Government of Nova Scotia News

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 30, Nova Scotia is reporting 20 new cases of COVID-19 and 80 recoveries.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 29 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale quatre décès liés à la COVID-19, ainsi que 33 nouveaux cas.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 29, Nova Scotia is reporting four deaths related to COVID-19 and 33 new cases.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Le premier ministre Iain Rankin et le Dr Robert Strang, médecin-hygiéniste en chef de la Nouvelle-Écosse, ont annoncé aujourd'hui 28 mai, le déconfinement graduel de la province selon un plan à cinq phases.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced today, May 28, that the province will reopen gradually under a five-phase plan.

COVID - 19 / Education and Early Childhood Development -- REMARQUE : on trouvera à la fin du communiqué de plus amples renseignements sur les écoles où l'apprentissage à domicile se poursuivra. Les classes en personne reprendront mercredi 2 juin dans toutes les écoles publiques et privées de la Nouvelle-Écosse, sauf dans la Municipalité régionale d'Halifax (MRH) et à Sydney.

COVID - 19 / Education and Early Childhood Development -- NOTE: More details on schools that will remain in at-home learning follows this release. In-person classes will resume Wednesday, June 2, at all Nova Scotia public and private schools outside of Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Sydney.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 28 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse annonce un décès lié à la COVID-19. Une quinquagénaire est décédée dans le secteur du centre.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 28, Nova Scotia is reporting a death related to COVID-19. A woman in her 50s has died in Central Zone.

Transportation and Active Transit -- NEW WORK

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 27, Nova Scotia is reporting 33 new cases of COVID-19 and 182 recoveries.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 27 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale 33 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 182 rétablissements.

Health and Wellness -- The provincial government has appointed Dr. Sam Hickcox as Nova Scotia’s first chief officer of the new Office of Mental Health and Addictions.

Inclusive Economic Growth / COVID - 19 / Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services -- The Nova Scotia government is amending the Liquor Licensing Regulations to help the restaurant and bar industry while ensuring protections are still in place for the safe and responsible sale and consumption of alcohol.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 26 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale 37 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 94 rétablissements.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 26, Nova Scotia is reporting 37 new cases of COVID-19 and 94 recoveries.

Justice -- Twelve of the province’s lawyers are being awarded the prestigious Queen’s counsel (QC) designation.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan is ahead of schedule. People 20 and older became eligible to book a vaccine today, May 25, and those 12 and older will become eligible to book an appointment by the end of May.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Le plan de vaccination de la Nouvelle-Écosse contre la COVID-19 avance plus rapidement que prévu. Les personnes de 20 ans et plus sont admissibles depuis aujourd'hui, et les jeunes de 12 ans et plus seront admissibles à prendre rendez-vous d'ici la fin mai.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 25 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale 54 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 102 rétablissements.