Free Pumpkin Patch fundraiser for Caring & Sharing being held
ELMSDALE: A local realtor and mortgage broker are teaming up to give back to an East Hants food bank in a unique fundraiser. A free Pumpkin Patch will be held…
COLUMN: Making mental health care universal
The following is a column submitted by Premier Tim Houston’s office to media. All Nova Scotians should be able to access free mental health care – no matter where you…
N.S. RCMP begin consultations to form apology for historical use of street checks
DARTMOUTH: To inform an apology the Nova Scotia RCMP will be making to African Nova Scotians and all people of African descent for the harm caused by the historical use…
N.S. announce inaugural site for healthcare worker housing
LUNENBURG: Healthcare workers in search of housing on the South Shore will soon have a new place to call home. At an announcement on Sept. 11, N.S. announced it has…
Province officially opens new Halifax-based mental health centre
From a release. HALIFAX: A groundbreaking partnership between Dalhousie University and the Province is connecting more people to mental health and addictions services – and bringing Nova Scotia one step…
RCMP officer struck in hit-and-run; suspect sought
COLCHESTER COUNTY: RCMP in Colchester County are asking for the public’s assistance to identify persons involved in a hit and run, in which an RCMP officer was struck on Hwy.…
Historical society receives funding for innovative project detailing East Hants’ history
ELMSDALE: A project aimed at providing locals, including teachers, with more history on East Hants has received federal support. The East Hants Historical Society’s project Capturing and Sharing Our Cultural…
Province, feds announce appointments to MCC Progress Monitoring Committee
HALIFAX: The appointments to the Progress Monitoring Committee for the N.S. Mass Shooting. Brad Johns, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and Dominic LeBlanc, federal Minister of Public Safety, Democratic…
N.S. open applications for Seniors Care Grants
HALIFAX: Starting September 1, seniors can apply to the annual Seniors Care Grant program, which helps with expenses that allow them to stay in their homes longer and improve their…
Online mental health support platform helps with students’ back-to-school stress, anxiety
HALIFAX: As youth head back to school and university, they’re dealing with added stress and anxiety to their already full plate. That’s where Togetherall, an online mental health support platform,…