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N.S. minister fears deposit won't cover removal of bankrupt tidal firm's moorings

N.S. minister fears deposit won't cover removal of bankrupt tidal firm's moorings

HALIFAX 鈥 A Nova Scotia cabinet minister says the cost of removing huge moorings abandoned in the harbour entrance of a Bay of Fundy community likely won't be covered by a deposit left by a bankrupt tidal energy firm.
Nova Scotia government hiring 47 new staff members to prevent violence in schools

Nova Scotia government hiring 47 new staff members to prevent violence in schools

HALIFAX 鈥 The Nova Scotia government is hiring 47 "specialized staff" to keep its public schools safe, following calls from within the education system to stem a rise in violence.
Nova Scotia's waiting list for family care dips about 15,000 people, to 145,144

Nova Scotia's waiting list for family care dips about 15,000 people, to 145,144

HALIFAX 鈥 Nova Scotia's health authority says the wait-list for family care has dipped by about 15,000 people in four months 鈥 a drop the premier credits to programs aimed at reducing the doctor shortage. The figures for Oct.
Nova Scotia offers retirement fund top-ups for doctors, hoping they'll stick around

Nova Scotia offers retirement fund top-ups for doctors, hoping they'll stick around

HALIFAX 鈥 The Nova Scotia government is offering to pay up to $15,000 a year into a new retirement benefits program for doctors in hopes the public money will keep more physicians in the province.
Candidates vying to be Halifax's next mayor combat apathy and lack of awareness

Candidates vying to be Halifax's next mayor combat apathy and lack of awareness

HALIFAX 鈥 Candidates running to be Halifax's next mayor are fighting apathy and a lack of public engagement with municipal politics, experts and candidates say.
Man, woman charged in theft of 54 anchors in Nova Scotia

Man, woman charged in theft of 54 anchors in Nova Scotia

METEGHAN CENTRE, N.S. 鈥 Police in Nova Scotia have charged a man and a woman in the theft of 54 anchors. RCMP say the anchors were stolen overnight on Oct. 9 from a business in Meteghan Centre, about 210 kilometres southwest of Halifax.
N.S. to build berm to protect Chignecto Isthmus, still wants Ottawa to pay for it

N.S. to build berm to protect Chignecto Isthmus, still wants Ottawa to pay for it

HALIFAX 鈥 The Nova Scotia government says that in the coming days it will start building a 500-metre-long berm to protect a low-lying land link between the province and New Brunswick.
Atlantic region records drop of nearly 3,000 foreign students after federal caps

Atlantic region records drop of nearly 3,000 foreign students after federal caps

HALIFAX 鈥 International enrolment in Atlantic Canada has fallen by nearly 3,000 students this academic year, a drop one university group says is the 鈥渄evastating effect鈥 of the federal government鈥檚 policies to reduce the presence of temporary immigra
Nova Scotia will continue to subsidize Maine ferry service for another two years

Nova Scotia will continue to subsidize Maine ferry service for another two years

HALIFAX 鈥 The Nova Scotia government says it will provide financial support for at least two more years to the private ferry service that links the province with Maine.
Nova Scotia-Prince Edward Island ferry service: MV Saaremaa 1 out for rest of season

Nova Scotia-Prince Edward Island ferry service: MV Saaremaa 1 out for rest of season

HALIFAX 鈥 A ferry company that operates the route between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island says one of its ships will be out of commission until the end of the season.