DISABILITY

Nova Scotia government heading back to court against disabilities group. The province says it will appeal a recent court decision that found there was discrimination against people with disabilities who had sought improved services and housing.
CANADA | DEC 2
New Brunswick parents decry online learning model amid strike
Parents say the online learning model born of the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t work amid the ongoing labour dispute between the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the government.
EDUCATION | NOV 10
B.C. charity touts diverse hiring as partial solution to labour shortage
Mission Possible says many employers are depriving themselves of good workers through unconscious bias and stigma around poverty, mental illness, disability and neurodiversity.
ECONOMY | OCT 8
N.B. disability advocates disappointed by unaddressed reforms
The Department of Social Development unveiled social assistance reforms on Monday but advocates say key asks are missing, including the elimination of the household income policy.
CANADA | SEP 27
Disability advocates grade party platforms ahead of Election 44
In the end — no party walked away with an A.
POLITICS| SEP 7
Halifax woman with cerebal palsy finally gets a place to call home, wants to help others do same
“I thought I was going to die in here and never have a life outside of these walls. And now I will,” said Vicky Levack.
HEALTH | AUG 30

Suicide pods being developed in Switzerland, providing users with a painless death
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What the Bank of Canada’s renewed mandate means for inflation, housing
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Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits region
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