Halifax Examiner

Wood Street: ‘We succeeded on the lock them up part; we have failed on the treatment part’

Last fall, the People’s Advocacy and Transformational Hub (PATH) filed a lawsuit against the province on behalf of former ...
Halifax Examiner

‘I don’t see my future prioritized’: Teenagers speak up at public bills committee

Dozens of people, including teenagers, showed up at the legislature’s public bills committee for the third consecutive day to ...
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Nova Scotia Power told to reduce executive salaries and new hires as power rates set to rise

Nova Scotia Energy Board issued decision Wednesday approving Nova Scotia Power’s request for an increase to residential ...
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NDP says Nova Scotia could raise millions by upping fees companies pay for water

NDP says province is missing a major opportunity to raise badly needed revenue by not charging companies adequate fees for withdrawing the increasingly valuable resource.
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Improving Atlantic Canada’s energy security

We should not continue to rely on crude oil from the Middle East. This will require Atlantic Canada to replace Saudi Arabian ...
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Power rates to increase by about 8% over two years

The Nova Scotia Energy Board has approved Nova Scotia Power’s application for a rate increase mostly as proposed by the ...
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‘Our work matters’: Executive director of non-profit facing 100% funding cut speaks at public bills committee

Claire Halpern, executive director of Family SOS, shared how her organization is keeping children out of foster care.