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Featured Articles

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Supporting a Human Rights Approach to Housing Feb 13, 2025

One year ago – on February 13, 2024 - Canada’s Federal Housing Advocate, Marie Josèe Houle’s

African Heritage Month

Celebrating African Heritage Jan 31, 2025

Nova Scotia’s 52 historic African Nova Scotian communities reflect a rich and powerful history extending more than 400 years.

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Independent Human Rights Hearing Begins February 6 Jan 30, 2025

An independent human rights board of inquiry in the matter of Sherri Borden Colley vs. The Source will begin on Thursday, February 6 in Halifax.

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