Nicola Seguin

A Halifax non-profit says it helped seven clients sign leases to secure affordable housing in one week. All the individuals have been homeless for at least six months -- some up to a year.

After a Spryfield, N.S., woman received a small increase to her Canada Pension Plan disability payments to reflect the cost of living, she was shocked when the Nova Scotia government decreased her provincial payments by the same amount. One lawyer says this practice can keep disabled people in deep poverty.

Looking back at the housing situation in the province over the past year, experts and industry stakeholders weigh in on how we did and where we go from here.

Two former inmates say a Black-led program in Nova Scotia is making a huge difference in their lives after exiting the criminal justice system. The Mobilizing Partnerships Project will wrap up in March, but those involved hope new funding will allow it to continue.

The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights has created a new data mapping tool to examine how the affordable rental housing stock has changed in cities across Canada over almost two decades.

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.

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.