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

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.

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.

HRM removes fencing from parks that were formerly homeless encampments

After more than two years, the fencing around Meagher Park on Chebucto Road in Halifax has come down, and residents can use the park again. The fencing has also been removed at Victoria Park in downtown Halifax, which was fenced off last March.

More than 65% of Nova Scotians experienced a housing challenge in the past year: StatsCan

Statistics Canada data shows 66 per cent of Nova Scotians faced challenges with their housing in 2024. Some Nova Scotians say their experiences trying to find stable, affordable housing reflect that situation.

Man found dead in tent in Dartmouth encampment, say Halifax police

Halifax Regional Police are investigating the death of a man found in a tent in Dartmouth on Thursday. This is at least the third man found dead outside in Nova Scotia since late November.

Millbrook First Nation members can get mortgages on-reserve for the first time, thanks to pilot program

A partnership between Millbrook First Nation and the Royal Bank of Canada is allowing some band members to receive a mortgage and build their own home on reserve land. Previously, getting a mortgage on-reserve was off the table. Band leadership says this change is empowering.

Halifax's apartment vacancy rate rose above 2% in 2024 as rent growth slows

The speed of rental price increases has slowed in Halifax over the past year, with the average two-bedroom apartment sitting at $1,707 a month, up by just 3.8 per cent from last year. But Canada's national housing agency says this is not enough to improve affordability.

Winter shelter opens in Truro amid falling temperatures, rising homelessness

The Nova Scotia government is paying for the Soul's Harbour Rescue Mission to open a winter homeless shelter in Truro for the second year. The town's permanent shelter is full every night, and this one aims to help close the gap with more beds this year.

Christmas tree exporters in Nova Scotia worried about Trump tariff threat

With Christmas approaching, fir tree farms say business is booming. But the looming threat of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariff could change things, causing the industry to suffer next season.

'We have never seen this number before': Truro grapples with growing homeless encampment

In and around the small town of Truro, N.S., around 42 people are living outside. Fifteen of them are now congregated in an encampment that has been growing since the summer, as outreach workers struggle to find them more permanent housing.