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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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Emily MacKinnon
Friday, November 15, 2024
Alumni, faculty and staff were among the winners at last week’s awards ceremony, which recognized individuals and organizations making a transformative impact on Atlantic Canada’s tech industry.
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, November 15, 2024
Dal’s Faculty of Science hosted a group of Grade 9 students earlier this month as part of the national Take Our Kids to Work day, giving them a taste of research and learning on campus.
Tanis Trainor
Friday, November 15, 2024
There are no shortage of opportunities this year at for people looking to help tackle challenges facing local communities, such as food insecurity. Learn how you can contribute.
Wyatt Carling
Friday, November 8, 2024
Remembrance Day hits home in a deep way for these students who also serve as reservists in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Matt Reeder
Friday, November 8, 2024
George Stairs set a new academic record for marks when he was a student at . Just a few years later, he perished serving in the First World War — a story of sacrifice captured in compelling fashion in a newspaper found in a trench on the frontlines.