Nova Scotians showed their kindness this year. Here are 6 stories to prove it
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From knitting blankets for the less fortunate to saving someone who fell into a manhole, Nova Scotians showed their kindness this year.
So as 2024 draws to a close, CBC Nova Scotia is looking back at some memorable moments.
Here are six examples of Nova Scotians being kind this year.
A group of seniors at the Melville Heights retirement home in Halifax have been getting together every week for almost 20 years to knit blankets for the less fortunate.
As Paul Palmeter reported back in April, they were on the verge of hitting a big milestone.
Back in May, high school students in Shelburne, N.S., created a tribute of red wooden hearts to thank firefighters and volunteers who responded to wildfires last year.
As Gareth Hampshire reported, the wooden hearts were installed at a local park for all to enjoy.
Read the full story here.
Many students in Nova Scotia rely on getting their breakfast and lunch at school, but it's not always guaranteed they'll have something to eat on the weekends.
As Celina Aalders reported in November, volunteers around the province have been stepping up to change that.
Read the full story here.
Dan Webb was walking his dog, Chance, near the Canada Games Centre in Halifax back in February when he fell into a partially uncovered manhole.
Soaking wet and too far down to get himself out, Webb was rescued by Colleen Paschal, who was passing by and heard his cries for help.
"Something aligned the proper way for her to come over and be inquisitive enough to see what was going on," Webb said. "We're going to be friends for life."
Since opening his small family-run restaurant with his mother back in 2021, Abdul Raziq Khan says he's worked hard to create a sense of community centred on giving back.
Residents of a northern Manitoba First Nation are being told that their power will not be restored until late in the day on New Year’s Eve.
On most mornings at La Suerte Bakery and Resto in Prince Albert, the day starts before sunrise.
A washout has closed Highway 16 on Haida Gwaii as a round of heavy rain lashes B.C.'s North Coast.
Environment Canada's wind warning for Toronto has ended, but high winds and power outages persist across Ontario Monday evening as areas north of the city for snow squalls.
The national RCMP union is criticizing what it calls a "misleading" report that urges Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government to continue steps to ditch the Mounties.
Toronto police said a man is in custody in connection with a suspected arson at a federal government office building in North York Monday.
Yellowknife RCMP say that no one was seriously injured after an allegedly impaired driver rammed her car into and through the front entrance of the Explorer Hotel on Christmas Eve.
Members of a Canadian delegation that was denied entry to the West Bank earlier this month are calling on Ottawa to tighten sanctions targeting new Israeli settlements in occupied territory.
Vendors at the Charlottetown Farmers’ Market are coming together for a one-time pop-up event this week after a fire forced the market to close indefinitely.
Many people associate Calgary's warm chinook winds with the onset of headaches, but experts say the science behind the correlation remains unclear.
Seabridge Gold says it plans to spin out its large but somewhat sidelined Courageous Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories into a new standalone company named Valor Gold, subject to regulatory approvals.
Sitting in Ottawa's Rainbow Bistro, preparing for his band to play a gig, former MP Charlie Angus was reflecting on the past year. His plan to quietly retire and write a book turned into creating viral videos viewed around the world and a cross-Canada tour to fight Donald Trump.