Nova Scotia Government

• Goldboro gold mine gets final approval from Nova Scotia, waiting on feds

  The government says Goldboro gold mine owned by Toronto-based NexGold Mining Corp. is expected to start building the open-pit mine in 2026.

  Canada

  Aug 27
  
• Nova Scotia Power CEO, staff grilled by politicians over cybersecurity breach

  Politicians took aim at Nova Scotia Power Wednesday, saying the utility owes ratepayers answers after a cybersecurity breach allowed access to data belonging to 280,000 customers.

  Crime

  Jun 4
  
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• Nova Scotia quiet why it won’t release findings of environmental racism panel

  The Nova Scotia government is not releasing recommendations from a panel tasked with examining environmental racism in the province — and it isn’t saying why.

  Politics

  May 29
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• New funding deals sent to Nova Scotia universities, but no word on tuition cap

  Nova Scotia’s Department of Advanced Education says new funding proposals have been sent to the province’s 10 universities, which have until the end of next week to sign on.

  Education

  Apr 9
• Critics say Nova Scotia bill violates labour rights, threatens right to information

  Members of the public are voicing concerns about a Nova Scotia government bill they say threatens citizens' access to information and violates labour rights in the civil service.

  Canada

  Mar 17
• After spate of gender-based violence, N.S. announces $24M for transition houses

  The Nova Scotia government has announced $23.7 million to help transition houses amid a spate of intimate-partner violence in the province.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• Nova Scotia government says wind farms key to meeting 80 per cent renewables goal

  The province announced its latest environmental approval today for 20 turbines in the Melvin Lake wind farm, about 30 kilometres northwest of Halifax.

  Environment

  Jan 27
• Nova Scotia jail guards want higher pay to deal with staff retention issues

  Dozens of unionized Nova Scotia jail guards rallied outside a government building in downtown Halifax today to draw attention to what they say are crisis working conditions.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2024
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• Nova Scotia government hiring 47 new staff members to prevent violence in schools

  Nova Scotia's government will be hiring 47 new staff members to prevent and address concerns about violence in schools across the province.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2024
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• Nova Scotia government says offer rejected by wine industry is ‘fair’

  The Nova Scotia government says its offer of financial aid to the province’s wine industry is still on the table, despite it being rejected by grape growers.

  Economy

  Sep 26, 2024