poverty

Nova Scotia’s deputy minister of opportunities and social development, Craig Beaton, recently addressed the lack of discussion surrounding increasing income…

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has released a new report highlighting the potential benefits of a guaranteed basic income program…

A recent report from Statistics Canada has shed light on the troubling reality of poverty in Nova Scotia. According to…

As Troy Ryan stood at the gate, waiting to enter the Olympic opening ceremonies, his mind flooded with memories of…

Nova Scotia is facing a significant challenge when it comes to child poverty, according to a recent report from the…

Child poverty in Canada is on the rise, and Campaign 2000’s latest report indicates that the Canada Child Benefit (CCB)…

A program aimed at lifting at least 350 households in Bridgewater, N.S., out of energy poverty is having trouble reaching some…

Nova Scotia teachers, principals and education officials are trying a variety of ways to get kids back into class after…

The new Canada Disability Benefit will lift about 25,000 adults out of poverty, according to new numbers released by the federal…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre understandably seized on a new report card released last week by Food Banks Canada that highlighted the number of Canadians…