Nicola Seguin

Nowhere to turn

Tenants have begun to move their belongings in to a new 124-unit apartment building in Halifax while it is still under construction, prompting municipal officials to issue an order to comply for "several serious fire and life safety deficiencies."

After a successful winter living in RVs at the Shubie Park campground in Dartmouth, N.S., residents are hoping to do it again.

After living in a tent at a large encampment in downtown Halifax for two years, Jesse Vincent finally has a permanent place to live. He started working in July and things went up from there.

Former employees of the Laing House organization say a "toxic work environment" caused worsening mental health among staff. The union that represents them said it was trying to work through issues with the employer when the organization suddenly announced a "temporary closure" months ago.

Halifax Regional Police are investigating the death of a man found in a tent in Dartmouth on Thursday. This is at least the third man found dead outside in Nova Scotia since late November.

A Halifax small business owner is speaking out, saying she was penalized by e-commerce site Shopify for being a victim of fraud. Customers have been buying items through her Shopify online store, then receiving a refund through their bank after they pick up the item.

Marine House in Dartmouth will soon be a home for more than 60 people. The former office building has been sold to the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society for redevelopment into affordable housing.

Robert Koester, an expert in lost person behaviour, says a search for missing children in a rural or wilderness area is "a very difficult, time-consuming search."

As one tenant of PreCor Property Management began fighting what she says is a questionable renoviction, she realized other tenants in more buildings were facing eviction attempts too. Then they started working together.