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Nova Scotia to lift licensing moratorium for buyers and processors in seafood sector
Fisheries Minister Kent Smith says opening the seafood sector to new entrants will help drive Nova Scotia's economy as processors look to diversify their markets.
Nova Scotia to speed up environmental reviews for clean energy projects
Nova Scotia is moving to speed up its environmental review process for a number of clean energy projects.
Nova Scotia fixed-term lease loophole to remain in place despite some abuse: official
Gary O'Toole, associate deputy minister of Service Nova Scotia, told a legislature committee on Tuesday that before any changes can be made, the department needs to understand what the long-term consequences will be.
Rise in school violence leads N.S. to update code of conduct
The updated document details consequences for people who violate the rules.
WW II postcard campaign reminds Canadian homeowners that fallen 'lived where you live'
Over the last week, selected homes across Canada received poignant reminders of military members who fought and died in the final months of World War II.
Nova Scotia moves forward with plan for municipalities to protect coastlines
The Tories want municipalities to draft their own coastal protection bylaws and are offering a blueprint on how they can protect the province's 13,000 kilometres of coastline.
Already hit by China, Nova Scotia's seafood sector braces for upcoming U.S. tariffs
Nova Scotia's lucrative seafood industry is bracing for market upheaval as it deals with the effects of tariffs imposed by China and awaits an identical 25 per cent duty from the United States.
N.S. education minister says schools expected to fly diverse flags
Brendan Maguire says he will make it clear to South Shore school officials that a directive to remove any flag other than the Canadian and Nova Scotian flags must be reversed.
Nova Scotia says immediate effect of Chinese seafood tariff remains unclear
Nova Scotia's fisheries minister is downplaying the potential short-term effects of a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian seafood products that is scheduled to be imposed by China on Thursday.
Nova Scotia NDP urges public to weigh in on government's 'overreaching' bills
A series of contentious Nova Scotia government bills — including one that would lift a ban on fracking and uranium mining — come before a legislature committee next week, and the province's Opposition leader is urging the public to make its voice heard.