
‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral
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02:11 | February 20, 2025
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral
Description
October 8, 2024
A Nova Scotia woman has defied convention and societal norms by hosting her own living funeral, allowing people to celebrate her while she's still around. Once a performer herself, April Hubbard planned the event like a night at the theatre. Heidi Petracek reports on the unique way Hubbard chose to bid a final farewell before pursuing a medically-assisted death, and her hope this will inspire more open conversations about dying with dignity.
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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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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:00 | 11 hours ago
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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
-
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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Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 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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Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024
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Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement01:49 | August 1, 2024
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Halifax boil water advisory: More than 200,000 people impacted after facility power failure02:04 | July 2, 2024
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | April 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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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:00 | 11 hours ago
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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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Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 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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Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024
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Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement01:49 | August 1, 2024
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Halifax boil water advisory: More than 200,000 people impacted after facility power failure02:04 | July 2, 2024
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Millions of Canadians remain under heat warnings01:57 | June 19, 2024
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | April 29, 2024
‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral
Description
October 8, 2024
A Nova Scotia woman has defied convention and societal norms by hosting her own living funeral, allowing people to celebrate her while she's still around. Once a performer herself, April Hubbard planned the event like a night at the theatre. Heidi Petracek reports on the unique way Hubbard chose to bid a final farewell before pursuing a medically-assisted death, and her hope this will inspire more open conversations about dying with dignity.
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