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New certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

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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Kenneth Conrad
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.
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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Teresa Cyrus, Bob Huish, Ajay Parasram, Brian Bow, Lorn Sheehan, Lisa Barrett
Thursday, April 3, 2025
How should Canada reimagine itself in the age of Trump? We asked six experts to answer that question — offering insights into how Canadians should navigate the choices ahead.
Jeff Lawton
Friday, March 28, 2025
Learn more about the dozens of students recognized at this year's ceremony for their accomplishments outside the classroom.
Matt Reeder, Ryan McNutt, Tanis Trainor, and Farrah Smith
Friday, March 28, 2025
The winners of Dal's top award for student leadership have made their mark through caring for each other and the planet, sparking new approaches to old problems, and creating connections that have lasting power.
Ellie Garry-Jones
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
While the rollback of equity initiatives is particularly evident in the United States, panelists at a Dal-hosted event last week stressed the dangers of Canadian exceptionalism — the false belief that Canada is immune to the same injustices.
Staff
Friday, March 21, 2025
Dal's Linda Parker and Tim Maloney competed for culinary bragging rights in Shirreff Hall this week. See scenes from the kitchen and who took the trophy.