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The Nova Scotia government is hoping to ease student housing shortages by investing in two projects, the Tartan Downs redevelopment project in Sydney and renovations at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax.

The province is putting more funding towards housing for post-secondary students. Eight million dollars will g...

The Nova Scotia government announced it will be spending $8 million towards increasing student housing options and maintaining residences.

Project partners say their work in Sydney’s Ashby neighbourhood has been stalled by a lack of funding from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), which is responsible for administering Ottawa’s 10-year, $72-billion National Housing Strategy.

The mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality says her community is on the verge of a housing crisis. Now she’s speaking out about a major affordable housing project delayed by red tape.

Kelly Hoerdt trainee Codename Cigar Box once again reigned supreme over his peers, overcoming an assigned outer post to win the $13,500 Preferred Pace on a 17-race cavalcade at Century Downs on Saturday (June 25).

A new group intends to build 430 residential units, with a mix of market and affordable rates.