Government of Nova Scotia News

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- As of today, Nov. 26, Nova Scotia has 114 active cases of COVID-19. Fourteen new cases are being reported today.

COVID - 19 / Business -- A one-time grant of up to $5,000 is being made available to support businesses in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Hants County that have been ordered by Public Health to temporarily close in response to rising cases of COVID-19 in their communities.

Energy and Mines -- NOTE: A list of scholarship recipients follows this release The province is supporting the next generation of the energy and mines sector by awarding scholarships to 20 Nova Scotia students.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- As of today, Nov. 25, Nova Scotia has 102 active cases of COVID-19. Sixteen new cases are being reported today.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd’hui 25 novembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse compte 102 cas évolutifs de la Covid-19. Seize nouveaux cas ont été dépistés aujourd’hui.

COVID - 19 / Municipal Affairs and Housing / Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services -- Too many Nova Scotians are struggling to afford the place they call home, creating additional health and safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic and state of emergency. That’s why the province is taking steps to protect renters in all parts of the province from excessive rent increases and renovictions while it works on longer term solutions.

Health and Wellness -- Government is doing more to alleviate pressure on our emergency health system and our paramedics by freeing up front-line staff from non-emergency tasks.

Finance and Treasury Board -- Les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse sont invités à soumettre leurs idées pour le budget de 2021-2022 et pour les budgets futurs.

Finance and Treasury Board -- Nova Scotians are invited to share their ideas for Budget 2021-22 and beyond.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 24 novembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse compte 87 cas évolutifs de COVID-19. Trente-sept nouveaux cas sont signalés aujourd'hui.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- As of today, Nov. 24, Nova Scotia has 87 active cases of COVID-19. Thirty-seven new cases are being reported today.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- To turn the tide of COVID-19 infections in Nova Scotia, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, announced new restrictions in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and across the province today, Nov. 24.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Afin d’inverser la tendance des nouvelles infections de COVID-19 en Nouvelle-Écosse, le premier ministre Stephen McNeil et le Dr Robert Strang, médecin-hygiéniste en chef, ont annoncé de nouvelles restrictions pour la Municipalité régionale d’Halifax (MRH) et l’ensemble de la province aujourd’hui, le 24 novembre.

Develop Nova Scotia -- Providing high-speed internet service to communities across the province has been the priority of the Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative from the beginning.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Government is implementing a broad asymptomatic testing strategy for people who go to or work in late-night bars and restaurants.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Le gouvernement met en oeuvre une stratégie de dépistage pour les personnes asymptomatiques qui fréquentent les bars et les restaurants tard le soir ou qui travaillent à ces endroits.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Aujourd'hui 23 novembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse compte 51 cas évolutifs de COVID-19. Onze nouveaux cas ont été dépistés le dimanche 22 novembre.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- As of today, Nov. 23, Nova Scotia has 51 active cases of COVID-19. Eleven new cases were identified Sunday, Nov. 22.

Health and Wellness -- Government is making temporary changes to the Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention program to ensure more children with autism spectrum disorder can access supports.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- As of today, Nov. 22, Nova Scotia has 44 active cases of COVID-19. Eleven new cases were identified Saturday, Nov. 21.