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The province says it’s prioritized changing derogatory place names, but can’t say when all of the names will be changed.  Province says it’s prioritized changing derogatory place names, but has budgeted less than $8,000 for it. When elders from Chief Allan Polchies’s community see place names with derogatory language, it’s …

At the end of January, the Nova Scotia government decided a person would now have to spend at least 50 per cent of their pre-tax income on housing in order to qualify for a rent supplement, up from 30 per cent.  To qualify, applicants now have to spend at least …

Two independent, legislative watchdogs in successive reports released just weeks apart from each other found major flaws with the province's decision to remove land from the Greenbelt last December to build housing. 2 reports revealed flaws in decision to open protected land for housing development It's been a rough couple …

Ottawa is threatening the provinces by suggesting it will withhold federal funding from electricity projects that don’t reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says Alberta’s minister of environment and protected areas.  SaskPower minister says federal position will increase electricity costs. Ottawa is threatening the provinces by suggesting it will withhold federal funding …

Patrons of the Banff Gondola have all been helped off the mountain as of late Tuesday morning after they were marooned both in the gondola cabins and at the summit of Sulphur Mountain’s interpretive centre on Monday evening due to a power outage that impacted the lift.  Visitors were at …

A Langley woman says Amazon packages of returned shoes keep piling up on her doorstep, and she hasn’t been able to make it stop.  UPS charging more than $300 worth of COD customs charges. Almost every day, Anca Nitu comes home from work to find an Amazon package she did …

Some Nova Scotia fishermen say financial support offered by the province doesn’t come close to helping them replace gear they lost in the Shelburne County wildfires.  Government working ‘to identify further needs for support’ in seafood sector: spokesperson. Some Nova Scotia fishermen say financial support offered by the province doesn’t …

Eleven First Nations in northern Manitoba are struggling to deal with the fallout of years of substance abuse, housing issues and other infrastructure problems. Grand Chief Walter Wastesicoot said the additional $300,000 in government funding amounts to “very little” actual help.  Government approved $300,000 in extra funding but chief says …

Evanna Brennan and Susan Giles were announced as two of the fourteen recipients of the province’s highest honour on Monday, joining the actor Ryan Reynolds, conservationist George Reifel and public health officer Dr. Penny Ballem, among others.  Evanna Brennan and Susan Giles, who pioneered ‘action-based care’ in Downtown Eastside, named …

Inspectors from Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour are investigating complaints about moisture and mould causing a temporary foreign worker to get sick at the Keltic Lodge in Ingonish.  N.S. labour inspectors investigating reports of moisture, mould causing illness at Keltic Lodge. A temporary foreign worker says he is worried about …