Nova Scotia News

Nova Scotia family doctor wait list hits record high at more than 116,000 people

HALIFAX — The lack of access to primary care in Nova Scotia is "completely outrageous," says one of the more than 116,000 residents on the wait-list for a family doctor, which hit a record high this month.

Oct 15, 2022 2:45 PM Read more >

Federal public safety minister says Ottawa committed to RCMP reform

HALIFAX — Canada’s public safety minister says he recognizes the importance of reforming the RCMP in light of ongoing questions about the future of the services it offers provinces and territories.

Oct 14, 2022 2:27 PM Read more >

Mendicino to visit James Smith Cree Nation after of stabbing massacre

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — The federal public safety minsiter says he is to travel to James Smith Cree Nation next week to advance the Liberal government's plan to have First Nations policing recognized as an essential service.

Oct 14, 2022 11:27 AM Read more >

Nova Scotia legislation would require storm readiness by telecommunications companies

HALIFAX — Nearly three weeks after post-tropical storm Fiona blasted through Nova Scotia, the provincial government has proposed legislation requiring telecommunications companies to be better prepared for major weather events.

Oct 13, 2022 3:31 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia legislature's Speaker to resign, opposition says he's being forced out

HALIFAX — The Speaker of Nova Scotia’s legislature confirmed Thursday that he has signed a resignation letter at the request of Premier Tim Houston, though he maintained he doesn’t want to leave his job.

Oct 13, 2022 2:46 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia to provide office space for some doctors as recruiting incentive

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is offering office space at no cost to some family physicians and creating health teams to alleviate the burden on nurses and doctors, but the opposition says the government is taking baby steps that won't significantly reduce w

Oct 12, 2022 2:53 PM Read more >

N.S. RCMP officers reminded about thin blue line patch ban after rally photo emerged

NICTAUX, N.S. — The Nova Scotia RCMP say its members are being reminded that non-approved symbols, including "thin blue line" patches, are not permitted on uniforms. Mountie spokesperson Cpl.

Oct 12, 2022 1:58 PM Read more >

N.S. premier refuses to discuss future of Speaker ahead of new legislature sitting

HALIFAX — A day before the start of the Nova Scotia legislature’s fall sitting, Premier Tim Houston refused to say Wednesday whether his government would attempt to replace the Speaker.

Oct 12, 2022 12:54 PM Read more >

'Long overdue': Nova Scotia early childhood educators get 30 per cent pay raise

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Nova Scotia is raising wages of early childhood educators by about 30 per cent, but daycare operators say the pay hike doesn't go far enough to ensure many workers in the sector are making a living wage.

Oct 11, 2022 3:03 PM Read more >

N.S. RCMP say officer removed thin blue line patch from Freedom Fighter rally photo

NICTAUX, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP say an officer has removed a controversial thin blue line badge from his uniform after a photo circulated online of him wearing the symbol in a photo taken during a so-called Freedom Fighters gathering.

Oct 11, 2022 1:58 PM Read more >