Kendall Worth: Community comes to the rescue for three tenants facing huge rent increases
Kendall Worth reports on a a bit of a miracle that turns thins around for three tenants facing huge rent increases.
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Judy Haiven on the refugee judge who asked,“Why wouldn’t your husband just kill you?”
Judy Haiven takes a look Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board, and finds patronage and some godawful judges.
Memory Lane: When cutting sulphur dioxide pollution was all the rage (Updated)
At present, Nova Scotia Power’s’s sulphur dioxide emissions are capped at 72,000 tonnes a year. NSP revealed to the utility board that the province intends to amend its Air Quality Regulations to allow 90,000 tonnes of emissions for 2021 and 2022. That’s wrong! Energy expert Richard Starr provides the context.
Staff shortages at long term care facilities are unsustainable, workers say
Long term care facilities in Nova Scotia have been subjected to budget cuts and government neglect. One way this manifests is in staff working shorthanded. unable to provide residents the full care they need and deserve. We talk with a long term care worker and CUPE activist who is raising the alarm.
Raymond Sheppard: Our children are the future
Raymond Sheppard reflects on what it means to be Black parents setting out to raise confident and happy kids.
Youths rally against police brutality and anti-Black racism at Gottingen Street police headquarters
Some 30 protesters rallied at the Gottingen Street police station this afternoon, demanding an end to police brutality and anti-Black racism. The immediate reason for the rally was the violent arrest and pepper spraying of a Black man on Quinpool Road by Halifax police.
Judy Haiven: Five very nice things that $20 million could buy that aren’t a football stadium
What all could we do to make Halifax a world class city if we had $20,000,000 to spend? Judy Haiven investigates.
New impaired driving legislation unduly affects Black Nova Scotians, lawyer says
New police powers allow for impaired driving tests without a valid reason to believe that drivers are actually impaired, and that spells trouble for Black Nova Scotians, a lawyer says.
Raymond Sheppard: On racism in the healthcare system
“Like in law enforcement, criminal justice, housing, employment, education racism also plays a role in the healthcare system. How could it not be,” writes Raymond Sheppard. “To address disparities in healthcare, those involved in the delivery of healthcare must first acknowledge that discrimination and anti-Black racism in the system are real.”
Judy Haiven: Rana Zaman wins prestigious Nova Scotia Human Rights Award after being dumped by NDP
Judy Haiven asks a good question: How can it be that an officially nominated federal candidate gets dragged through the mud; is accused of writing anti-semitic tweets; is then turfed from being a candidate for the NDP – yet wins the most prestigious Human Rights Award in Nova Scotia?