Government of Nova Scotia News

Events East Group -- The Halifax Convention Centre will host more than 50 events this fall as the list of in-person meetings and conventions continues to grow.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, Sept. 21, Nova Scotia is reporting 25 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 recoveries.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd’hui 21 septembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale 25 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 17 rétablissements.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, Sept. 20, Nova Scotia is reporting 55 new cases of COVID-19 and 88 recoveries since the last update on Sept. 17.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 20 septembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale 55 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 88 rétablissements depuis la dernière mise à jour, le 17 septembre.

Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage / Lieutenant-Governor -- Volunteers who give their time, promote community initiatives and offer support all year long were honoured today, Sept. 20, during a virtual ceremony for the 47th annual Provincial Volunteer Awards.

Innovacorp -- Innovacorp’s investment in Meta Materials Inc. (META) (NASDAQ:MMAT) resulted in a $104 million return after the Nova Scotia start-up began publicly trading its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Public Works -- NEW WORK

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd’hui 17 septembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale 18 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 29 rétablissements.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- NOTE: Nova Scotia is not issuing COVID-19 news releases or updating the COVID-19 data dashboard on weekends. Monday updates will include weekend data. Today, Sept. 17, Nova Scotia is reporting 18 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 recoveries.

Seniors and Long-term Care / Office of Mental Health and Addictions / Health and Wellness -- NOTE: The following is a statement from Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness; Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-term Care; and Brian Comer, Minister of the Office of Mental Health and Addictions Today, Canada’s Nurses Day of Action, we want to make clear how much we value nurses and the immeasurable contribution they make to our communities, our health-care system and our province. As health-care professionals ourselves, we respect the work that nurses do every day, in all of their various roles in the health system.

Premier's Office -- Mandate letters to cabinet ministers outlining government’s priorities for delivering solutions to Nova Scotians were posted online today, Sept. 16.

Human Rights Commission -- An independent human rights board of inquiry in the matter of Deborah Carleton vs. Halifax Regional Police and/or the Halifax Regional Police Association will begin Tuesday, Sept. 21, in Halifax.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 16 septembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale 34 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 20 rétablissements.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, Sept. 16, Nova Scotia is reporting 34 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 recoveries.

Finance and Treasury Board -- Government released the public accounts for the 2020-21 fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, today, Sept. 16.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, Sept. 15, Nova Scotia is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 and 20 recoveries.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 15 septembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale six nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et vingt rétablissements.

Office of Health Care Professionals Recruitment / Health and Wellness -- The newly created Office of Health Care Professionals Recruitment is seeing some early successes and promising leads.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- En raison de l'épidémiologie actuelle dans la province et dans la région atlantique, la Nouvelle-Écosse reporte la 5e phase de son plan de déconfinement jusqu'au 4 octobre, date à laquelle la politique sur la preuve de vaccination complète entre en vigueur pour certains événements et certaines activités.