Government of Nova Scotia News

Municipal Affairs and Housing -- NOTE: A list of municipal projects receiving support follows this release. Fifteen communities will receive support for water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste projects through the Provincial Capital Assistance Program, the Province announced today, August 26.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Un nouveau stock de doses du vaccin contre la COVID-19 sera disponible pour les enfants et les adultes en septembre.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- More doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available to children and adults beginning in September.

Health and Wellness -- More than 230 Ukrainian nationals with healthcare backgrounds are at various stages of getting the approvals needed to join Nova Scotia’s healthcare system.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Lors de la rentrée scolaire en septembre, les élèves pourront participer à toute la gamme des activités d’apprentissage et de mieux-être, y compris l’enseignement en petit groupe, les groupes musicaux, les clubs, les sports et les excursions scolaires.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Students returning to school in September will be able to participate in the full range of learning and well-being activities, including small-group instruction, band, clubs, sports and field trips.

Premier's Office -- Atlantic Canada’s premiers met today, August 23, in Stephenville, N.L., to work together in pursuit of emissions reductions, clean power generation and transmission and energy development.

Justice -- The inmate who escaped from the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth on Monday, August 22, is now in police custody.

Health and Wellness -- Nova Scotia has its first confirmed case of monkeypox in a resident in the province.

Health and Wellness -- La Nouvelle-Écosse confirme qu’il y a un premier cas de variole simienne dans la province.

Agriculture -- The Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition in Bible Hill is back this week for the first time since 2019.

Justice -- An inmate has escaped from the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth.

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation -- The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) released its first-quarter financial results today, August 23.

Health and Wellness -- The government has provided one-time funding of $340,000 to the Nova Scotia College of Nursing to support the ongoing and comprehensive review of the registration and licensing process for internationally educated nurses.

Public Works -- NOTE: The list of funding recipients follows this release. The Province is providing more than $350,000 for six active transportation projects across Nova Scotia that will improve connectivity within and between communities while reducing carbon emissions.

Municipal Affairs and Housing -- NOTE: The following is a news release on behalf of the Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission. The Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission has released its final progress report on the Province’s efforts to address the urgent need for improved affordable housing.

Team Nova Scotia -- NOTE: A list of medal winners follows this release. Nova Scotia athletes return from Niagara 2022 with a tie for their best-ever medal count in the province’s history at the Canada Summer Games.

Public Works -- CONTINUING WORK

Environment and Climate Change / Premier's Office -- Premier Tim Houston is calling on the federal government to park plans to impose carbon pricing that could see gas prices rise by up to 14 cents per litre.

Office of Addictions and Mental Health -- The Province is expanding access to urgent mental health and addictions care in rural communities.