerged during historic flooding in Nova Scotia. The RCMP said the body of a youth was found along the shore of Advocate Harbour on Tuesday morning. "We're working with the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service to positively identify the remains," Supt. Sean Auld told a news conference. "But at this time, we believe they're those of the youth who was unaccounted for following extreme flood conditions in West Hants." Four people, including a man, two children and a youth went missing on July 22 after their vehicles became submerged in floods in the Brooklyn area of West Hants Regional Municipality. To read more, click the link in our bio. #flooding #NovaScotia

If you can see this post, it hasn’t happened to you yet. But soon you won’t be able to see news content on Instagram or Facebook in Canada. Meta has been signalling this move was coming after the Canadian government passed its Online News Act, Bill C-18, in June. The social media giant says it has officially begun ending news availability on its platforms in Canada starting today. Bill C-18 requires big tech giants like Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms. "In order to provide clarity to the millions of Canadians and businesses who use our platforms, we are announcing today that we have begun the process of ending news availability permanently in Canada," Rachel Curran, Meta's head of public policy in Canada, said in a statement. Implementing the changes on the company's platforms is expected to take a few weeks. If you’re looking for other ways to access our journalism on other platforms, tap the link in our bio to read our Editor’s Blog for all the ways you can stay connected with CBC News. (Photo: Instagram; Reporting: Darren Major/CBC news) #Meta #News #BillC18 #Instagram #Facebook #Canada #CBC #CBCNews

Nova Scotia’s population has boomed in the last few years. . More Canadians are moving here from other provinces — and immigration is ramping up. . The changes have brought benefits, but challenges, too. . The CBC’s Frances Willick takes a look at some of the numbers. . . . #population #populationgrowth #novascotia #immigration #immigrationcanada

Nova Scotia is mourning those who lost their lives in the devastating flooding that hit the province last week. Colton Sisco and Natalie Harnish were both just six years old and died after the truck they were travelling in was carried away by flood waters. Nick Holland, 52, died in a separate incident. A youth who has not yet been identified is still missing. (Photos: Arbor Memorial/Ronald A. Walker Funeral Homes)