Houston government wants to change review process for MLA salaries and benefits | About 1 in 4 Nova Scotia children living in poverty: report | Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis, advocates disagree
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
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Houston government wants to change review process for MLA salaries and benefits; Premier Tim Houston with reporter Jean Laroche outside Province House on Tuesday\.

Houston government wants to change review process for MLA salaries and benefits

December 17 , 2024 at 05:49:31 p.m. AST • :

Premier Tim Houston wants to scrap the current system that has the three main parties in the House nominate members to determine what MLAs should be paid and what benefits they should enjoy.

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About 1 in 4 Nova Scotia children living in poverty: report; Black and white silhouette of a boy

About 1 in 4 Nova Scotia children living in poverty: report

December 17 , 2024 at 04:15:49 p.m. AST • :

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives based its report on tax filing data from 2022 showing that year recorded the biggest single-year increase in child poverty since 1989.

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Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis, advocates disagree; Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore attends a council meeting at City Hall in Halifax on Tuesday, December 10, 2024\.

Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis, advocates disagree

December 17 , 2024 at 05:42:45 p.m. AST • :

The worst of Halifax's homeless crisis is over, says the city's new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible — even as homelessness advocates vigorously disagree that the situation is improving.

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Housing experts say Halifax vacancy rates increasing; man in headset in front of apartment building

Housing experts say Halifax vacancy rates increasing

December 17 , 2024 at 07:00:00 p.m. AST • :

A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the overall vacancy rate increased in Halifax in 2024, but affordability is still an issue. Watch Tom Murphy's interview with Lukas Jasmin-Tucci, a CMHC economist for the Halifax area.

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Missing Christmas packages leave Nova Scotians frustrated with online order deliveries; There has been a jump in home deliveries since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place across the country, which is driving up demand for cardboard boxes\.

Missing Christmas packages leave Nova Scotians frustrated with online order deliveries

December 17 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

The holiday season is proving anything but bright for some Nova Scotians whose Christmas packages have gone missing, despite delivery drivers claiming they were delivered.

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CBC Nova Scotia News - December 17, 2024; Ryan Snoddon, Amy Smith, and Tom Murphy from CBC News Nova Scotia  

December 17 , 2024 at 07:00:00 p.m. AST • :

CBC Nova Scotia News - December 17, 2024

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Judge fines company $100K, foreman $14K after worker's death; Brandon Alcorn died on Tuesday after he fell while working at the construction site for the new Kent Building Supplies Store in Dartmouth Crossing\.  

December 16 , 2024 at 02:44:59 p.m. AST • :

Judge fines company $100K, foreman $14K after worker's death

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She made her mark at New York Fashion Week. The world is next; Woman on a runway  

December 17 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. AST • :

She made her mark at New York Fashion Week. The world is next

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Halifax Transit opens terminal near Scotia Square; buses parked in front of glass building  

December 16 , 2024 at 06:45:00 p.m. AST • :

Halifax Transit opens terminal near Scotia Square

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Cape Breton baloney cookbook means more hot meals this winter; woman with shopping cart full of balogna  

December 17 , 2024 at 06:35:00 p.m. AST • :

Cape Breton baloney cookbook means more hot meals this winter

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December 16 , 2024 at 07:00:00 p.m. AST • :

GST/HST holiday receives mixed reactions from shoppers and retailers

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December 17 , 2024 at 06:40:00 p.m. AST • :

N.S. volunteer group putting Christmas cheer packages together for seniors

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December 17 , 2024 at 02:53:45 p.m. AST • :

Halifax's apartment vacancy rate rose above 2% in 2024 as rent growth slows

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December 17 , 2024 at 04:27:25 p.m. AST • :

The dust has settled after the N.S. election. What now?

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December 16 , 2024 at 04:00:20 p.m. AST • :

N.S. premier announces Treasury Board members, new House leader

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