Deadline to apply for $1,500 Peace Scholarship Award is Aug. 18 The annual Peace Basketball Tournament is back for its sixth year with 20 teams competing on courts across Halifax over Aug. 22-25. The tournament continues the legacy of the former provincial Black Invitational Basketball Tournament, which stopped over a decade ago after running for 40 years—but which was a rallying force in bringing people together across African Nova Scotia to celebrate community ties, work to prevent violence and promote peace through sport…