‘Example of service and dedication’: Nova Scotia honours 1st Black person to win Victoria Cross
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‘Example of service and dedication’: Nova Scotia honours 1st Black person to win Victoria Cross
Description
February 19, 2024
On Heritage Day, Nova Scotia celebrates one of its important historical figures. This year, William Hall is being honoured. Heidi Petracek explains how Hall fought off racism and battled in wars in the 1800s; how he made history; and how he's being fondly remembered for his skills and determination.
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‘Example of service and dedication’: Nova Scotia honours 1st Black person to win Victoria Cross01:56 | February 19, 2024 -
Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland01:44 | September 25, 2025 -
N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025 -
Liberals to begin gun buyback pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S.02:11 | September 23, 2025 -
Dalhousie University deep in labour dispute ahead of classes starting02:03 | August 28, 2025 -
Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:00 | July 8, 2025 -
Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025 -
‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:52 | May 21, 2025 -
N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:57 | May 15, 2025 -
Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future02:14 | April 30, 2025 -
Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off01:42 | April 16, 2025 -
Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025 -
Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:52 | February 26, 2025 -
How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:11 | February 20, 2025 -
Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:57 | January 27, 2025 -
Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 2025 -
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation02:00 | December 2, 2024 -
How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024 -
Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?02:09 | November 13, 2024 -
How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:58 | November 12, 2024 -
N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:55 | November 10, 2024 -
Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024 -
Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024 -
‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024 -
Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024 -
Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024 -
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024 -
Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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‘Example of service and dedication’: Nova Scotia honours 1st Black person to win Victoria Cross01:56 | February 19, 2024
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Halifax man now fastest person to run around Iceland01:44 | September 25, 2025
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N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025
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Liberals to begin gun buyback pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S.02:11 | September 23, 2025
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Dalhousie University deep in labour dispute ahead of classes starting02:03 | August 28, 2025
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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:00 | July 8, 2025
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Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025
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‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada01:52 | May 21, 2025
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N.S. man meets long-lost sibling in the Netherlands01:57 | May 15, 2025
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Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future02:14 | April 30, 2025
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Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off01:42 | April 16, 2025
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Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025
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Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:52 | February 26, 2025
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How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:11 | February 20, 2025
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Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:57 | January 27, 2025
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Global National: Jan. 521:56 | January 5, 2025
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Recent spike in domestic violence cases underscores need for action02:16 | January 2, 2025
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Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing01:52 | December 30, 2024
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation02:00 | December 2, 2024
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024
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Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?02:09 | November 13, 2024
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:58 | November 12, 2024
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N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:55 | November 10, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024
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‘Example of service and dedication’: Nova Scotia honours 1st Black person to win Victoria Cross
Description
February 19, 2024
On Heritage Day, Nova Scotia celebrates one of its important historical figures. This year, William Hall is being honoured. Heidi Petracek explains how Hall fought off racism and battled in wars in the 1800s; how he made history; and how he's being fondly remembered for his skills and determination.
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