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Nicole Munro

@nicolemunro.bsky.social
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Journalist | Deputy managing editor, The Chronicle Herald. 📍Halifax, N.S.

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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well, this is going to be interesting come Oct. 19. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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New Nova Scotia road rules could mean fines, seized e-bikes, e-scooters and phone calls to parents
Riders breaking the rules could lose their bikes or scooters, with riders who are minors risking a phone call home.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's that time of year! www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Free flu vaccines are now available for bookings in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotians can receive free influenza and COVID-19 vaccines for this flu season, starting now
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And she looked at how people in Nova Scotia are finding a family doctor outside the Need a Family Practice Registry (some tips and tricks, perhaps, for those still without one). www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/... If you have a health-care story pitch for Emma, feel free to shoot me a message!
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The registry had them waiting. These Nova Scotians found a family doctor another way
Over 52,000 Nova Scotians are currently on a wait list to be connected with a family doctor.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Emma took a tour of the new IWK pediatric emergency department, set to open in the spring. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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New IWK pediatric emergency room, triple in size, should decrease wait times and improve patient care
The new space will be 32,000 square feet, including new X-ray and CT scanners and a rooftop playground.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
She recently wrote another story on breast cancer survivors and what they say needs to change when it comes to education and mammography wait times. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Nova Scotia breast cancer survivors say increased education and shorter mammography wait times are needed
Mammography wait times can last up to 18 months for an annual screening, says Canadian Cancer Society executive
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Our newest reporter, Emma Breton, has lately been focusing on health care in Nova Scotia. She's had some great stories recently, including today's: Does breast cancer show up in your breath? New IWK study looking for answers www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Does breast cancer show up in your breath? New IWK study looking for answers
Is it possible to detect breast cancer by studying a patient’s breath?
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Great question, but also, look at these sick @timbophoto.bsky.social photos. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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What’s the silver airship above Halifax, and what does it do?
A massive silver aircraft floating through the Halifax sky on Wednesday morning caught a lot of eyes and raised plenty of questions.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The struggle to find childcare in Nova Scotia was highlighted this past session when NDP MLA Lina Hamid sometimes spoke on the floor with her four-month-old daughter by her side. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Nova Scotia MLA who brought baby to legislature says 'lack of supports for parents to pursue their careers' shared by many
Lina Hamid brought four-month-old daughter to fall session
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just now?
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Some big news here. www.saltwire.com/commodities/...
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Emera and Canadian Utilities to merge into $72-billion powerhouse
Emera Inc. and Canadian Utilities Ltd. have announced a merger that would form a combined company valued at $72 billion. Read more.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A behind-the-scenes look at the new IWK emergency department, expected to open in spring 2027. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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New IWK pediatric emergency room, triple in size, should decrease wait times and improve patient care
The new space will be 32,000 square feet, including new X-ray and CT scanners and a rooftop playground.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On Tuesday, Patrick Doyle was doing things to bring awareness to pedestrian safety. On Wednesday, he was hit by a driver. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Community supports Bedford's Patrick Doyle, walking advocate injured after being struck by a car
The Bedford community has rallied around beloved resident Patrick Doyle, who has championed many causes with his awareness walks.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Waiting on the Need a Family Practice Registry for a family doctor? So were these people, but they found one another way. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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The registry had them waiting. These Nova Scotians found a family doctor another way
Over 52,000 Nova Scotians are currently on a wait list to be connected with a family doctor.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another reminder that student journalists are important. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The one and only.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It was indeed the New Brunswick Beacon.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And what a damn shame it is to see that things haven’t changed. If you’re interested, our series from 2015: fogofrape.wordpress.com Please take care when reading.
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The Fog of Rape
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
But years later, the site was taken down (with much pushback from us and other alumni) and our investigative series went with it. Pat, who still had all the files, made a bare bones WordPress site so the series could live on — but what used to pop up as a search result is now buried online.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
But after all that, our team said we were going to publish it one way or another: on the school’s website or we would create our own. Eventually, our series was published on the school’s website.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When we continued on with the project, we were then told we would not be allowed to publish our series on the website where students’ stories were posted. The school owned the website, so could make those decisions.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our university president got wind of our project and visited our class. He started off with remarks about his concern for victims, then turned to how this series could not be published. How we would likely be sued and would never be able to afford it. How we would never land a journalism job.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eventually, 11 of us, Jan and another one of our professors, Pat Richard, formed an investigative team. But getting women to tell their stories wasn’t the challenging part of the series. Being able to publish it was.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
With the evolving Cornell University story, I have been reflecting on my fourth and final year at St. Thomas University in 2015 in Fredericton. One of my professors, Jan Wong, wanted some of our class to work on an investigative series on rape on campus.
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Josh Healey @joshrjhealey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Confirmed this morning: HRM staff have been involved with Mayor Andy Fillmore's discussions with the Department of National Defence. But, as per a spokesperson, "no formal negotiations have taken place."
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If this is you, please send me a DM!
