News/Canada/Nova Scotia (Page 7)

Nova Scotia Grocery store shelves are full of maple leaf stickers and shelf talkers indicating products are, in some way, Canadian. But they don’t always tell the whole story. Tagging shelves with maple leaf ‘might in some cases be an oversimplification,’ says professor Frances Willick · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Nova Scotia An African Nova Scotian RCMP sergeant who created anti-racism workshops for his employer says he was removed from his position after he raised concerns about intellectual property rights when the initiative he headed was going to be expanded. Sgt. Craig Smith was a driving force behind African Canadian workshop,Continue Reading

Nova Scotia Conversations are happening in Nova Scotia about developing the first midwifery education program east of Quebec. Advocates have been calling for a midwifery education program for years Taryn Grant · CBC News · Posted: Mar 10, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: March 10 A pregnant bellyContinue Reading

Nova Scotia When some hot water pipes burst at the rental property they own, a Nova Scotia family was shocked to learn insurance wouldn’t cover the expected $100,000 in repair bills. The reason? An insurance concept that isn’t widely known to most consumers. As rental property closing date neared, RyallContinue Reading

Nova Scotia The advocacy group for Nova Scotia municipalities has asked for changes to a bill that would allow the province to charge towns and regions for new transportation infrastructure, a power that is “tremendously concerning” to their members. Federation of municipalities has requested wording changes for Bill 24 HaleyContinue Reading

Nova Scotia Some of Nova Scotia’s most affordable rental housing is quickly becoming less so, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation data analyzed by CBC News. At the same time, the newest rental housing may be too expensive for many people. Median rent of Halifax’s oldest apartments up overContinue Reading

Nova Scotia The B.C. company has signed a one-year untendered contract to bring in diagnostic imaging techs under a model similar to the use of travel nurses to address nursing shortages. The health authority signed a one-year standing offer with ProMed HR Solutions Michael Gorman · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Nova Scotia A byelection is scheduled for April 14 to determine a new member of Parliament for Halifax, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday.  Vote will select replacement for former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore Andrew Sampson · CBC News · Posted: Mar 02, 2025 9:59 AM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

As the Nova Scotia government positions itself to take greater control over the province’s 10 universities, some within the university community say the potential changes are “short-sighted” and part of “anti-democratic,” “Trump-style politics” in the province. Last week, the Progressive Conservatives introduced a bill that would link the university’s funding decisionsContinue Reading