HALIFAX Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin says his government is addressing a legacy of systemic racism by setting aside $3 million to help accelerate the process of awarding land titles in historically African Nova Scotian communities. The money will go toward the province s Land Titles Initiative, a project launched in 2017 to help residents of North and East Preston, Cherry Brook/Lake Loon, Lincolnville and Sunnyville get clear land titles at no cost. In the 1800s, land was given to both white and Black Loyalists by the provincial government, but only white settlers were given clear land titles, leading to years of confusion for descendants of Black settlers and limiting their ability to obtain mortgages, access housing grants or sell their homes.
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Halifax, NS – On Friday afternoon, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced tighter COVID-19 restrictions in the province. 1/6 pic.twitter.com/ZsrbOiVR2D Halifax Boat Show (@halifaxboatshow) March 1, 2021
But now Strang and Rankin have flip-flopped. “Many restrictions that came into effect on Feb. 27, such as restaurant hours, sport competitions, culture performances and non-essential travel, will end,” says a release issued today by the province. As of tomorrow, Friday, March 5 at 8am, just six days of restrictions later, we’ll return to nearly the same C19 rules that were in effect before last weekend. People can travel into and out of Halifax, sports games and in-person arts performances are allowed to happen, restaurants don’t have to close an hour early, weddings and funerals can have up to 100 attendees indoors. (The r
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iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Feb 26, 2021 11:47am Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in Edmonton in May 2019 (Codie McLachlan/Star Edmonton)
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Alberta’s provincial government released its budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which outlines the province’s planned economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget revealed that the pandemic’s devastating effect on oil prices caused a collapse in Alberta’s revenues, with the province’s debt set to balloon to $115.8 billion. The Calgary Herald has the story.
The provincial government is expecting an $18.2 billion deficit for 2021, followed by an $11 billion deficit in 2022 and an $8 billion deficit in 2023.