Government of Nova Scotia News

Education and Early Childhood Development -- NOTE: The following is an op-ed from Derek Mombourquette, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Over the last few days, there have been reports about school staffing for next September that are not accurate and I want to correct the record: -- no teacher is losing their job; in fact, there will be at least 70 new teachers hired -- across the province, more than 260 new school staff – psychologists, education assistants, guidance counsellors, autism support staff and more – are being hired to support students in the classroom -- overall, the provincial education budget will rise by $112 million, including $15 million more for inclusive education -- over four years, we have invested an additional $60 million in inclusive education, resulting in more than 600 new positions that have added support for students, teachers and families -- since 2013, Nova Scotia’s education budget has increased by 45 per cent and created more than 1,400 new positions

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- À compter d’aujourd'hui 14 mai, les personnes de 35 ans et plus peuvent prendre rendez-vous pour recevoir le vaccin de Pfizer ou de Moderna contre la COVID-19 dans les cliniques de la province.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Starting today, May 14, people aged 35 and older can book appointments for the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the province.

Inclusive Economic Growth / COVID - 19 -- More types of businesses are now eligible for the Small Business Real Property Tax Rebate Program, which opened to applications today, May 14.

Transportation and Active Transit -- NEW WORK

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd’hui 13 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse annonce 110 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 155 cas résolus.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 13, Nova Scotia is reporting 110 new cases of COVID-19 and 155 recoveries.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- À compter de 8 h le vendredi 14 mai, les résidents permanents de la Nouvelle-Écosse et les gens qui voyagent pour des raisons essentielles doivent présenter une demande pour entrer dans la province.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 14, permanent Nova Scotia residents and people travelling for essential reasons must apply to enter the province.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd’hui, le 13 mai, le gouvernement provincial a franchi le cap des 400 000 doses de vaccins contre la COVID-19 administrées.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- The province reached 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in arms today, May 13.

Community Services -- The province is investing $553,000 to provide safe, permanent homes and support services for men exiting homelessness in Sydney.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- La Nouvelle-Écosse interrompt l'utilisation de la première dose du vaccin d'AstraZeneca à compter d'aujourd'hui 12 mai.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Nova Scotia will pause the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as the first dose effective today, May 12.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd’hui 12 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse annonce 149 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 119 cas résolus.

Community Services -- The province is investing $350,000 to add 15 temporary shelter beds in partnership with the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax. The beds will be at the centre’s North Park shelter location until the end of 2021.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Nova Scotia is reporting 118 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 11.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 11 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse enregistre 118 nouveaux cas de COVID-19.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Starting today, May 11, people aged 40 and older can book appointments for the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the province.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- À compter d'aujourd'hui 11 mai, les personnes de 40 ans et plus peuvent prendre rendez-vous pour recevoir le vaccin de Pfizer ou de Moderna contre la COVID-19 dans les cliniques de la province.