According to Civix, 145 Nova Scotia schools registered to participate in the program, with voting being held on Thursday and Friday.

Thursday marks Treaty Day and the first day of Mi'kmaw History Month in Nova Scotia.

According to the Halifax Regional Centre for Education’s website, dozens of buses have showed up late since school started on Sept. 8.

A family whose daughter has health issues says the ventilation effort in her 'new' learning space sparked concerns about COVID-19 infection control.

The HRCE said it has been a challenge to navigate new school transportation policies, alongside planning for COVID-19 health regulations.

About 130,000 students returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since classes were suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nova Scotia's premier is accusing the province's teachers' union of "creating a bunch of noise and rhetoric" by suggesting public schools are unsafe.

"I never received anything, not knowing that I was just completely removed from all the lists." 

Parents call on the Nova Scotia business community to support them in their quest for a government response to back-to-school concerns.

Nova Scotia says students cannot attend in-person classes until their testing and 14 days of self-isolation are complete and they receive negative test results.