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Non-profit group in Dartmouth secures funding for affordable apartments
An apartment building going up in Dartmouth, N.S., is expected to be available early next year with some of the 45 units to be offered at more than 35 per cent below market rates.The Nova Scotia government released details Friday of $16 million in funding for the non-profit group Affirmative Ventures to complete the project.The bulk of the money, about $11.8 million, comes from the federal government through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The province is providing a forgivable loan
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AFN chief says Air Canada offered a 15% discount after her headdress was mishandled
OTTAWA — After the Assembly of First Nations' national chief complained to Air Canada about how staffers treated her and her ceremonial headdress on a flight this week, she says the airline responded by offering a 15 per cent discount on her next flight. "It must have been a generic response," Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said in an interview, calling the entire experience "humiliating" and "unbelievable." Woodhouse Nepinak said in a social media post Thursday that her headdress and its case were tak
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Public inquest scheduled in death of 14-year-old who drowned in Regina creek in 2015
The family of Haven Dubois has been fighting for years for answers about how he drowned in a shallow creek in Regina in 2015.Now, nearly nine years after his death on May 20, 2015, they may get some answers.A public inquest is scheduled to begin May 27 in Regina, the province announced on Friday.A coroner's report listed his death as accidental with marijuana being a contributor, and Regina police ruled out foul play in their investigation. According to the coroner's report, boys who were with D
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China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks
China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray into Palestinian diplomacy amid the war in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which controls Gaza, is the group whose fighters stormed into Israeli towns on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253 hostages.
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Health-care job fairs held to fill thousands of vacancies across province
Fairs promoting jobs in health care were held across Nova Scotia on Friday and at least two of them started with lineups before the doors even opened.Events in Sydney and Halifax had people eager to get in early, said Michelle Murphy, assistant manager of recruitment for Nova Scotia Health.The Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney was busy from the beginning, she said."Our doors opened as of 10 o'clock this morning and as of 10:20 we had already seen 190 people through the door," Murphy said.Mo
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VideoGuilbeault says a cap on plastic production isn't the only solution to plastic waste
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says negotiations towards a global treaty to end plastic waste are going well. He says it's too soon to say if a cap on production will be included, but a cap isn't the only solution to the problem. (April 26, 2024)
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VideoNewsroom Ready: Guilbeault says a cap on plastic production isn't the only solution to plastic waste
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says negotiations towards a global treaty to end plastic waste are going well. He says it's too soon to say if a cap on production will be included, but a cap isn't the only solution to the problem. (April 26, 2024)
