Government of Nova Scotia News

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 25, Nova Scotia is reporting 54 new cases of COVID-19 and 102 recoveries.

Health and Wellness -- The province is investing more than $3.5 million in workplace safety training and equipment for staff in continuing care, as well as offering more diverse programming for individuals in long-term care.

COVID - 19 -- Starting today, May 25, people aged 20 and older can book appointments for the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across the province.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 24 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale 49 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 et 98 rétablissements.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 24, Nova Scotia is reporting 49 new cases of COVID-19 and 98 recoveries.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 23 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse signale deux décès liés à la COVID-19. Un homme et une femme, tous les deux septuagénaires, sont morts dans le secteur du centre.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 23, Nova Scotia is reporting two deaths related to COVID-19. A man and woman, both in their 70s, have died in Central Zone.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 22 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse annonce un décès lié à la COVID-19. Une femme dans la soixantaine est morte dans le secteur du centre.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 22, Nova Scotia is reporting one death related to COVID-19. A woman in her 60s has died in Central Zone.

COVID - 19 / Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services -- To ensure the health and safety of tenants and landlords, the province is introducing new options for showing residential rental properties during the third wave of COVID-19.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Le gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse élargit les critères pour les gens qui déménagent dans la province et pour les personnes qui arrivent de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- The Nova Scotia government is expanding the criteria for people who are moving to the province and adding flexibility for travel from Prince Edward Island.

COVID - 19 -- The Nova Scotia government is investing $17.2 million more in the Small Business Impact Grant Part 3 program to support small businesses affected by the ongoing provincial COVID-19 restrictions.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Today, May 21, Nova Scotia is reporting two deaths related to COVID-19. Two men in their 70s have died in Central Zone.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 21 mai, la Nouvelle-Écosse annonce deux décès liés à la COVID-19. Deux septuagénaires sont décédés dans le secteur du centre.

Transportation and Active Transit -- NEW WORK

Seniors -- The province’s Silver Economy Summit will take place virtually on May 27 and 28 in partnership with the Acadia Entrepreneurship Centre.

COVID - 19 / Education and Early Childhood Development -- More than $1.75 million in emergency funding will be deposited in the bank accounts of child-care centres across the province by Friday, May 21, to ensure centres remain viable while capacity is capped at 60 per cent under COVID-19 restrictions.

COVID - 19 / Education and Early Childhood Development -- Plus de 1,75 million de dollars en financement d’urgence seront déposés dans les comptes bancaires des centres de garde d’enfants d’ici vendredi 21 mai pour que leur fonctionnement demeure viable pendant que l’accueil est limité à 60 p. 100 conformément aux restrictions liées à la COVID-19. L’argent vise les salaires et les frais d’exploitation. Comme c’est le cas pour tous les programmes de soutien aux entreprises durant la pandémie, le financement ne compense pas la perte de profits.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced today, May 19, that current public health restrictions will remain in place across Nova Scotia until at least the second week of June.