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Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada

Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada

Canadians who work with people facing homelessness and hunger say their colleagues are carrying growing emotional burdens as demand for services soars beyond what their organizations can provide.
P.E.I. councillor tells mayor he won't resign over anti-Indigenous sign

P.E.I. councillor tells mayor he won't resign over anti-Indigenous sign

MURRAY HARBOUR, P.E.I. — Despite growing calls for his resignation, a village councillor in Prince Edward Island allegedly won't step down from council after he displayed a sign on his property denying the existence of residential school graves. P.E.
Halifax man who spent nearly eight years in jail freed after jury acquits on murder

Halifax man who spent nearly eight years in jail freed after jury acquits on murder

HALIFAX — A Halifax man who was found not guilty last week in his second-degree murder retrial has been released from custody.
Newfoundland jail death renews calls for accountability in provincial corrections

Newfoundland jail death renews calls for accountability in provincial corrections

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It was shortly after another death was confirmed at a notoriously harsh Newfoundland jail that Bob Buckingham wrote to his fellow defence lawyers to ask what they could do to better advocate for inmates.
Philippe will be no Lee, but accumulating weather damage makes Nova Scotia vulnerable

Philippe will be no Lee, but accumulating weather damage makes Nova Scotia vulnerable

HALIFAX — Damage from repeated weather disasters is accumulating in southern Nova Scotia, leaving the region more vulnerable to storms -- even those that aren't much stronger than a regular autumn squall, says a Halifax-area councillor.
Canada's dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year: researchers

Canada's dramatic summer weather has altered the fall colours this year: researchers

HALIFAX — The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all.
Philippe to bring heavy rain, winds to Maritimes as post-tropical storm on weekend

Philippe to bring heavy rain, winds to Maritimes as post-tropical storm on weekend

HALIFAX — Special weather statements are in effect for the Maritimes as Environment Canada forecasts the region could be hit with more than 50 millimetres of rain beginning Saturday afternoon.
Nova Scotia medical examiner says too early to decide on probe into July flood deaths

Nova Scotia medical examiner says too early to decide on probe into July flood deaths

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's chief medical examiner says he could consider asking the justice minister to conduct an inquiry into the deaths of four people in flash flooding that hit the province in July. However, Dr.

Police watchdog investigating shooting of suspect in Saint John, NB

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick's police watchdog has been called in following an officer-involved shooting in Saint John. Officers were called to the Mecklenburg Street and Wentworth Street area shortly after 4:30 p.m.
Nova Scotia to address housing shortage by boosting tax for short-term rentals

Nova Scotia to address housing shortage by boosting tax for short-term rentals

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government’s plan to increase the annual registration tax for short-term rentals, such as apartments and Airbnbs, is being panned by the province’s opposition parties as inconsequential.
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