Protestors Clash With Halifax Police Over Housing Crisis Shelters
The shelters have been popping up as a band-aid solution to expensive rent and low vacancy rates.
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Volta In Halifax Opens Ninth Intake Of Its Cohort Program
The competition is a chance for early-stage startup companies to snag a spot in Volta’s Cohort program, which gives new founders a team of mentors, office space, and $25,000 of funding.
Progressive Conservatives Win Majority Government In Nova Scotia
At midnight, the party led by Tim Houston had won or were leading in 31 ridings. The incumbent Liberals, meanwhile, had just 17 seats and the NDP trailed in third place with 6 seats.
N.S. Business Owners Most Concerned About Healthcare, Says CFIB Survey
Other major issues include reducing provincial taxes and fees (61 percent) and reducing “red tape” (59 percent).
Dartmouth Resident Faces $850 Rent Increase
The NDP are pushing for permanent rent control and more cost-friendly homes in Nova Scotia, while the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives oppose a permanent cap on rent increases.
American Tourists Aren’t Flocking to Halifax Yet, But They’re Coming Soon
Vaccinated American tourists were allowed to visit Canada again as of August 9. But Halifax tourism operators haven’t seen many customers from south of the border yet.
Committee Approves ‘Uninspired’ Tower On Prominent Gottingen Corner In Halifax
The city’s Design Advisory Committee has reluctantly approved an apartment building proposed for a prominent corner near Downtown Halifax.
VIA Rail’s Halifax-Montreal Route Resumes Service
Train stations in the Maritimes were lively on Wednesday afternoon, as VIA Rail’s The Ocean returned to the tracks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
L.L. Bean’s Dartmouth Store Opening Sept. 10
L.L. Bean says it will officially open its first Atlantic Canadian store in Dartmouth Crossing on September 10.
Halifax’s Tranquility Sold To Green Shield Canada
Tranquility is an online platform that aims to help people better manage mild or moderate anxiety and depression. Using an app or computer, clients are matched with a coach who helps them through a series of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) exercises.
