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Nova Scotia extends paid leave for domestic violence victims
Nova Scotia is extending the amount of time a person can take off work, with pay, if they’re experiencing domestic violence.
Nova Scotia Power gets green light to raise power rates 2.4%
The money collected through higher rates will cover the first instalment of paying down a $500-million federally backed loan.
Nova Scotia taking more steps toward offshore wind development
Nova Scotia is stepping closer to the development of offshore wind farms in its open waters, but the success of the province’s pursuit is far from certain.
N.S. primary care waitlist continues to shrink, details remain scarce
Last month Nova Scotia’s health authority trimmed more than 6,000 names off the list of people looking for a primary care provider — a list that some see as a bellwether for the health-care crisis.
Nova Scotia steps over private landowner to allow for lithium exploration
The Nova Scotia government is invoking a rarely used legal provision to allow an Australian company to explore for lithium on private woodland without permission from the landowners.
Global markets could limit N.S. government's ability to attract more critical mineral development
Fluctuating commodity prices are key drivers of where the mining industry invests its time and money.
N.S. strikes deals with six wind farms to meet energy needs of big consumers
The Nova Scotia government says six new wind farms will add 625 megawatts of renewable energy to the grid by 2028 and be a major stride toward meeting the goal of sourcing 80 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2030.
Review into domestic killings in N.S. must be followed by 'radical action,' says advocate
Amid a spike of intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia, a committee tasked with investigating domestic killings and searching for ways to prevent them is nearing the completion of its first report.
In the face of doubts, Nova Scotia remains bullish on green hydrogen
The race to establish Canada’s first commercial green hydrogen plant has thinned out, casting doubt on the industry’s potential, but Nova Scotia’s energy minister is undeterred.
N.S. losing out on health transfers as private medical imaging grows
Over the past two years, Ottawa has clawed back more than $3 million from Nova Scotia because some patients are paying out of pocket for MRI and ultrasound. The clawbacks are likely to grow as private imaging clinics proliferate.