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CBC reporter covering stories for and about people in Nova Scotia. Longtime gone Calgarian in Halifax. taryngrant.ca Tips and feedback: taryn.grant@cbc.ca

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πŸ†Congratulations to Taryn Grant at CBC Atlantic Voice for winning the Silver CAJ Award for Community Broadcast for "On the doorstep."

πŸ†FΓ©licitations Γ  Taryn Grant de CBC Atlantic Voice pour avoir remportΓ© le Prix ACJ argent pour Journalisme en Radiodiffusion Communautaire pour "On the doorstep."

31.05.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks Suzanne! Congrats on your win, too.

03.06.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tim Houston appears on Fox News to make case against Trump tariffs | CBC News Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston took to American cable TV on Thursday to make the case for resolving the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada.

N.S. Premier Tim Houston went on Fox News while in Manhattan this week to make the case against tariffs.

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14.03.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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N.S. premier will withdraw changes that would have allowed auditor general to be fired without cause | CBC News Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is backing down on proposed changes to the Auditor General Act that critics β€” including the auditor general herself β€” said would weaken the independence of the office.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is backing down on proposed changes to the Auditor General Act that critics β€”Β including the auditor general herself β€” said would weaken the independence of the office. #nspoli

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24.02.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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Women who fought for out-of-province care worry about fate of auditor general report | CBC News Premier Tim Houston asked for an audit of out-of-province care last fall, but now he's proposing major shakeups to the auditor general's office.

A real-life example of why the work of the auditor general matters to everyday Nova Scotians, and why they’re worried about what Premier Tim Houston is proposing to do to her office.

#nspoli

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22.02.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a sweet story, Yvette. I think you’ll like it.

20.02.2025 02:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The bogeyman and the hard luck lawyer: From murder trial to redemption Podcast Episode Β· Crime Story Β· 2025-02-17 Β· 37m

Didn’t expect to feel warm fuzzies listening to a true crime podcast, but, delightfully, that’s what this episode gave me.

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20.02.2025 01:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova Scotia government giving itself the power to fire the auditor general | CBC News Premier Tim Houston’s government is using its supermajority in the legislature to give itself the power to fire the auditor general without cause and make reports from the office private.

Premier Tim Houston's government is using its supermajority in the legislature to give itself the power to fire the auditor general without cause and make reports from the office private. #nspoli

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18.02.2025 23:10 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 32
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Digging into Nova Scotia's uranium ban β€” and what may come next | CBC News Nova Scotia has had a ban on uranium exploration and mining for almost 45 years, but that could end soon. How did we get here? And what's next?

Great piece from my colleague Frances Willick on Nova Scotia’s long-standing uranium ban, which the Houston gov has been musing about lifting. #nspoli

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15.02.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova Scotia steps over private landowner to allow for lithium exploration | CBC News The Nova Scotia government is invoking a rarely used legal provision to allow an Australian company to explore for lithium on private woodland without permission from the landowners.

The Nova Scotia government is invoking a rarely used legal provision to allow an Australian company to explore for lithium on private woodland without permission from the landowners.

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07.02.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova Scotia steps over private landowner to allow for lithium exploration | CBC News The Nova Scotia government is invoking a rarely used legal provision to allow an Australian company to explore for lithium on private woodland without permission from the landowners.

The Nova Scotia government is invoking a rarely used legal provision to allow an Australian company to explore for lithium on private woodland without permission from the landowners.

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07.02.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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N.S. losing out on health transfers as private medical imaging grows | CBC News Over the past two years, Ottawa has clawed back more than $3 million from Nova Scotia because some patients are paying out of pocket for MRI and ultrasound. The clawbacks are likely to grow as private...

Health Minister Michelle Thompson declined CBC's interview request. #nspoli via @taryngrant.bsky.social

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15.01.2025 12:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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N.S. losing out on health transfers as private medical imaging grows | CBC News Over the past two years, Ottawa has clawed back more than $3 million from Nova Scotia because some patients are paying out of pocket for MRI and ultrasound. The clawbacks are likely to grow as private...

Nova Scotia sees more than $3-million in clawbacks from federal health transfer as private medical imaging grows and Ottawa clamps down on private health care, by @taryngrant.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

15.01.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A man adjusts an MRI machine in this file photo. About half of patients in Nova Scotia get an MRI within 80 days of requesting one, but some wait for more than 14 months. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

A man adjusts an MRI machine in this file photo. About half of patients in Nova Scotia get an MRI within 80 days of requesting one, but some wait for more than 14 months. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

N.S. faces federal clawbacks to health funding as private imaging sector grows www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @taryngrant.bsky.social

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15.01.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Shell Game Technology Podcast Β· 7 Episodes Β· Weekly Series

Great immersive reporting.

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10.01.2025 02:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Mother’s Fate A mutant gene is coming to steal Linde Jacobs’s mind. Can she find a way to stop it?

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23.12.2024 02:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GisΓ¨le Pelicot has rewritten her story – and electrified women all over the world. But what about men? | Rebecca Solnit This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us here, says Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit

One more time for the people in the back: β€œIt is not women’s work to change or fix men.”

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20.12.2024 02:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not just for your parents: Facebook's buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials HALIFAX - A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off Cape St. Mary’s in Newfoundland sits propped up against a tree in front of Tyler

Got to write a fun little feature on the wonders of FB Marketplace and how it's drawing people back in to the social media platform so many of us ditched.
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09.12.2024 12:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Police investigating the death of another homeless Nova Scotian Police in Kentville say the body of a 52-year-old man was found Wednesday morning in a park. It is the second sudden death of a homeless person within the past two weeks. Jean Laroche has the story.

The sharp grief of this man’s sister is heartbreaking to watch.

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07.12.2024 01:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Woman living in chronic pain says N.S. health care plagued by sexism, ageism and 'dangerous' apathy | CBC News Laura O'Byrne has countless fibroids β€” growths around her uterus, which itself is three times larger than normal β€” and a large ovarian cyst. But she's met a number of roadblocks in treating her issues, including being dismissed by a Nova Scotia gynecologist and denied an out-of-province claim to MSI for an urgent hysterectomy in her home province of Manitoba.

Woman living in chronic pain says N.S. health care plagued by sexism, ageism and 'dangerous' apathy

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06.12.2024 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nova Scotia election had lowest voter turnout ever | CBC News The historic win by the Progressive Conservatives comes with a record low voter turnout as only 45 per cent of the electorate cast a ballot, according to unofficial results from Elections Nova Scotia.

Worst ever voter turnout, strongest ever majority government.
#nspoli

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28.11.2024 19:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0