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Health

Struggling with high pet med costs? Canada’s competition watchdog calls for more choice and affordable options

As a pet owner and emergency veterinary technician, Denise Angus understands the struggles that come with providing affordable care for…

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Nova Scotia

Solar panels added to N.S. affordable housing complex giving residents big break on power bills

Residents of an affordable housing complex in Sydney, N.S., are getting their power bills cut by more than 50 per…

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Nova Scotia

Port Hawkesbury council candidates push affordable housing, waterfront development

Town council candidates in Port Hawkesbury are discussing affordable housing, waterfront development, green hydrogen — even an electric ferry for the Strait…

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Nova Scotia

‘A blank slate’: Affordable housing experts to help guide Shannon Park redevelopment

The Crown corporation redeveloping a former military site on the Dartmouth waterfront into a neighbourhood with 3,000 residential units has selected…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. NDP accuse province of putting landlord profits over affordable housing

Nova Scotia’s NDP are accusing the government of prioritizing landlords over residents who need an affordable place to live, as…

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Canada

Affordable, social and outdoorsy: Why disc golf is thriving on P.E.I.

Evan Nobles positions his driver as best as he can, steps forward, and tees off. An object glides through the…

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Canada

Would you buy an affordable EV made in China?

As the federal government mulls whether to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, some Canadians say they would jump at…

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Canada

To pay for affordable housing, some non-profits bypass banks and get loans from their neighbours

The Ontario community of Haliburton County bustles in the summer months with cottagers who flock to the area’s lakes to kick…

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Canada

Winnipeg considers taking derelict properties off owners’ hands, turning them into affordable housing

The City of Winnipeg wants to make it easier to take vacant and derelict properties and turn them into affordable…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. is offering land for affordable housing. Some say there is a catch

Larry Thomas walks to the edge of a piece of forest in Hammonds Plains, where he’d hoped by now to…

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