New social work cohort for Black/African Nova Scotian Students
FALL RIVER: N.S. is investing in training to help address under-representation of Black/African Nova Scotians in the social work field and ease pressures on the healthcare and social service systems.
Through the Africentric bachelor of...
National Fire Prevention Week running Oct. 3-9
HRM: National Fire Prevention Week runs from October 3 to 9, and this year the theme is “Learn the sounds of fire safety.”Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) encourages all residents to learn the...
Premier Houston, Canada’s Premiers press urgency for new healthcare partnership
From a press release:
VICTORIA, B.C.: Canada’s Premiers came together in Victoria for their first in-person meeting in over two years, to emphasize the urgent need for a new, sustainable health care funding partnership for...
NDP says provincial budget shows “lack of planning and foresight” for COVID19 recovery
Press release from the NS NDP
HALIFAX -- NDP Finance spokesperson Claudia Chender made the following statement in response to today’s provincial budget update:
“Although it is not surprising to see this level of spending associated...
VIDEO: Part 4 – Interview with MP Blois and MP Samson – federal COVID-19...
FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: In our fourth and second last of our five part interview from our 45 minute interview with Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois and Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook MP Darrell Samson, we asked them about the...
PHAC launches Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge
HALIFAX: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has launched the Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge
The Challenge encourages people across Canada to help promote vaccine confidence in their communities.
Individuals and/or groups are invited...
HRM Fire reminds you to change smoke detector batteries when you ‘fall back’
FALL RIVER: Firefighters and fire officials with Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) wishes to remind you to ‘fall back’ tomorrow night before you go to bed.
When you turn back your clocks by...
COVID19: Fifty-four new cases; 102 recoveries announced May 25
HALIFAX: N.S. is reporting 54 new cases of COVID-19 and 102 recoveries on May 25.
There are 35 cases in Central Zone, 15 in Eastern Zone, three in Northern Zone and one in Western Zone....
Wong announces provincial support for cutting-edge healthcare data, analytics training at SMU
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is set to become a national leader in leveraging data and analytics to improve patient care through the creation of new health data analytics and health system administration programs at Saint...
Health Canada awards $1.1 Million in funding to evaluate the impact of the Human...
NSHA Release
HALIFAX: Health Canada’s investment through its Organ Donation and Transplantation Collaborative, whose mandate is to help make transformative changes in organ donation and transplantation systems across Canada.
They have has awarded $1.1 million to...