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Housing rally held in Halifax a year after police-lead encampment evictionsA rally for housing rights was held in downtown Halifax, in the same place where exactly one year ago, city police forcibly evicted unhoused people living in an encampment.CanadaAug 18, 2022
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Councillor, Halifax Mutual Aid point fingers after alleged assault in Dartmouth parkAfter a recent assault, a Dartmouth, N.S., councillor has cast blame on a group of volunteers who made the shelter where it happened — but the group says there's more to the story.CanadaApr 26, 2022
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Nova Scotians protest low wages, rising living costs as legislature’s spring sitting beginsDozens of people gathered outside the Nova Scotia legislature early Thursday afternoon to protest rising living costs, low wages and poverty in the province.CanadaMar 24, 2022
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Unhoused people living in Halifax parks brace for first major snow stormThe municipality has opened an emergency shelter for the duration of Wednesday night's snow storm.FeaturesDec 8, 2021
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How advocacy forced governments to confront Nova Scotia’s housing crisisIn Part 3 of our series about homelessness in Halifax and N.S., we hear from advocates who say the work of community members forced governments to acknowledge the housing crisis.CanadaDec 3, 2021
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Halifax cycling advocates decry police using bicycles as weapons'We believe that bicycles are tools of freedom, and should not be used for oppression or violence,' said a statement from the Halifax Cycling Coalition.CanadaAug 24, 2021
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Shelter residents, allies holding line at remaining Halifax encampmentsVolunteers are staying at encampments in Halifax and Dartmouth, where a handful of small wooden structures built by Halifax Mutual Aid remain.CanadaAug 20, 2021
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Federal program to add 43 new affordable housing units in HRMAccording to the province, as of July 6, there were 352 people seeking housing, which is 138 fewer than on Dec. 8, 2020.EconomyJul 14, 2021
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‘Hotels are not homes’: 10 groups call on Halifax to stop removal of temporary sheltersThe group said that the city's eviction actions are legally suspect and that the province isn't offering permanent housing solutions.CanadaJul 13, 2021
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‘Heartbreaking’: With municipal teardown imminent, volunteers dismantle 2 tiny Halifax sheltersThe Halifax Regional Municipality has started tearing down temporary shelters in local parks, so a group of volunteers has decided to take charge on two of them.CanadaJul 10, 2021
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