Category Archives: Atlantic
Newly imposed rent control won’t solve N.S. affordable housing shortfall: landlords
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's major landlords' association says a two per cent annual cap on rents brought in by the Liberal government won't solve the shortage of affordable housing and may even make it worse. Kevin Russell, executive director of the
N.S. brings in rent control, bans ‘renovictions’ amid affordable housing crunch
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal government is bringing in temporary rent controls amid a series of evictions of low-income tenants and rising homelessness in Halifax. Housing Minister Chuck Porter said Wednesday that rents across the province can't inc...
Halifax projects approved by city council for federal housing program
Halifax regional council has endorsed three projects that would create a total of 52 rooms with federal funding, as the city faces rising levels of homelessness and worries over evictions of low-income tenants.Council voted today in favour of proposals...
In Halifax, housing advocates fear shortages of shelter adding to the ‘new poor’
HALIFAX — Community legal worker Mark Culligan refers to cases of Nova Scotians facing pandemic-era evictions in a hot housing market as "the new poor." "We're seeing a growth of a new form of homelessness, or housing precariousness," the director of
N.L. and P.E.I. impose new travel restrictions, bursting the Atlantic bubble
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador announced Monday they are temporarily pulling out of the Atlantic bubble as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick posted double-digit numbers of new cases. "After careful consideration and c...
Halifax, Hants County now under tighter rules as COVID-19 cases rise in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — The Halifax region and neighbouring Hants County are now under stricter public health rules that will last until Dec. 21 as new COVID-19 infections rise in Nova Scotia. The province had 44 active cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday,
N.L. town asks residents to stay home, businesses to close amid COVID-19 concerns
DEER LAKE, N.L. — A small town in western Newfoundland and Labrador asked residents to stay home and called on businesses to shut their doors amid a weekend surge in COVID-19 cases in parts of the province.The town of Deer
COVID-19 cases climbing in Atlantic Canada; N.B. reports record-breaking 23 new cases
FREDERICTON — COVID-19 cases are climbing in Canada's Atlantic provinces, with New Brunswick reporting a record-breaking 23 new cases today. During a press conference this afternoon, New Brunswick's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell ...
COVID-19 cases climbing in Atlantic Canada; N.B. reports record-breaking 23 new cases
FREDERICTON — Most of Canada's Atlantic provinces reported a surge in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with New Brunswick setting a new single-day record for new diagnoses in the province. Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province's chief medical officer of health...
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick impose new restrictions to stop COVID-19 spread
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia imposed new limits on gatherings across most of Halifax on Friday and New Brunswick moved Saint John into a higher alert level as Atlantic Canada's two biggest provinces tried to stop rising cases of COVID-19.Starting Monday,
