The Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board have approved an increase for Halifax Water, but it’s not as high as what they asked for. Pending a final review, Halifax Water can raise rates by at least 20 percent starting Jan. 1. The utility’s reasoning is inflation and fixing aging infrastructure. Halifax Water had originally asked […]
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Halifax is Canada’s fifth most expensive city according to new rental report
According to a new rental report from Zumper, Halifax is amongst the most expensive cities to live in across all of Canada. Halifax ranked fifth amongst all Canadian cities when it came to the median rent of one and two bedroom units according to new data from Zumper, who aggregates data from rental listings across […]
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New reports highlight housing stability ahead of 2026 as affordability crisis looms
New reports from Royal LePage and the federal government show Halifax has a relatively stable housing market, but that doesn’t mean it’s any more affordable. According to new data released by real estate agency Royal LePage, homebuyers and homeowners in Halifax can rest assured that their investments will weather our current economic storm. Prices over […]
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Why the ability to speak truth to power matters, and why Houston and his staff are quelling dissent
On Nov. 28, former Justice Minister and Attorney General Becky Druhan participated in a panel discussion and made a public admission that many of us in the advocacy space have long suspected: the centralized, leader-centric political environment cultivated under Premier Tim Houston’s government has stifled dissent and silenced critics. Speaking alongside Independent MLA Elizabeth Smith […]
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OPINION: What Becky Druhan’s departure means for the PC Party and provincial politics
In late October, former justice minister Becky Druhan left the PC Party to sit in the legislature as an independent. Just last week, she told people why. As per an article from CBC, the Lunenburg West MLA said a “difference in principles” led to her departure. Just last week, she explained further: during the fall […]
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Dalhousie grad with invisible disability wins first place in international speaking competition
Michelle Weger was a Dalhousie University student when she discovered symptoms that would ultimately lead to a diagnosis of narcolepsy. With her service dog by her side on stage, Weger took home the first-place prize at Speaker Slam’s 9th Annual Grand Slam for her speech describing her experiences and how she has made her disability […]
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Annapolis Fine Cheese reaches the podium in Canadian cheese contest
There are moments in our province’s food story when a single win feels like a symbolic turning point, the kind of recognition that doesn’t just reward one producer’s hard work, but signals that something bigger is happening across our culinary landscape. This month, Nova Scotia had one of those moments. At the 2025 National Cheese […]
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Documentary explores solutions to Canada’s housing crisis with Halifax screening
A new Canadian documentary that looks beyond market forces to find real solutions to the housing crisis is coming to Halifax next month, complete with a live Q&A with the filmmaker. Thinking Beyond the Market will have its Nova Scotia theatrical premiere on December 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Carbon Arc Cinema. The full-length film […]
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Feds announce Atlantic Economic Panel made up of Canadian business leaders, innovators
The federal government has announced a new initiative taking advantage of what it calls economic “momentum” in Atlantic Canada. Justice minister and attorney general Sean Fraser, who is also responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced during a livestream in Halifax on Tuesday the Atlantic Economic Panel, which will offer recommendations on “unlocking our […]
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Over our cold, dead bodies
“Do not try,” warns the Treaty Truckhouse Resistance in a letter addressed to the CEO and executive members of Calgary-based Rockpoint Natural Gas Storage: “Our collective willingness to defend this land and water persists.” As reported last month in AllNS.com, Rockpoint is expressing interest in reanimating the now long-defeated Alton Gas project. CEO Toby McKenna […]
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Veith House launches Happy Holidays fundraiser to support families in need
Veith House in Halifax’s North End has delivered community support for half a century. With the holidays coming up fast, the local non-profit is holding its annual support drive to aid families throughout one of the most financially straining times of the year. Donations made to the Happy Holidays campaign go directly to families in […]
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This travel photographer retraced the worldwide journey of a Nova Scotian cyclist
Karl Creelman sought to see everything he could, all on his trusted bicycle. Leaving Truro, N.S., on May 11, 1899, a 21-year-old Creelman cycled his way across Canada and parts of the United States. He then boarded a ship headed to Australia. Upon his return home in 1902, he claimed to have biked over 15,000 […]