Jesse Thomas

Digital Broadcast Journalist

With the new technology developed for distance education In Nova Scotia during the pandemic, are snow days becoming a thing of the past?

Two Nova Scotia volunteers were given the Order of Red Cross, the humanitarian organization’s highest volunteer distinction.

Halifax Hawks goalie Mark Connors spoke to Global News about the racism directed towards him at a recent tournament in Charlottetown.

In a move to increase vaccine uptake, the province is offering all healthcare workers the opportunity to receive the one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.

Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada stress that pastor Robert Smith and the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Amherst are not affiliated with the organization.

Nova Scotia families are hopeful a COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 12 will be approved by Health Canada soon.

The fall legislative sitting wrapped up at Nova Scotia Province House on Friday morning. It was the first sitting for the newly elected Tim Houston government.

The Department of Labour said it is waiting for details from a minimum wage report before making any changes.

The PC government introduced three pieces of legislation Thursday to help address the housing crisis in Halifax.

Rural hospitals in Nova Scotia have been more susceptible to emergency department closures, as the doctor and nursing shortage continues to drive the number of shutdowns.

Liberal MLA and former cabinet minister Brendan Maguire shared his story of being homeless at Province House with the hope to spur government action to address the issue.

‘We’re kind of waiting,’ said Health and Wellness minister Michelle Thompson when asked about the vaccination status of Nova Scotia health-care workers.

The new Progressive Conservative government came under fire by both opposition parties for their lack of ‘solutions’ being offered to help fix the ongoing housing crisis.

Check your mail — you might soon see award-winning Halifax editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon’s image relating to the Humboldt Broncos tragedy on your postage stamp.

‘One of our findings from the study was that the (COVID) pandemic was a disaster but homelessness … was a disaster way before the pandemic,’ said a Dalhousie University’ prof.