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These are just a handful of stories from our reporters in Halifax. Check out our website for more: thechronicleherald.ca And if there's something you want one of our reporters to dig into, feel free to shoot me a DM or an email.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And what about the new ferry service that was promised for Little Tancook Island? @joshrjhealey.bsky.social has the latest. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Lack of update on ferry service leaves Little Tancook business owners in the dark
Karina Smith and her family moved to Little Tancook Island, on the picturesque South Shore, looking for a quieter life.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Then there are all those highrises being built around Halifax. Willy Palov speaks with new fire Chief Deryn Rizzi about some of the challenges that come with the tall buildings. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Fire chief explains challenges now that Halifax buildings getting taller: 'Highrise fires require substantially more personnel'
New buildings in the Halifax Regional Municipality are getting taller every year and the city's firefighters are doing their best to keep up
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And what's going on with the infilling in the Northwest Arm? @jentaplin.bsky.social catches you up on the latest: It's about doubled. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Infill grows on the Northwest Arm as wheels turn in Halifax’s investigation
‘So is Halifax going to stand up for its laws, or is it not?’ challenges neighbour
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Quite the morning over here for stories from @thechronicleherald.bsky.social newsroom. Starting with this story from Aaron Beswick, who reports funding for the New Glasgow homeless shelter was cut a day after it refused to kick out a resident: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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New Glasgow homeless shelter claims funding cut a day after it refused to kick out resident who committed crime against 'influential family in Pictou County'
The executive director of a New Glasgow homeless shelter says her funding was cut a day after refusing a provincial government demand to kick out a man who’d served time for a crime against a prominen...
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is a great short doc. that shows what it's like to grow up as a restaurant kid. www.nfb.ca/film/restaur... Fun fact: My grandparents are the Chows who opened the Chow Family in Truro. My first job was making egg rolls with my great-grandmother when I was 11.
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Restaurant Kids
For many children of Halifax’s Chinese restaurateurs, the family restaurant was more than a business. It was a second home, a classroom and a workplace. Through intimate conversations …
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The latest in this case: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Halifax woman accused of disposing newborn baby’s body granted bail after nearly four months in custody
A Halifax woman accused of disposing of a newborn baby's body has been granted bail with the consent of the Crown after spending almost four months in custody.
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Halifax Wanderers FC offers to pay $100 million to build a permanent stadium in downtown land-lease agreement www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Halifax Wanderers FC offers to pay $100 million to build a permanent stadium in downtown land-lease agreement
Halifax Wanderers president Derek Martin is offering to pay $100 million to build and manage a permanent stadium at the Wanderers Grounds.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Bradley Lowe's fight continues. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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'Finish what he started': mother of Bradley Lowe pushes for changes to income assistance in Nova Scotia
Jackie Lowe said the new regulations took away hope following the positive court ruling in her son Bradley's case.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I can barely walk up the hill from the waterfront, let alone run a loop from the Halifax Ferry Terminal to Citadel Hill for 24 hours straight. Holy smokes. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Nova Scotia man will run up Citadel Hill for 24 hours to raise funds for youth mentorship
The run has already raised almost $50,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Halifax.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our provincial politics reporter Ally Bowes is already off and running on Day 1 of the fall sitting. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Nova Scotia proposes changes to overtime threshold and establishes tip protection
Proposed change would lower overtime threshold from 48 to 44 hours, create new tip rules to go in place April 1
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So you're saying it's not a great weekend to attend an outdoor wedding? www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Expect a dry first day of school in Nova Scotia, but heavy rain will spoil much of Labour Day weekend
Significant rainfall coming to the region isn't expected to spoil the first day of school in Nova Scotia on Thursday. However, it will dampen plans heading into the Labour Day weekend, said a leading ...
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's almost that time of year. Our reporter Emma Breton lays out a good guide on what tenants need to know: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Renting in Halifax? What tenants need to know about leases, rent and evictions
Dalhousie Legal Aid expert says the key is knowing your rights as a tenant.
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby stops for a photo with some eager young fans following a summer workout at a Bedford rink on Thursday. 📸: @timbophoto.bsky.social
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Curious to see who will buy U.S. alcohol when/if it's returned to shelves here. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Nova Scotia willing to put American alcohol back on shelves if new trade deal goes through, Houston says
The prime minister has asked provinces who have pulled American booze to start selling it again if a new trade deal is approved.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Another charge in the U.S. consulate bomb threat case: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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New federal charge laid against Halifax man in U.S. consulate bomb threat case
Police have laid a new charge in the investigation into a bomb threat that closed several streets in downtown Halifax on Aug. 10.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This entire story. No thanks. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Peeping drone: Halifax woman shocked by device watching her through bedroom window
A Halifax woman says a drone spent more than half a minute with its camera focused into her seventh-floor bedroom before it flew away
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
What a really well-written piece (and a wild dispute).
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
FYI Dartmouth folks: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Man taken to hospital following shooting at Dartmouth homeless encampment
Halifax Regional Police are investigating a shooting at the homeless encampment in Dartmouth on Wednesday afternoon.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The latest on the bomb threat in downtown Halifax: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Man, 54, charged in downtown Halifax bomb threat
Police have laid charges against Ali Assakereh in connection with a bomb threat that closed several downtown streets Monday.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Can there be a more calming sound for alerts that end alerts? Good gravy.
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Josh Healey @joshrjhealey.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Police tape has been removed and people are allowed to go back downtown. Told a media release is coming soon.
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Josh Healey @joshrjhealey.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New: Police are evacuating parts of downtown Halifax due to a bomb threat. Scotia Square and downtown hotels are also being evacuated, with an emergency alert issued at 10:30 a.m. Police are asking the public to avoid the affected areas. More to come for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.
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Police ask public to avoid Barrington Hotel, Purdy's Wharf in downtown Halifax and Canada Games Centre areas following threats
The Halifax Regional Police have arrested a man and are asking the public to avoid two areas of the city because of threats he made.
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
So happy to see rain, I could cry. What a relief in this humidity!
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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
His fight lived on. And they won. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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Nova Scotia court rules that tents count as accommodation for enhanced income assistance
The case was started in 2023 by Bradley Lowe. After his passing, Lowes estate continued hoping it would help others in similar circumstances.
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