Nova Scotia Government

• Cash incentives offered to Nova Scotia businesses that promote the ‘Gaelic brand’

  The Gaelic Business Initiative encourages businesses to hire Gaelic-speaking employees and incorporate Gaelic into their marketing and advertising.

  Canada

  Aug 15
  
• Ottawa, N.S. provide funds for Pictou County Sports Hall of Fame, community facility

  The multi-million-dollar facility will include a community space, kitchenette, and new exhibits highlighting the achievements of local African Nova Scotian and Mi'kmaq athletes.

  Canada

  Jun 17
  
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• Premier tells party at AGM fixing health care in N.S. an ‘urgent’ priority

  Tim Houston's speech in the 2023 Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative AGM focused primarily on health-care issues in the province.

  Canada

  Feb 4
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• Nova Scotia finance minister defends spending process flagged by auditor general

  Nova Scotia's finance minister Allan Macmaster says he doesn't see the need for the provincial legislature to debate extra spending by provincial departments.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2022
• Halifax mayor to province: ‘Don’t intrude on municipal jurisdiction’ when it comes to housing

  The provincial government has proposed amendments to the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter that would allow it to override municipal by-laws if they impeded housing development

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2022
• 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, 2022
• 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, 2022
• 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, 2022
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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, 2022
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• 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, 2022