Dartmouth

Tynan Gannett is on his way to becoming a volleyball titan.At just 20 years old, Gannett is believed to be the first Nova Scotian man to make a national beach volleyball team. Gannett grew up in Dartmouth, N.S., and competed for Team Nova…

Cricket players are coming together for a tournament in Dartmouth, N.S., this weekend to showcase their love of the sport as they rally to get a dedicated field.The Atlantic Champions Cup Fundraising Cricket Tournament is taking place at…

Claire Parsons has spent over a decade catching waves on her board. Surfing has helped her through some hard times.She took her first lesson with East Coast Surf School at Lawrencetown Beach, N.S. Recently, she placed third at a longboard…

Barbara Will, vice provost of academic initiatives and a professor of English at Dartmouth, and Bob Lasher, senior vice president for institutional advancement at the Ivy League university, told Hindustan Times, in an interview…

Last November, Nova Scotia surgeon Jennifer Leighton used a robot to help her plan, then guide her, as she replaced the hip of a patient at the Dartmouth General Hospital — a first in Canada for a total hip replacement procedure."This is…

A Nova Scotia surgeon has completed the first robot-assisted hip replacement in Canada at the Dartmouth General Hospital (DGH). “This is adding a level of accuracy and precision that we’ve really never been capable of before,” Dr.…

The first tenants of a new supportive housing project could begin to move in before Christmas now that renovations on the old Travelodge Suites in Dartmouth, N.S., are almost complete.Work is underway to identify who will live in the…

A Dartmouth woman is calling for change after she was unable to visit her grandmother at the hospital for five weeks because of a COVID-19 lockdown at the Dartmouth General Hospital.Kim Piccott said her 95-year-old grandmother, Evelyn…

A cell biologist, who served as Duke University's provost for the previous eight years, has been named the new president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The MIT Corporation, the institution's governing body, chose Sally…

Canada’s rising stars in canoe racing powered to gold, silver and bronze medals in the world championships as a crowd roared its approval alongside Lake Banook in Dartmouth, N.S., on Sunday. Katie Vincent and Connor Fitzpatrick…