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A grey building with a yellow sign reading 'CASHMONEY CHEQUE CASHING PAYDAY ADVANCE,' is seen on a sunny day.
Posted inEconomy

Nova Scotia UARB cuts payday loan interest rates

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford June 7, 2022January 3, 2023

Payday lenders will get a smaller cut of Nova Scotians’ cheques later this year. In a decision released Tuesday, the provincial Utility and Review Board (UARB) has lowered the maximum interest those lenders can charge from $19 on a $100 loan to $17, as of Sept. 1. Starting Jan. 1, 2024, that figure will drop […]

Posted inMorning File

Who’s paying the price for payday and high-interest loans?

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent April 15, 2021November 29, 2022
Posted inCity Hall, Commentary, Environment, Journalism

Trying to get straight answers from the provincial government is an exercise in frustration and futility

Avatar photo by Joan Baxter October 4, 2018October 20, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

How Nova Scotia has sold its soul to cater to tax avoidance schemes: Morning File, Tuesday, November 7, 2017

by Tim Bousquet November 7, 2017October 20, 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.

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