N.S. budget contains major cuts as province confronts $1.2B deficitMonday, 23, February, 2026  About 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs could come off the books this year.
| Dartmouth hospital performs 8 hip replacements in 1 dayMonday, 23, February, 2026  Dartmouth General says it has broken the record for the most hip replacement surgeries in one operating room in a single day for Atlantic Canada. Dr. Jhase Sniderman and his team performed eight of the procedures last Friday. The CBC's Alex Guye has the story.
| If food is medicine, how about a prescription for blueberries? N.S. researchers hope that’s the futureMonday, 23, February, 2026  A new study is examining whether providing blueberries for people to eat every day, combined with 30 grams of protein powder and personalized exercise routines, will improve frailty and heart health in older people. If it does, researchers hope the results will bolster the argument for doctors to prescribe blueberries.
| Travel disrupted as nor'easter blasts Nova Scotia with snow, windMonday, 23, February, 2026  A slew of flights were cancelled and schools dismissed early on Monday as a nor'easter blasted Nova Scotia with heavy snow and high winds.
| Top N.S. court orders new trial for Pictou County man convicted of historical sexual assaultMonday, 23, February, 2026  Nova Scotia's highest court has ordered a new trial for a Pictou County man who had been convicted of seven counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation and sentenced to eight years in prison.
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