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Members chosen for restorative inquiry into Nova Scotia Home for Coloured ChildrenThe council is the independent governing body for the inquiry which will make decisions about the process and events, provide direction and push items for possible action to the Reflection and Action Task Group.Nov 2, 2015
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NS Home for Coloured Children apologizes to former residentsPremier Stephen McNeil released the terms at an event at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Upper Hammonds Plains. He was joined by former residents of the Home, and members of the Home’s board.PoliticsJun 12, 2015
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Legislation would protect witnesses at public inquiries in Nova ScotiaPeople who testify at public inquiries in Nova Scotia would be protected under legislation proposed Monday by the provincial government.PoliticsMay 11, 2015
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Home for Colored Children inquiry terms of reference nearly completeThe Nova Scotia government says the terms of reference for a public inquiry into alleged abuse at the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children should be finished this month.PoliticsMar 6, 2015
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Lawyer won’t appeal fee decision in Home for Colored Children caseThe lawyer who represents people who allege they were abused at a defunct Halifax orphanage says he will not appeal a ruling that rejected his compensation proposal from a $34-million class-action settlement in the case.Oct 17, 2014
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Court cuts down fees payable to Home for Colored Children’s lawyersClass action lawyers representing the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children will only earn $5.7 million, not $6.6 million as they had requested.Oct 16, 2014
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Premier to issue formal apology to former residents of Home for Colored ChildrenPremier Stephen McNeil is expected to issue a formal apology Friday to former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children who allege years of abuse.PoliticsOct 9, 2014
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Judge questions legal fees charged in $34M orphanage abuse settlementA judge has asked a law firm seeking $6.6 million in legal fees to provide proof of the hours its staff put in to win a settlement for people who alleged they were abused at a Halifax orphanage.Sep 17, 2014
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No opt-outs of settlement over abuse allegations at Halifax orphanageA lawyer for people covered by a $29-million class-action settlement over abuse allegations at a Halifax orphanage says no one has opted out of the deal.Aug 19, 2014
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N.S. Home for Colored Children survivors celebrate settlement with tears, applauseA judge has approved a $29-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by alleged abuse survivors of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children.Jul 7, 2014
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