N.S. announces free Shingles Vaccine available this month
HALIFAX: Starting May 20, Nova Scotians aged 65 and older can book their free shingles vaccine appointment. The first appointments will be May 28. “Across Canada, nearly one in three…
Trade mission takes Premier Houston to Spain, United Kingdom
HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston will leave on May 4, for a provincial trade mission in two critical markets – Spain and the United Kingdom. The premier and Kent Smith, Minister…
Free parking at hospitals, healthcare facilities starts May 1
HALIFAX: Patients, healthcare workers and other visitors to Nova Scotia hospitals and healthcare facilities no longer have to pay for on-site parking, effective Thursday, May 1. “We committed to eliminating…
Statement from Premier Houston on the passing of Pope Francis
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from Premier Tim Houston. Today (April 21), Roman Catholics around the world are mourning at the news that Pope Francis has died at the…
Remembering April 18-19, 2020: a statement from Premier Houston
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from Premier Tim Houston. This week marks five years since the events of April 18-19, 2020. As each day, month and year passes, we…
Feds, N.S., N.B. reach agreement on Chignecto Isthmus
AMHERST/HALIFAX: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Government of Canada have reached a funding agreement to protect the Chignecto Isthmus from the increasingly destructive impacts of climate change. The isthmus,…
PHOTOS/VIDEO: N.S. removes tolls from Macdonald, MacKay bridges
DARTMOUTH: After 70 years, motorists no longer have to pay a bridge toll to cross between Dartmouth and Halifax. The province ended bridge tolls today, March 17, fulfilling a commitment…
Houston to promote N.S. in New York, Boston
HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston will promote Nova Scotia in New York and Boston this week and next. In New York, he will host two roundtables with existing and potential investors…
Province to recoup hundreds of millions from tobacco settlement
NOVA SCOTIA: The province will recoup approximately $809 million from tobacco companies for the impact of smoking on the healthcare system. All provinces and territories joined together to sue for…
N.S. announces funding for transition houses, addressing IPV
From a release HALIFAX: The government is taking action to address the epidemic of intimate partner violence with a new $23.7-million funding commitment to transition houses. “An epidemic-level response means…