Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — Officials in Nova Scotia say more than 1,000 public sector workers are now on unpaid leave after failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the government’s Nov. 30 deadline.

HALIFAX — A conservation group is raising alarm bells about the discovery of farmed salmon in East Coast rivers, citing research suggesting the potential interbreeding could damage the wild stocks' long-term health.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says it will appeal a recent court decision that found there was discrimination against people with disabilities who had sought improved services and housing in the community. A day after the Oct.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Justice Department says it is strengthening its existing ban on police street checks.

HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 40 new COVID-19 infections today and 29 more recoveries from the disease.

HALIFAX — An advocacy group on Wednesday said Nova Scotia's new policy for vulnerable families could be "set up to fail," a day after the government said it would stop the practice of birth alerts.

HALIFAX — A disabilities group in Nova Scotia said Wednesday it would push to convert a recent landmark court victory into funding for improvements to housing and to care. During a news conference, the Disabilities Rights Coalition cited the Oct.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's fall lobster fishing season opened early today in the two most lucrative fishing areas in Canada.

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Nova Scotia's Health Department should consider ordering an independent review of how it serves Black people, a government official told an inquiry Tuesday.

HALIFAX — A progress report released Tuesday says Nova Scotia is not moving quickly enough on recommendations to adopt forestry practices that reduce clear-cutting and preserve biodiversity.