Halifax Community News

When Ouafaa Eladmi and her family moved to Canada three years ago, she knew they were embarking on a transitional period that might require some sacrifices, one of them being the Christmas season. The family, originally from Casablanca, Morocco, first had to adapt to their new surroundings. The move from a big city to a small town such as High River, Alta., was a significant change. With no family or many friends around, Ouafaa was expecting a toned-down Christmas.

The BMO Real Financial Progress Index reveals 65% of Canadians plan to give back to their community this holiday season, despite rising costs and economic uncertainty. The Index was developed based on a survey of 2500 adults conducted by Ipsos in Canada and the U.S.

The City of Greater Sudbury, through the 2025 Greater Sudbury Arts and Culture Grant program, awarded grants to 37 recipient projects and organizations. In total, $587,577 was invested in support of Greater Sudbury’s creative and cultural industry.

The 15-year-old African Nova Scotian was born with a life-threatening condition that has since pushed her to study medicine to one day help kids like her. Simmonds, who is originally from Dartmouth but now lives with her family in China, was born premature at the IWK Health Centre with gastroschisis, in which some of her gastrointestinal organs had grown outside of her body.

Ensuring that there are enough volunteers trained and available to respond within local fire and emergency services for the East Hants municipality is an ongoing struggle.