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Category: Poverty

A white man has a bunch of microphones thrust at him.
Posted inEducation

Opposition, advocates say budget misses the mark on poverty, housing crisis

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Premier Tim Houston defended his government’s decision to freeze income assistance rates.

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A small red piggy bank with white polka dots sits on a wooden table. There's no money in the piggy bank.
Posted inMorning File

Poverty and financial literacy: you can’t budget if you don’t have the money

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent March 23, 2023March 23, 2023
A young boy wearing a navy ball cap, orange hooded sweatshirt and grey pants sits on a wooden wharf looking down at seagulls in the water.
Posted inEquity and Equality, Poverty, Province House

Federal benefits reduced child poverty in Nova Scotia, but ‘province did very little,’ report finds

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont March 9, 2023March 16, 2023
Food is displayed on the side of a van that says MOBILE FOOD MARKET on the side. It's a sunny day.
Posted inCity Hall

Halifax council endorses food security and public safety plans

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford March 8, 2023March 15, 2023
A smiling white woman with short cropped hair, glasses, and wearing a burgundy, black, and white print top holds a tabby cat with white under its chin and on its paws. They are in a room with a window in the background, a off-white chair in the corner, and cat toys and a cat bed on the floor. A black shelving unit stores cat treats and brushes.
Posted inPoverty, Profiles, Women

‘Everybody should have a cat:’ Linda Felix and Spay Day HRM rescue the felines of Halifax

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent February 28, 2023March 7, 2023
A large silver bell sit on the ground in front of a building of red bricks. A red-and-white sign on the wall of the building says "The North Dartmouth Outreach Resource Centre. Home of the Food Bank."
Posted inLocal News, Poverty

‘Our numbers are up:’ higher food prices impacting Dartmouth food banks and clients

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson February 23, 2023March 2, 2023
Red double doors at the top of the stairs of a red brick church. A sign on the side of the building says "Grace United. Sunday 11 am service virtual and in person. A warm welcome to all."
Posted inPRICED OUT

New warming centre, shelter in Dartmouth churches serving unhoused in community

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent January 26, 2023January 26, 2023
The entrance to the Atlantic Superstore on the Bedford Highway on a sunny day.
Posted inMorning File

Theft from grocery stores and the end of civilization as we know it

by Tim Bousquet January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
A large piece of brown cardboard ripped into a rectangle with the word HELP written on it in black pen lies on top of some clothing in a grocery cart.
Posted inProvince House

Nova Scotians on income assistance ‘live a life of damaging poverty,’ advocate tells committee

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
A truck that holds home heating fuel
Posted inUtilities

The province substantially increases funding for and eligibility to the Heating Assistance Rebate Program

by Tim Bousquet December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

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In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

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