Nova Scotia ACORN

This afternoon some 30 tenants of 6 Nivens Avenue and their sympathizers rallied in front of the North Dartmouth building to bring attention to its state of disrepair. 

Some people receiving income assistance became eligible for CERB, which provides more money to recipients

The provincial ban on residential evictions officially came to an end on Tuesday, spelling uncertainty for thousands of Nova Scotian tenants.

Thousands of Nova Scotians could be facing homelessness now that a provincial order banning landlords from evicting tenants behind on their rent because of COVID-19 is about to be lifted. 

Protesters gathered outside the Nova Scotia legislature to fight back against a potential wave of coronavirus-related evictions that could come as the moratorium on evictions is set to expire at 12 a.m. Wednesday.

One day before the COVID-19 eviction moratorium is set to end some twenty to thirty protesters gathered at Province House in downtown Halifax to call for extended protections for vulnerable renters in Nova Scotia. Protesters drew and wrote slogans on the sidewalk with chalk.

The province's eviction ban was enacted in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic and it is set to expire Tuesday

Thousands of Nova Scotians have lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NDP MLA Lisa Roberts says the province's ban on evictions should continue.