Nova Scotia government

• New recovery centre for substance, gambling abuse opens in the Annapolis Valley

  The Nova Scotia government announced on Thursday that a recovery support centre for people dealing with substance abuse is opening in Middleton, N.S.

  Canada

  Aug 4
  
• Parker Street’s backpack program launches amid back-to-school inflation concerns

  A Halifax non-profit has launched their annual backpack program hoping to provide necessary school supplies to low- and fixed-income students amid the soaring cost of living. 

  Canada

  Jul 28
  
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• Construction safety device creator facing red tape with N.S. government

  Mitchell Hollohan is the creator of the Guardian SmartFlagger, an automated, flagged traffic device that makes construction sites safer.

  Traffic

  Jun 30
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• Approval remains high for N.S government under Tim Houston, survey suggests

  If an election were held today in Nova Scotia, 42 per cent of respondents to the Narrative Research survey indicated they would vote for Tim Houston's PC government. 

  Canada

  May 25
• Calls continue for N.S. government to relieve rising cost of living impacts

  Nova Scotia's finance minister says talks of targeted relief are being discussed amid rising inflation and record-setting gas prices.

  Politics

  May 18
• 3 years since Lahey report, advocates say ‘virtually nothing’ has been done

  Organizations are demanding an immediate suspension of all logging on Crown lands until the government is ready to implement the recommendations made in the report.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
• ‘They want real jobs’: N.S. premier apologizes for comment made about minimum wage workers

  The minimum wage debate continues to heat up in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2021
• N.S. premier fires political staffer over comment about Black member of legislature

  Houston didn't reveal what was said and hasn't identified the employee, citing privacy issues, although it has been confirmed that the staffer worked in the Justice Department.

  Politics

  Oct 29, 2021
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• Nova Scotia gym owners say province still hasn’t answered their vaccine policy questions

  Nova Scotia small businesses are still awaiting further vaccine policy guidance from the provincial government.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2021
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• With much at stake, environmental groups urge public to weigh in on new climate consultation

  The province is embarking on a 60-day consultation process to help create new sustainable development regulations and a clean growth plan.

  Environment

  May 28, 2021