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Rent control, tax cuts, travel nurses: Here’s what N.S. leaders are talking about today

Nova Scotia’s New Democrats are proposing measures they say would protect renters from excessive rent hikes and evictions if the…

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Homeless man in tent deserved same welfare rate as someone with permanent housing, says N.S. lawyer

A veteran human rights lawyer tried to convince a Nova Scotia judge on Wednesday that a homeless man living in…

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N.S. political parties all try to make affordability their issue

In the three years since Nova Scotia’s last election, rent and mortgage payments have risen, sticker shock has become a…

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Large N.S. landlord running ‘scheme’ to collect illegal deposits, says legal aid group

Zhaojun Xu held her breath and sent the money. The $3,142.50 deposit drained her bank account, but she needed a…

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Re-elected CBRM councillor, not yet sworn in, running for Tories in N.S. election

A newly re-elected councillor for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality has been announced as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the…

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N.S. Barristers’ Society must tackle racism, systemic discrimination head on: report

The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has unanimously accepted a report that lays out how the society can tackle anti-Black and…

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As HIV cases rise, N.S. politicians and advocates push for no-cost access to prevention meds

As a longtime harm reduction worker now working on a master’s degree in counselling psychology, Andrew Thomas has spent a lot…

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Outrage after guests wearing KKK costumes attend N.S. fire hall dance

A deputy fire chief in Cape Breton has apologized after some guests attended a Halloween dance at a fire hall dressed as…

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Parties face different challenges, present different narratives as N.S. election kicks off

When Tim Houston stood in the Nova Scotia legislature in 2021 to speak in support of fixed election dates —…

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Judge details loophole that makes it hard to get convictions for distracted driving in N.S.

A pair of court decisions released last week by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice say that poorly worded legislation…

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