Showcase Applications open for Nova Scotia Music Week 2024
WOLFVILLE: For the first time in the event’s history, Nova Scotia Music Week (NSMW) will take place in Wolfville/Mtapan from November 7-10, 2024. Music Nova Scotia is excited to invite…
N.S. implementing federal cap on new international student applications
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia released international student allocations for post-secondary institutions on March 28, following the federal government’s changes to its international study permit program to decrease the number of international…
QEII Halifax Infirmary expansion underway
From a release: HALIFAX: Generations of Nova Scotians will have better access to healthcare as the largest healthcare construction project in Nova Scotia’s history gets underway. Work has started on…
Statement from HH Bridges on tragic Baltimore Bridge collapse
From a release: HALIFAX: The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., collapsed early Tuesday morning March 26 after it was struck by a 948-foot cargo ship. Video shows the…
Driver suffers minor injuries in Milford collision
MILFORD: The driver of a passenger van sustained minor injuries after a single-vehicle collision in Milford on March 14. East Hants RCMP, Milford fire and EHS responded to the call…
MOST opens to nurses, applications open for other rebates
HALIFAX: Young Nova Scotian nurses can now apply for the More Opportunity for Skilled Trades (MOST) income tax refund. The program returns the provincial income tax paid on the first…
No charges after drunken men walk into elderly mans home uninvited
ENFIELD: No charges will be forthcoming after an “accidental” home invasion in Enfield, police say. East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns said on March 16 there was an unsettling incident…
HRM AG: Hiring practices need “significant improvement”
HALIFAX: The municipalities Auditor General, Andrew Atherton, found that “significant improvement” is required by HRM in its hiring practices. That was the finding released in the AG report on March…
Province extends tourist accommodations registration
HALIFAX: Current registration for tourist accommodations, short-term rentals and accommodation platforms, such as Airbnb and Expedia, will be extended to September to give visitors and hosts more time to adapt…
N.S. man charged with historical human trafficking offences: RCMP
HALIFAX/ALBERTA: A former Nova Scotia man who now lives in Alberta has been arrested for historical human trafficking offences dating back to 2007. In a release, Const. Dominic Laflamme with…