WCB Nova Scotia announces first rate cut in a generation
In balance with improved benefits for workers, rate reduction puts $75 million back into the economy HALIFAX: WCB Nova Scotia announced today that it is lowering the average employer rate…
Sipekne’katik RCMP arrest man after reports he followed, approached youth in community
INDIAN BROOK: Sipekne’katik RCMP Detachment officers are aware of reports of a man in a red Hyundai Tucson who has followed and approached youth in the community. On June 12,…
Applications open for healthcare recruitment, retention funding
HALIFAX: Community groups working on recruiting and retaining healthcare workers can apply for up to $25,000 in support from the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment (OHPR) Community Fund. “Nova Scotians…
Grants to support 2SLGBTQIA+ community groups, provincial conference
TRURO: Community organizations serving 2SLGBTQIA+ Nova Scotians are receiving provincial support for 11 projects, and there is also funding for a provincial conference in Truro this fall. The investments support…
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Relay for Life raises more than $55,000 at Hants East Rural High
MILFORD: The warm sunshine shone down as students and the community gave back during the Relay for Life at Hants East Rural High School on Thursday June 4. Starting off…
Dream of bringing lights to McDonald Sports Park ballfield to become reality with JaysCare Foundation announcement
WAVERLEY: A long-held dream for local baseball players, families, and volunteers in Waverley took a major step forward Sunday evening as Jays Care Foundation announced a significant investment that will…
Groups coming together to send message that N.S. needs to do more to protect natural legacy
HALIFAX: Conservation, community, recreation, health, faith and seniors’ groups are coming together from across the province on Wednesday, June 10 to urge the Houston government to redouble its efforts to…
MCANS writes N.S. Auditor General over Eigg Mountain wind farm project assessment
ANTIGONISH: The Moose Conservation Association of Nova Scotia (MCANS) has written to the province’s Auditor General Kim Adair to urge her office to conduct their planned audit of environmental assessments…
Peace tree dedicated in Noel area during International Peace Run visit
NOEL: A group of runners made their way across Nova Scotia on Wednesday, with a special stop in Noel to visit the local school and plant a peace tree. The…
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…