News 1. COVID update This item is written by Tim Bousquet. Yesterday, the provincial Department of Health and Wellness released the COVID Epidemiologic Summary for the month of July. The death counts are somewhat confusing, with this caveat written into the summary: Deaths are subject to a lag in reporting. The number of deaths reported […]
Women and gender diverse people are disproportionately affected by the housing crisis. Are we doing enough?
A 25-unit affordable housing complex in Lakeside, NS called The Sunflower that will provide housing for women, families, and gender-expansive people is almost complete. But women and gender-diverse people, who are vulnerable in a housing crisis, need more to keep them from facing homelessness and housing insecurity. Cheryl MacIsaac is a program coordinator with Adsum […]
Calling the quarantine hotline
Morning File, Tuesday, June 21, 2022
News 1. Police board to launch limited independent review of August 18 actions “Halifax’s Board of Police Commissioners is moving ahead with an independent civilian review of the police actions of August 18, 2021,” Zane Woodford reports. The board had considered launching such a review last fall, but was waiting on a legal opinion to […]
University enrolments survive COVID punch
The number of full-time students attending Nova Scotia’s 11 universities this year dropped by 2.9%, for a total of 39,619 students. The decline was more pronounced in this province than for the Atlantic region as a whole where full-time enrolment was down only 1.3%. However, the number of international students who pay more than double...