The auditor general, Michael Pickup, discussed his findings to the House of Assembly on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Michael Pickup says in a follow-up report released today that the completion rate dropped four points to 71 per cent this year compared to 2018. Continue reading →

The Nova Scotia auditor general slammed the lack of oversight and financial management at the IWK Health Centre in a December report, months after two former IWK executives were charged with fraud and breach of trust. Continue reading →

Michael Pickup says he was shocked to see the “extent and severity of weakness in basic financial management controls” at the largest children’s hospital in Atlantic Canada. Continue reading →

Issues around what would eventually become Island View High School were first raised in November 2016. Continue reading →

As Nova Scotia’s auditor general, Pickup is perhaps more well-known for writing reports, but last year, he decided to try his hand at authorship, penning a 150-page book about lessons he learned from his nan. Continue reading →

The plan says the Northside General Hospital and New Waterford Consolidated Hospital will be replaced by new and ‘modern’ community health centres and long-term care facilities. Continue reading →

Findings of the audit include that the province has not properly monitored $45 million in grants that it has awarded and that $60 million is still owed in child and spousal payments. Continue reading →

The auditor general’s report comes amid warnings from Doctors Nova Scotia that the shortage of family doctors will only worsen as more doctors retire, and the list of people waiting for a family doctor grows. Continue reading →

According to an IWK spokesperon, Tracy Kitch still owes around $10,000. Continue reading →