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About half of the 7,000 Nova Scotians waiting for public housing are seniors

About half of the 7,000 Nova Scotians waiting for public housing are seniors

HALIFAX — About half of the 7,020 households on Nova Scotia's wait-list for public housing are composed of seniors, the deputy minister of housing said Wednesday, a number the opposition said should make the government feel ashamed.
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Pastor in N.S. Black church reflects on fighting her good fight, as retirement nears

Pastor in N.S. Black church reflects on fighting her good fight, as retirement nears

HALIFAX — After the hymns and quiet prayers of a Sunday morning, Rev. Rhonda Britton sat in the silence of her 192-year-old Black church in Halifax, reflecting on what it's meant to guide her congregation for 17, often challenging, years.
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Less than half of individual shelters N.S. bought last year for unhoused people open

Less than half of individual shelters N.S. bought last year for unhoused people open

HALIFAX — Less than half of the 200 self-contained shelters Nova Scotia bought for unhoused people are open almost a year after the plan was announced. As of Tuesday, 80 of the insulated, 70-square-foot fibreglass shelters made by the U.S.
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Nova Scotia judge upholds fisheries minister's right to impose licence moratorium

Nova Scotia judge upholds fisheries minister's right to impose licence moratorium

HALIFAX — The right of Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister to impose a moratorium on new licences for fish buyers and processors has been upheld in a recent court decision.
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Ferry service between Nova Scotia, P.E.I. won't resume until at least Oct. 19

Ferry service between Nova Scotia, P.E.I. won't resume until at least Oct. 19

CHARLOTTETOWN — Ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia has been delayed until Oct. 19.
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Nova Scotia judge gives teen two years probation for stabbing high school staff

Nova Scotia judge gives teen two years probation for stabbing high school staff

HALIFAX — A 17-year-old boy who stabbed two staff members at a Halifax-area high school last year doesn't need to serve anymore jail time and instead should be given two years of probation, a Nova Scotia youth court judge ruled Friday.
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N.S. government revises deficit forecast higher, citing softening tax revenues

N.S. government revises deficit forecast higher, citing softening tax revenues

HALIFAX — In what's become a September pattern in Nova Scotia politics, the province's finance minister is again projecting a bigger deficit than estimated in the spring budget.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend Francophonie summit in France next week

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend Francophonie summit in France next week

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be travelling to France next Thursday to attend the Francophonie summit. The meeting of French-speaking countries, which happens every two years, will be held on Oct. 4 and 5 in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris.
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Nova Scotia government defends funding offer rejected by wine industry

Nova Scotia government defends funding offer rejected by wine industry

HALIFAX — An offer of additional financial aid to Nova Scotia’s wine industry is still on the table despite being rejected by grape growers earlier this week, say provincial officials.
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Nova Scotia tourism hurt by ferry cancellations as tourist season winds down: mayor

Nova Scotia tourism hurt by ferry cancellations as tourist season winds down: mayor

PICTOU, N.S. — The mayor of a Nova Scotia town says recent disruptions to the ferry service that links the province with eastern Prince Edward Island are posing a real challenge for the town's tourism industry.
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