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New certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia
Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia. Read more.
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal’s EcoHope encourages small but meaningful actions to combat anxiety around climate change, including bringing together a community of volunteers to plant a pollinator garden at a Halifax park.
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Friday, January 30, 2026
Dal students are finding motivation and friendship through a relaxed run/walk program that prioritizes showing up, moving together, and making fitness feel more welcoming.
Friday, January 30, 2026
’s facilities, security, and contractor teams mobilize in a coordinated, around‑the‑clock effort to assess conditions and clear priority routes to keep campus safe during major winter storms.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Joy Akinkunmi of Bedford turned a personal caregiving challenge into a celebrated device for improving medication routines for people living with dementia with mentorship from Dal’s Imhotep’s Legacy Academy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.