The provincial government spent $18 million over the past two years to lease hotels and pay community service groups to provide temporary beds and meals to a growing homeless population, many of whom are living in tents and vehicles because they can no longer afford to rent.
The cultural imperialism of the American smile
Smiling is cultural. The way we smile is cultural. What a smile means is cultural. Dominant cultural assumptions can erase all that.
Proposed 9.7% tax increase dropped as Halifax regional council starts budget process
Coun. Tim Outhit introduced amendment, saying 9.7% “would be wrong.”
‘Routine’ forgery? Alleged woodlot theft raises suspicions about forestry industry practices
In April of 2022, Harry Lamey heard a radio ad for a logging contractor who was interested in cutting timber on private woodlots. It caught his interest. Over the years, the Lameys had occasionally requested quotes to see what their timber might be worth. His daughter Carla, who lives in Barrie, Ontario, owns 300 acres […]
Nova Scotians urged to participate in national survey to help better understand grief
Open to Canadians who have experienced any kind of loss, the survey closes on Dec. 7.
Eastern Shore residents want more services, funding from Halifax Regional Municipality
Residents have their say at the first discussions of HRM budget on Tuesday.
Our transportation system is ridiculous
If hundreds of thousands of people are all going in the same direction, maybe they could be on a train?
Judge rejects Witness Protection Program’s request for a retroactive publication ban on Halifax Examiner articles, but gives the WPP everything else it asked for
I am not a crook. That is my first take-away from a decision released Monday by Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Justice Josh Arnold. Arnold was ruling on an application from the Witness Protection Program seeking a “retroactive publication ban” on two articles I wrote in relation to the murder trial of Randy Riley; the […]
Staff at Nova Scotia transition houses in talks to achieve wage equity
Transition House Association of Nova Scotia, PSCA, CUPE met in mid November for first of discussions.
Poll says skyrocketing costs impacting Atlantic Canadians’ mental health
A poll conducted by Ipsos found that “inflation isolation” is a growing issue.