
Nicola Seguin
Reporter
Nicola Seguin is a TV, radio, and online journalist with CBC Nova Scotia, based in Halifax. She often covers issues surrounding housing and homelessness. If you have a story idea, email her at nicola.seguin@cbc.ca or find her on twitter @nicseg95.
Latest from Nicola Seguin

She felt like she was being watched. Then she found a hidden camera in her bathroom
A young single mother in Digby County recently fled her home after finding a camera in the bathroom of her rental unit. She wants to warn others who may be staying in unsafe housing for lack of options.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

'Taking a hammer to the humanities:' Profs say SMU slashing arts courses, putting jobs at risk
Saint Mary's University administration says it is normal practice to add and drop courses leading up to a new academic year, but the union representing part-time professors says the number of arts courses being lost is well above average.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
N.S. scoops up land at Shannon Park for $16.8M, expects 600 affordable units to be built
The Nova Scotia government has confirmed to CBC News it is in the process of purchasing two parcels of federally owned land at the former military site.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
This former Dartmouth office building will soon be affordable housing
Marine House in Dartmouth will soon be a home for more than 60 people. The former office building has been sold to the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society for redevelopment into affordable housing.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Students decry 'shameful' 25% rate increase at Halifax university residence
Post-secondary students from various universities living in the dorm at the Atlantic School of Theology were shocked by a recent letter telling them room rates will increase by 25 per cent in September. The university says even with the increase, it will have the cheapest residence rooms in the city.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Fire chiefs banned from fire hall for life after snowmobiler hit and killed
Snowmobiler Blake Nicholson, 28, died early Saturday morning in Collingwood Corner, N.S.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Her boyfriend is charged with killing her. Her family wants her death to lead to change
At a celebration of life for Paiyton Pick, her family told CBC News they want her to be remembered as more than a victim, and as they grieve they want to push for change to prevent intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

A Halifax business owner was defrauded. Then she had to pay a penalty for it
A Halifax small business owner is speaking out, saying she was penalized by e-commerce site Shopify for being a victim of fraud. Customers have been buying items through her Shopify online store, then receiving a refund through their bank after they pick up the item.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Housing remains 'biggest issue' for women fleeing domestic violence, say front-line groups
Front-line organizations say housing remains a massive barrier for women fleeing domestic violence. Many shelters and supportive housing are full, leaving some women with few options and some going back to their abusers.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Province adds temporary shelter beds as temperatures dip
In the face of prolonged cold weather and high wind chill across Nova Scotia, the provincial government is activating its "extreme weather protocol" to help more people living rough.
Canada -Nova Scotia |