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More students are going to school hungry as food bank usage across Nova Scotia skyrockets, according to Feed Nova Scotia. Some staff at schools are taking matters into their own hands.

The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says since the dissolution of school boards in 2018, the union has heard from parents and teachers 'that a layer of accountability and transparency and decision making got lost.'

The federal and Nova Scotia governments are investing a combined $83 million over five years to create 222 new public housing units in the province. “We ...

Halifax tenants of a landlord who claims to own more than 100 rental units received a notice that their leases are coming to an end. That strikes some as problematic—even if it’s entirely permissible by law.

Protestors rallied in front of Province House Wednesday, voicing their demands for housing legislation changes by the Nova Scotia government.

Senior officials with Nova Scotias Health Department were unable to answer a number of questions on Wednesday about the state of the provinces emergency health system, which is struggling with overcrowding and staffing shortages.

The provincial government wants Nova Scotians to help define seven types of discrimination as it seeks to create a strategy for equity and anti-racism. But some say these terms are already well defined and they're questioning why this is happening now.

Halifax has become the centre of a housing affordability crisis in Atlantic Canada, and many are hoping that new money from the federal government can help cool down the red-hot market.

A bill meant to start reversing centuries of systemic racism and hate in Nova Scotia has received the unanimous support of the house. Although all parties agree the bill has merit, Black members of the House have warned the PC government that they expect action.