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A judge says the Human Rights Commission must accept a complaint launched by an accessibility group over alleged systemic discrimination by the province.  The Commission tried to refer the group to the provincial ombudsman with its complaint about wheelchair access in restaurants and bars.

Commission lawyers argued it would be overwhelmed if every inquiry had to be treated as a complaint, but Justice Frank Richards wrote the group wasn’t simply making an inquiry; it was lodging a complaint.  The judge also questioned the commission’s stance that it would be overwhelmed if it wasn’t able to refuse to accept complaints, saying there’s nothing in the act allowing it to refuse.

Tight new rules governing private colleges in Nova Scotia mean some prospective students are getting sobering information about the future chances of landing a job in their field.

A number of programs at Nova Scotia colleges have had conditions imposed on them by the province.

Before enrolling for certain programs at some private colleges, students must sign letters acknowledging they may have to move away to find employment, or that they don’t even need the course to get a job in their desired line of work.

The province has ordered one college to tell new students that the job prospects are poor in the Maritimes for graduates of two of its programs.