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'Too early to say' what N.S. government will provide in tariff aid: finance minister
Nova Scotia Finance Minister John Lohr said Thursday that it was "too early" to talk about what the province plans to do to help businesses that could be affected by new U.S. tariffs.
2 men injured in Dartmouth house fire
Two men were taken to hospital Friday after a fire tore through their house on Thompson Street in Dartmouth, N.S.
Court rules N.S. cabinet order to refill Lake Pisiquid 'rational, logical and justified'
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed an attempt by a fisherman and researcher to get a judicial review of the order to refill Lake Pisiquid in Windsor, N.S.
Coalition calls on Houston for long-term funding to African Nova Scotian community groups
A coalition of African Nova Scotian groups is urging the province to provide funds to go along with Premier Tim Houston's declaration in support for a UN initiative.
$500M earmarked for N.S. roads and bridges in 2025-26
Public Works Minister Fred Tilley released a five-year highway improvement plan Tuesday. It includes a number of major projects, including the replacement of the rotary adjacent to the Port Hastings visitors' information centre and passing lanes at exits 18 and 19 on Highway 107.
Groups condemn Ottawa for slashing programs N.S. uses to bring newcomers to province
Industries that have relied on newcomers to take hard-to-fill jobs say Ottawa's drastic cuts to immigration programs are "short-sighted" and "irresponsible," and suggest they will have a devastating effect on Nova Scotia's construction and hospitality sectors.
N.S. premier warns U.S. tariffs could affect thousands of jobs in the province
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said his administration will introduce a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming into the United States from Canada.
Glitches force N.S. Health to put text message reminders on hold
Nova Scotia Health won't be sending out any more text messages to remind people of their medical appointments until it can be sure glitches in the system launched Monday are fixed.
Text messages, notifications now available for most N.S. Health appointments
Nova Scotia Health is hoping to reduce the number of people who miss appointments simply because they forgot they had one. Clinics will now send text messages to phones and reminders to those who use the YourHealthNS app.
Nova Scotia to complete almost all wildfire report recommendations by March
A senior official in the Department of Natural Resources says nearly all the recommendations put forward in a report on the 2023 wildfires will be completed by this spring.