A Halifax lawyer says an RCMP policy change that means officers are no longer required to wear name tags on their uniforms while on duty poses a threat to police accountability and transparency.

Community organizations including Blood Ties Four Directions are hailing a recent court decision striking down short-notice evictions under Yukon's Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act as a victor...

The eviction notice arrived five days after Christmas.

HALIFAX — A Halifax-based legal aid agency is urging the provincial government to scrap proposed legislative changes that one of its lawyers says could ramp up surveillance and investigations targetin...

Explore housing research and tenant rights insights from Dalhousie Legal Aid to promote housing justice and access to legal support in Nova Scotia.

A Halifax human rights lawyer says the government of Nova Scotia is virtually "kicking people when they're down" by blocking those with disabilities who live in tents from receiving a monthly income a...

The Nova Scotia government has made changes to its income assistance regulations to exclude homeless residents living in tents from getting access to enhanced financial support.

People who were present or participated in a protest that shut down Province House in March are now facing bans from the legislature's grounds.

Watch Houston government leaves out Mi’kmaw voices from upcoming natural resources meetings Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Final part of a twelve-month investigation: records reveal additional organizations party to the takeover of Out of the Cold shelters as the Nova Scotia government plays favourites with service provid...

Toronto police showed up at a comedy fundraiser and at a film screening on the same night in April. Organizers describe how this fits into a broader pattern and what can be done to protect community members.

Out of the Cold staff were criminalized while running low-barrier shelters in Halifax, until they were terminated. This hit a crescendo as Halifax police were 'alerted' to union organizing – by the ag...

This submission analyzes Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which would enact broad surveillance obligations and reforms in Canada. Issues include: the bill’s sweeping scope, significant constitutional...

Part 1 of an 11-month investigation: The dismantling of Halifax-based Out of the Cold Community Association followed the Nova Scotia government's coordinated criminalization of the organization and it...

Signal told a parliamentary committee studying Bill C-22 on Tuesday that it will pull out of Canada before it ever builds surveillance into its app, and the testimony came amid growing chaos over how the government is handling the bill. Udbhav Tiwari, VP of Strategy and Global Affairs at Signal, laid out clearly what will happen at the non-profit when it comes to Bill C-22. "Signal will not build infrastructure into our service, and we will also not build surveillance into our service. If we are ever forced to choose between betraying the people who rely on us and leaving a market, we will leave."

The Liberal government is being accused of rushing through Parliament a deeply controversial bill that would make it easier for police and spies to tap private communications during investigations.

Bill C-22 will lay the legal groundwork for giving the US warrantless access to our data