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Dal's first OVO merch drop draws crowds and brisk sales

Dal's first OVO merch drop draws crowds and brisk sales

Students lined up hours before opening as became the first university outside Ontario to launch a collection with the luxury streetwear brand.  Read more.

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Mary-Eleanor Power
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Ryan McNutt
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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Matt Reeder
Friday, September 2, 2016
Partners like and Halifax Regional Police are working to help keep the university and its surrounding communities safe during “back to school” season and beyond.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, September 1, 2016
The Dal-hosted Imhotep’s Legacy Academy teamed up with the Department of Education’s Summerslide day camps this summer, helping African Nova Scotian youth learn about science and technology by building and launching rockets.
Matt Semansky
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
The new Global Connections Welcome Ambassador program from Dal’s International Centre has upper-year international students helping first-year newcomers navigate their first steps into university life in Canada.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, August 26, 2016
More than 30 Syrian newcomers to Halifax took part in a five-day programming camp hosted by Dal students, in which they learned website development skills and explored opportunities in computer science.
Matt Reeder
Friday, August 19, 2016
Close to 2,000 children and youth spend part of their summer at Dal's Athletics and Recreation camps. April MacQueen, the new inclusion counsellor for this year's camps, is there to make sure children with cognitive or physical challenges get the support they need.