Nova Scotia records year-over-year success in physician recruitment
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia welcomed 278 new doctors in the last fiscal year, an impressive 10 per cent bump over the year before. When accounting for physician starts and departures, the…
Canada’s Dream Jobs: Firefighters Among Most Desired Careers
CALGARY, ALTA.: A new study has revealed the jobs Canadians want to pursue most, and realtors have topped the list. The report by industrial engineering and system integration experts Vista…
Canada’s Dream Jobs: Firefighters Among Most Desired Careers
CALGARY, ALTA.: A new study has revealed the jobs Canadians want to pursue most, and realtors have topped the list. The report by industrial engineering and system integration experts Vista…
Need a Family Practice Registry update for March 2026
HALIFAX: As of March 1, there are 63,221 Nova Scotians on the Need a Family Practice Registry. The last published number was on Feb. 1, when there were 65,790 Nova…
Province recruits 253 new doctors, N.S. Health says
FALL RIVER/HALIFAX: Nova Scotia welcomed 253 new doctors between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025, Nova Scotia Health said in a release on April 23. That’s a net gain…
N.S. NDP: Nova Scotians deserve to know where family practice waitlist stands
HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia New Democrats are calling on the provincial government to release the July numbers for the Need a Family Practice Registry. On the last day of July…
NSH making verification calls to those on Need a Family Practice registry
HALIFAX: Over the next several weeks, Nova Scotia Health will be making phone calls to people on the Need a Family Practice registry. Staff will call registrants to confirm whether…
N.S. NDP: AG should investigate “YourHealthNS” procurement deal
From an N.S. NDP release: HALIFAX: The Premier’s “more, faster” approach to health care has led to a record 156,000 Nova Scotians on the family practice waitlist, long waits for…
N.S. Liberal Party: More, Faster: Doctors leaving healthcare system at an alarming rate
From a Liberal Party N.S. release: HALIFAX: According to a freedom of information request, 31 family doctors left the Nova Scotia Health Authority in the first six weeks of 2024.…
N.S., healthcare partners reducing barriers, adding support for Ukrainian healthcare providers
From a press release: HALIFAX: More than 230 newly arrived Ukrainian nationals with healthcare backgrounds are at various stages of getting the approvals needed to join Nova Scotia’s healthcare system.…