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Cape Breton University, which spent much of 2022 and 2023 dealing with a housing shortage and huge student population growth, will start the 2023 fall semester with 111 new beds in the MacDonald Residence on campus, as well as extended bus routes outside of Sydney.
Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr and his deputy say Cape Breton Regional Municipality can use a new capital grant to help balance the operating budget, but Mayor Amanda McDougall says that was never made clear.
Students in Halifax say finding safe, stable and affordable housing is one of their biggest concerns. Universities and the provincial government say they're working on solutions, but a student advocacy group says it's not happening fast enough.
The head of fire services for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is sounding the alarm about the number of fatal fires in the area.
A fire that claimed the life of an international student at Cape Breton University has ramped up demands for housing in the Sydney, N.S., area for those studying in the city.