N.S. announces updated code of conduct prioritizing safety at schools
HALIFAX: A stronger code of conduct with clear, consistent direction will help ensure Nova Scotia schools are safe for students to learn and staff to safely do their jobs. The…
Province makes call for Provincial Volunteer Award nominations
HALIFAX/BEAVER BANK: Nova Scotians are invited to recognize the extraordinary contributions of volunteers in their communities by nominating them for the 2025 Provincial Volunteer Awards. “Volunteers are the heart of…
Student Vote: Blois, Clark picked by students in mock Student Vote
By Paige Dillman, NSCC journalism student/ Intern with The Laker News FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: Kody Blois was selected by students in East Hants, while Braedon Clark earned the support of…
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…
Tick Safety important across province
HALIFAX: Tick populations are growing in every part of Nova Scotia, urban and rural. With the temperature above freezing, it is important for people to take the necessary steps to…
COLUMN: The Canadian dream does not have to be built — we are already living it
The following is from QUOI Media By Al Etmanski Canadian author, and Pulitzer Prize winner, Carole Shields once said: “It’s a wonder that so many people are good, not that…
VIDEO: Poilievre announces Conservative government would cut tax on gas-powered vehicles
With info from a press release and video of the press conference BAYER’S LAKE: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced his plan to immediately scrap the ‘Car(ney) Tax’ that will add…
N.S. shows support for municipalities’ growth
KINGS COUNTY: Nova Scotia is continuing to invest in municipal infrastructure projects through the Growth and Renewal for Infrastructure Development (GRID) Program. Thirty-five projects will receive nearly $26.8 million in…
Local schools registered to cast ballots in Student Vote 2025
OTTAWA, ONT.: As Canadians prepare to head to the polls, nearly one million students will be doing the same through Student Vote Canada — a national parallel election program that…
N.S. invests in Canada’s first-of-its-kind Bioinnovation Centre
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia will soon be a major player in the world of bioinnovation thanks to the newly opened Neptune BioInnovation Centre in Dartmouth. The centre will transform Nova Scotia’s…