Two important amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act have taken effect, offering more protection against new types of injury, and making things a little easier for those left behind when tragedy strikes.
WCB Nova...
Nova Scotia has changed more in the past five years than it has in my lifetime. Our population is growing, there are cranes in the sky and the province is changing. While we see growth in our...
August 1 marks Emancipation Day in Nova Scotia, which recognizes the day the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 became law across the British Empire, including Canada, on August 1, 1834.
NSNDP leader Claudia Chender...
Nova Scotia New Democrats are calling on the Houston government to release the July numbers for the Need a Family Practice Registry.
July 31 is the last day of the month and it’s unclear...
Businesses across Atlantic Canada are being vastly overcharged in property taxes compared with their residential counterparts, finds a new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The report comes as over 7 in 10 small...
Dear Premier Houston:
On Thursday, July 4 we facilitated a press conference during which three Nova Scotia doctors expressed their concerns about the policy of the Nova Scotia College of Physicians and Surgeons passed...
The Nova Scotia NDP continues to call on the Houston government to improve access and attachment to primary care through dedicated clinics and is renewing its call for the Auditor General to review the YourHealthNS procurement deal...
Silas: We won’t let premiers forget that access to care relies on health care workers!
As Canada’s premiers prepare to meet at the upcoming Council of the Federation, nurses unions are pressing provincial leaders...
I would like to thank Nicole Fawcett for highlighting in her opinion piece (July 3) about phone service that Fibre Optic does not work during power outages.
We just switched and are very happy...
On July 9, Leader of the Official Opposition Zach Churchill and MLA Rafah DiCostanzo joined breast cancer advocates at a rally at Province House to call on the Houston government to provide supplementary screening to Nova Scotians...