Lyndsay Armstrong
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Nova Scotia government spent nearly $2-billion outside of budget (opens the original)
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The Nova Scotia government says it spent a record $1.9-billion beyond its budget in the 2025-26 fiscal year. Finance Minister John Lohr says there are plenty of reasons why the Progressive Conservative government needed the flexibility to spend that amount on what the government describes as additional appropriations. The financial phrase refers to extra spending that is not included in the budget, but is approved by cabinet without a vote in the legislature. In the most recent fiscal year, the
N.S. mother continues son’s fight for enhanced government support for people living in tents (opens the original)
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A Nova Scotia woman says she is not giving up a fight launched by her son for enhanced government support for unhoused people. Jackie Lowe’s son, Bradley Lowe, died in 2023, years before he won a legal case on Aug. 5 that found that people living in tents were eligible for the enhanced provincial government support. The Nova Scotia government responded to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruling by changing the definition of housing to exclude people who live in tents, as was the case for Bradley
One Canadian found safe after catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods, Anand says (opens the original)
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The brother of a Canadian man among those missing after flash floods swept through an area along the Nepal-Tibet border says their family is on edge waiting for information. Dhaval Shah and his wife Megha Shah, from Port Moody, B.C., were on a spiritual journey in Nepal when the floods hit. Dhaval’s brother Kheval Shah, reached at his home in Mumbai, India, said his family is desperate to know if they’ve been rescued or found. “Everybody is on edge to get some news, if they’re rescued or found o
Nova Scotia’s changes to income assistance rules exclude people living in tents (opens the original)
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The Nova Scotia government has made changes to its income assistance regulations to exclude homeless residents living in tents from getting access to enhanced financial support. The government introduced the change after the Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 5 that people living in tents were eligible for the enhanced support. The ruling overturned a Nova Scotia Supreme Court decision last year that found Bradley Lowe did not meet the eligibility requirements for enhanced income assist
Nova Scotia to add more officers amid shooting inquiry’s findings about role of RCMP (opens the original)
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The Nova Scotia government says it’s planning to expand local RCMP resources with millions of dollars in new spending to address concerns about inadequate police services across the province. Overall, the government says it will spend $16 million this year and annual spending of $18 million in subsequent years as part of a plan to hire 25 new officers. “You can’t anticipate where something’s going to happen or when it’s going to happen,” said Justice Minister Scott Armstrong, who announced the R
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