09 May Emergency Alert Information
Nova Scotians can now receive messages about life-threatening emergencies directly to their cell phones....
08 May New Inclusive Education Supports for Students
This September, Nova Scotia students will benefit from the hiring of more than 190 people, including child and youth care practitioners, parent navigators, education assistants, psychologists and speech language pathologists, to address student and complex classroom needs, starting with a focus on behaviour and autism...
08 May Learn 2 Fish Program is for Children and Families
For the first time, a community event for adults and children is being offered in each recreational fishing area. Learn 2 Fish teaches the basics of sportfishing, along with ethics and environmental stewardship....
04 May Halifax Wins Bid to Host the 2020 North American Indigenous Games
Halifax (K’jipuktuk) has been chosen to host the 2020 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), which will be the largest multi-sporting event to be held in Nova Scotia. This also marks the first time the games will be hosted in Atlantic Canada....
03 May High Interest in Nova Scotia from International Doctors
Six doctors from the U.K. and Ireland interested in moving to Nova Scotia plan to visit the province in June, with several more expected to visit over the summer....
01 May Gaelic Nova Scotia Month Invites People to Connect with Province’s Gaelic Heritage
Ar Sgeul ri Innse, or Our Story to Tell, is the theme of this year’s Gaelic Nova Scotia Month, celebrated this month....
01 May Government Invests in Community Projects to Reduce Poverty
Projects aimed at helping break down barriers to transportation and helping youth learn about farming and growing community food security are some of the 49 projects sharing $600,000 in the first year of the Building Vibrant Communities grants program....
27 Apr Student Innovators Receive First Minister’s Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence
Nova Scotia students earned an Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence for their innovative business ideas during an awards ceremony, Wednesday, April 25, at Saint Mary’s University Sobey School of Business....
27 Apr Changes to the Marriage Act Come into Effect May 1
Changes to the Solemnization of Marriage Act, introduced last fall, will come into effect on May 1....
27 Apr Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, Op-ed
On April 27, 2014, Mandi was recognized by the province of Nova Scotia for selflessly giving the gift of life....