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November 14, 2025 | 4 min read

Halifax hosts national substance use conference during Addictions Awareness Week

A woman with long, blonde hair stands outdoors and is wearing a green shirt.

November 13, 2025 | 4 min read

Millwood High School’s ‘Athletes as Citizens’ program builds leadership through community…

A group of boys stand together indoors, capturing a sense of camaraderie among the group.

November 13, 2025 | 4 min read

Halifax dietitian brings fresh perspective to diabetes care

A woman wearing glasses is smiling while in an indoor setting.

November 12, 2025 | 4 min read

Caroline Halloway’s journey in nursing from Ohio to Nova Scotia

A photo of a family of four in front of a yellow home. The woman on the left is wearing a blue sweater with a black vest on top and blue jeans. She has brown curly hair. Man in the back is bald with glasses wearing a black shirt and blue jeans with a brown belt, girl on the right has curly brown hair with a light blue sweater and blue jeans. Girl in the front has brown short hair with a pink headband on, she is wearing a pink sweater with a plaid pink, black and white skirt and white tights.

November 12, 2025 | 5 min read

Nurse practitioner Lenora Brace reflects on two decades of care and change in primary healthcare

Lenora Brace, nurse practitioner, smiling while standing in front of two framed Athabasca University diplomas on a light blue wall and wearing a striped orange and brown sweater.

November 12, 2025 | 3 min read

Nurse practitioner, Kara Evers providing specialized care and lasting impact for bariatric patients

A woman with a dark blonde bob wears a mustard yellow shirt and a pendant necklace while smiling at the camera in front of a bulletin board with colourful posters on it.

November 10, 2025 | 3 min read

Poppy curtain honours veterans

Two smiling women are standing in front of an indoor display filled with vibrant colours and images.

November 10, 2025 | 6 min read

New beginnings: U.S. nurse practitioners find home in Nova Scotia

Collage of images. Image top left is a man with a red hat and a dark coloured sweater, photo on top right is a woman with pink scrubs on and a stethoscope around her neck, she has blonde hair, sitting on a fountain ledge. Photo bottom left is a woman with brown hair in a bun wearing pink scrubs and a stethoscope around her neck. Photo bottom right is a woman with her child on her back. Both have blonde hair, she is wearing a brown sweater and her child is wearing a green bib.

November 5, 2025 | 4 min read

How care team assistant Kelly MacGillivary supports patients and providers in Glace Bay

November 5, 2025 | 3 min read

Rolf Pyde brings warmth to Colchester East Hants Health Centre front desk

A man with a red best and jeans stands at a front desk in the lobby of a healthcare centre, smiling at the camera.

November 4, 2025 | 5 min read

Celebrating Medical Radiation Technologist Week: Solomon Akinsola’s journey from Nigeria to Canada

A photo of a man holding a white x-ray machine. He has brown hair and facial hair. He is wearing a white sweater with grey pants.

October 29, 2025 | 3 min read

Helping co-ordinate care in Cape Breton: Hailey Boutilier’s healthcare career

A woman with long, blonde hair is in a bedroom wearing a jean jacket and smiling at the camera.

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