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N.S. to face wave of physician retirements as wait-list for primary care remains high

N.S. to face wave of physician retirements as wait-list for primary care remains high

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia doctors are facing extreme burnout amid a labour shortage that risks worsening with a looming wave of retirements, says the former head of the association representing physicians in the province. Dr.
Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries

Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries

HALIFAX — Following weeks of criticism, the Nova Scotia government is backing away from a contentious subsidy for wine bottlers that the province’s wineries said undercut their operations.
Nova Scotia teen pleads guilty to aggravated assault after school stabbings

Nova Scotia teen pleads guilty to aggravated assault after school stabbings

HALIFAX — A 16-year-old student has admitted to stabbing two staff members at a Halifax-area high school last year.
26 arrests for illegal fishing of elvers in Nova Scotia since early March

26 arrests for illegal fishing of elvers in Nova Scotia since early March

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says it has arrested 26 people since March 6 for illegally fishing baby eels in southwestern Nova Scotia.
Ottawa signs memorandum of understanding with Germany for Canadian hydrogen

Ottawa signs memorandum of understanding with Germany for Canadian hydrogen

HALIFAX — Canada and Germany signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday for the future sale of hydrogen produced from proposed projects in Atlantic Canada.
Tiny shelter community in Halifax suburb up and running, as province seeks new sites

Tiny shelter community in Halifax suburb up and running, as province seeks new sites

HALIFAX — Three neat rows of tiny shelters, each with a bright blue, lockable door, are up and occupied in a quiet Halifax suburb as the provincial government gradually rolls out what it is touting as an important part of its solution to homelessness
Mooseheads forward Jordan Dumais suspended five games after impaired driving charges

Mooseheads forward Jordan Dumais suspended five games after impaired driving charges

HALIFAX — Jordan Dumais of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League's Halifax Mooseheads has been suspended five games after being charged with impaired driving earlier this month.
Trudeau accuses N.L. premier of 'bowing to political pressure' in carbon tax spat

Trudeau accuses N.L. premier of 'bowing to political pressure' in carbon tax spat

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The chummy Liberal leaders of Canada and of Newfoundland and Labrador sparred this week over the federal government's consumer carbon levy.
Nova Scotia grants Northern Pulp mill one-year extension for environmental assessment

Nova Scotia grants Northern Pulp mill one-year extension for environmental assessment

HALIFAX — An idled Nova Scotia pulp mill has been given another year to complete an environmental assessment for its project to build a new effluent treatment facility.
Ottawa announces 15 Canadian participants in NATO defence innovation hub in Halifax

Ottawa announces 15 Canadian participants in NATO defence innovation hub in Halifax

HALIFAX — The federal government has announced 15 Canadian participants in a new defence innovation hub in Halifax for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.