Government of Nova Scotia News

Justice -- Police and the provincial government are taking additional steps to help solve the recent homicides of four young men in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Health and Wellness -- Mai est le Mois de la sensibilisation à la maladie de Lyme.

Health and Wellness -- May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

Immigration / Emergency Management Office -- Arabic-speaking immigrants are getting help preparing emergency plans and emergency kits during Emergency Preparedness Week.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- COLCHESTER COUNTY: Route 246

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- KINGS COUNTY: Palmer Bridge, Palmer Road, Aylesford

Justice -- As part of Budget 2016-2017, the province is continuing to help victims of domestic violence by renewing its investment in the domestic violence court in Sydney.

Community Services -- Eleven community groups from Halifax and Colchester counties are receiving over $250,000 in Prevention Innovation Grants.

Premier's Office -- Nova Scotia marks the 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, which ran from 1939 to 1945, today May 1.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- Segway and other personal transporter users are now allowed on Nova Scotia's sidewalks, bike lanes and roads, effective May 1.

Human Rights Commission -- A Nova Scotia woman who was racially profiled while shopping at a Sobeys store in Tantallon will receive $21,000 from Sobeys Group Inc.

Nova Scotia Securities Commission -- The Nova Scotia Securities Commission issued its decision against Stratus and representatives Magnus Torgerson, John Westbrook, Mark Stone and Teddy Stone.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- Effective 12:01 a.m., Monday, May 2, spring weight restrictions will be removed from all counties in Nova Scotia.

Health and Wellness -- A new Emergency Health Services (EHS) mobile critical care ground-transfer unit is now providing intensive care for EHS LifeFlight patients en route to Halifax hospitals.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- NEW WORK

Public Prosecution Service -- Nova Scotia children will be better protected with the hiring of two new Crown attorneys to prosecute internet child exploitation cases.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Changes to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Act introduced today, April 29, will improve the efficiency of gallery and board operations and government administration.

Premier's Office -- The province launched a Nova Scotia-China Engagement Strategy today, April 28, to capitalize on opportunities for growth in the Chinese market.

Workers' Compensation Board / Labour and Advanced Education -- NOTE: A list of ceremonies across the province follows the release. Nova Scotians will pay tribute to workers who died on the job or from work related injuries at Day of Mourning ceremonies across the province today, April 28.

Labour and Advanced Education -- Businesses that operate in more than one Maritime province will see positive changes with amendments to the Labour Standards Code introduced today, April 27.