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Stories by Kaija Jussinoja

Kaija Jussinoja

Kaija Jussinoja is a journalist based in Halifax. Her interests include documentary filmmaking, creative nonfiction and public interest journalism.

The faces behind the numbers

Why Halifax came out on top in the 2021 Canadian census

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Feb 11, 2022

Photographer, musician and activist Paul Vienneau calls himself the “asshole with a shovel.” He made an appearance on Spring Garden Road on Feb. 1.

Anti-ice crusader makes comeback on Spring Garden Road

Disability activist Paul Vienneau picks up his shovel as city's sidewalks grow tougher to navigate

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Feb 7, 2022

Christine Stevens and Steven Crowell walk up the street on Monday to avoid Halifax's icy sidewalks.

Halifax sidewalks icy, difficult to navigate following last weekend’s storm

Accessibility advocates say city does poor job of clearing snow from walkways

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Feb 1, 2022

Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Becky Druhan assured private operators there’s room for them in the current plan.

Province excited to move forward on affordable child care; NDP slams daycare rollout

Province remains committed to original plan; NDP leader Gary Burrill calls rollout a 'mess'

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Jan 27, 2022

A child at Bright Side Early Learning Centre in Cole Harbour. The province is reconsidering the options they gave private childcare centres last week.

Province reconsiders options given to private child care operators

Daycare owners to keep fighting, advocate calls for better communication

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Jan 21, 2022

A student at Bright Side Early Learning Centre in Cole Harbour plays outdoors in the snow. The province has agreed to give private daycare owners more time to consider their options on a new funding agreement.

Province backs down on deadline for daycare owners

Nova Scotia promises more time for operators to decide on new funding arrangement

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Jan 20, 2022

A student at Bright Side Early Learning Centre in Cole Harbour plays outdoors in the snow. The province has agreed to give private daycare owners more time to consider their options on a new funding agreement.

Private daycares face uncertain future as province moves to centralize child care

Owners must change their business model or give up funding

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Jan 18, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Tim Houston announced reductions in child-care fees and an increase in child-care spaces in a virtual news conference on Friday.

Nova Scotia child-care fees reduced by 25 per cent, announce PM, premier

Reduction retroactive to Jan. 1, will drop 50 per cent by the end of the year

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Jan 14, 2022

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang speaks during an update in this file photo.

COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports three deaths, 29 new hospital admissions

Province also reports 816 new cases Monday

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Jan 10, 2022

A person burns section two of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

2(b) or not 2(b)

It’s time to stand up for journalists’ right to cover and the public’s right to know

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Nov 29, 2021