Stories by Nicola Seguin

Nicola is from New Brunswick, currently living on unceded Mi'kmaw territory in K'jipuktuk (Halifax). She has a political science degree from St Francis Xavier University and is passionate about social justice issues.

Email Nicola at: <nicola.seguin@dal.ca>

Rabbi Gary Karlin, at the Shaar Shalom Synagogue in Halifax

A test of faith: Virtual worship in a COVID world

How religious groups in Nova Scotia are meeting the challenges of the ‘new normal’

By Nicola Seguin

Mar 23, 2021

Many health-care providers in Nova Scotia are taking the courses to learn how to prescribe gender-affirming hormones or prEP.

New online courses for N.S. doctors speeding up access to gender-affirming hormones

The wait time for 2SLGBTQIA+ patients has gone from nine to three months

By Nicola Seguin

Dec 4, 2020

Bridget Stevens coaches two of her boxers, John-Michael Forrestall and Andrew Thomas at her gym.

At this Dartmouth boxing gym, it’s ‘community helping community’

Mi'kmaw-owned Tribal Boxing is looking for sponsorship for new free classes for youth

By Nicola Seguin

Nov 25, 2020

The province's top doctor stressed the importance of wearing masks in public

Top doctor urges Nova Scotians to be 'COVID guards' amid community spread

New COVID cases in N.S. cannot be linked to travel

By Nicola Seguin

Nov 18, 2020

The women's advisory committee is trying to bring a female lens to city council.

Lack of housing security for women in HRM has reached crisis level, says deputy mayor

New women’s advisory committee identifies priorities

By Nicola Seguin

Nov 12, 2020

Vanessa Hartley is a Black Lives Matter activist from Shelburne. It is her first time using video to spread her message.

Shelburne activist tackles environmental racism with new video

Project by eighth-generation Black Loyalist was part of Nocturne festival

By Nicola Seguin

Oct 27, 2020