Nova Scotia News

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has tabled a bill that would significantly increase the amount of unpaid time off for employees who develop a serious illness or are severely hurt on the job.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is spending $42 million over five years to help improve access to health information through Google Cloud's search tools and artificial intelligence.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Opposition Liberals say the province will be the first in Canada to offer free public transit if they form the next government. In a campaign-style announcement Tuesday, Liberal Leader Zach Churchill said $65.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Nature Trust plans to complete its largest acquisition of privately owned coastline by the end of the month.

HALIFAX — The Halifax police union says it's disappointed with a review calling for an apology for the way officers and the city handled homeless encampment evictions and a resulting protest in August 2021 that turned violent.

HALIFAX — An independent review of actions taken by the municipality of Halifax and city police during evictions of homeless encampments that turned violent in 2021 says both parties made mistakes in their handling of the incident and should issue an

VIRGINIA EAST, N.S. — RCMP in Nova Scotia say the Saturday death of a 66-year-old man in Virginia East, N.S. is being treated as a homicide. Police have released few details about the death and have not shared the name of the deceased.

HALIFAX — A new report on Nova Scotia's compensation program for injured workers says the system is the only one in Canada that is not fully funded, and that more work is needed to help people return to the workforce.

HALIFAX — Layoffs at Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain are necessary because the properties were facing bankruptcy, according to the CEO of Postmedia Network Inc.

HALIFAX — A tentative contract deal has been reached between Nova Scotia's health authorities and three unions representing about 9,000 health-care workers.