HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s NDP says the provincial government's failure to address the cost of living has put affordability in ...

People living in mobile home parks around Nova Scotia could be eligible for thousands of dollars in retroactive water bill ...

Nova Scotia Halifax 'living wage' estimated at $28.30 an hour, says new report on cost of living. A new report is calling on provincial governments in Atlantic Canada to do more to bridge a gap ...

Date Halifax became the capital city of Nova Scotia: 1749 (Note: Disincorporated to Community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996) Population: 359,111 (Statistics Canada, 2006 Census) ...

“Nova Scotia has traditionally been a place where cost of living was below that of other parts of the country. Now we have rents that rival Toronto and exceed Montreal,” he said.

Halifax, Nova Scotia’s capital and most populous city, is about 40 miles east. Size: 1,519 square feet. ... The living room has a vaulted ceiling and a wood-burning fireplace.

The report says Halifax has the highest living wage among the three provinces, at $28.30 per hour, followed by Labrador’s Northern Peninsula at $27.30.