Op-ed
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April 22, 2025 
Stop the cuts at Saint Mary’s University
I have been teaching at Saint Mary’s University as a part-time instructor for nearly a year and a half now. Despite this part-time status, my…
Nova Scotia
News
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March 11, 2025
Nova Scotians stand up for democracy
Headlines about low voter turnout have become commonplace across the country in recent years. Even as the political stakes are higher, people seem understandably checked…
Analysis
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September 24, 2024
Tim Houston delivers more evictions faster
The fall sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature provided yet another piece of evidence that Tim Houston’s Conservatives are willing to change the law to…
News
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September 6, 2024
Halifax library workers fighting to be treated fairly and put food on their tables
Workers at Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) have been on strike since August 26. Librarians, library technicians/assistants, and administrative, technical and maintenance staff at HPL, represented…
News
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July 3, 2024
“When we fight, we win:” Baristas in Halifax win fight for union
After a months-long fight with their employer, workers at Java Blend announced last month that they have been successful in their bid to form a…
News
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March 21, 2024
Halifax Council carries out insidious winter encampment evictions
August 18, 2021, has become synonymous with the willingness and ability of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to mobilize large-scale, violent evictions of houseless encampments….
Analysis
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January 11, 2024
Pete’s Frootique workers’ victory is a win for all workers in Nova Scotia
Pete’s workers show us the power we have as workers to take on the boss and win.
Analysis
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June 2, 2023
Nova Scotia wildfires will bring even more hardship for working people
Wildfires are burning in several areas of Nova Scotia. A fire near the Halifax-area suburbs of Tantallon, Hammonds Plains, and the historic African Nova Scotian…
Analysis
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July 21, 2022
Repressing the homeless in the Halifax region
The politics of housing is a struggle between the rich and the rest of us
Analysis
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April 19, 2022
Overcoming the housing crisis in Halifax
The housing crisis in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has gotten significantly worse throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest Rental Market Report from…
Interview
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February 18, 2022
Workers in Nova Scotia demand justice
Two years into the pandemic – with all the risks of unsafe work conditions, lost pay, and job precarity continuing to fall disproportionately on low-income…
News
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December 15, 2021
MNFC announces shelter closure after staff apply to unionize
The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) homeless shelter in Halifax will be closing its doors at the end of December according to Pam Glode Desrochers,…