Nova Scotia

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia's new government said Tuesday finding solutions for the province's ailing health system is its top priority, but opposition parties said the Progressive Conservatives should also be focused on housing.Lt.-Gov.…

HALIFAX — Two days after Nova Scotia's Liberals announced temporary rent caps in response to evictions and fast-rising rents amid the pandemic, they quietly decreased how broadly the controls applied.On Nov. 25, Chuck Porter, who was at…

HALIFAX – A new report says Nova Scotia needs a major push to create publicly funded, non-profit housing to make up for over 25 years of lost ground.The Nova Scotia office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues in the…

OTTAWA – The federal government topped up its housing and infrastructure plans in Monday's budget, but held back on an overhaul as homes and cities grow increasingly unaffordable.In the first budget in more than two years, Finance…

HALIFAX – Two years after moving to Halifax from Ireland, Sarah and Nick Moriarty began house hunting.After losing multiple bidding wars, the couple offered $50,000 over the list price on a house – and included a handwritten letter by…

THE CHRONICLE HERALDThe pandemic has prompted many Canadians to rethink where they want to live and build their life. With remote working being an option for many employers, some Canadians have moved away from major cities – or in some…

HALIFAX – An apartment building in downtown Halifax that was under construction when a crane fell on it during post-tropical storm Dorian has been renamed after the disaster that made it famous.Seymour Trihopoylos, one of the owners…

The Government of Nova Scotia has announced that is investing $19 million in rebates to support low-income families in making their homes more comfortable and energy-efficient and help Nova Scotians buy clean, reliable electric vehicles.…

HALIFAX – Single mother Harley Newell faces a harsh choice: either battle to remain in an apartment in need of repairs or pursue the faint hope of finding publicly subsidized housing in a small Nova Scotia town.The 29-year-old single…

GUYSBOROUGH JOURNAL'Location, location, location' – that used to be the catch phrase in real estate – but realtors in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) say that's changed in the recent COVID-driven housing boom to…