The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia has suspended a doctor it says was responsible for thousands of prescriptions of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic that were mailed to Americans by two British Columbia pharmacies. Dr. Gus Grant, registrar and CEO of the college, said Thursday the regulator first heard about the…
NS RCMP Warn Public of Dangerous Woman With Handgun in Sipekne’katik First Nation
INDIAN BROOK, N.S.—The Mounties in Sipekne’katik First Nation in central Nova Scotia are warning residents of a dangerous woman “on foot” with a handgun in the community. RCMP in the Mi’kmaq community issued a public alert just after 7 p.m. local time Sunday. The alert says the woman they are seeking is Shannon Yvonne Hudson…
Nova Scotia Expected to Table Budget Today With Focus on Health Care—Again
Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives will table the second budget of their mandate today, and the focus is expected once again to be on health care. Ever since Premier Tim Houston’s party was elected to govern in August 2021, the government has made its central mission repairing a health-care system beset by long wait-lists and an…
Nova Scotia Says It Will Spend $1.6 Billion on Infrastructure in Coming Year
Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government says it will spend $1.62 billion on its capital plan in the coming year, the largest single-year infrastructure budget in the province’s history. Finance Minister Allan MacMaster said in a statement that the province’s planned 2023-24 spending on highways, schools, hospitals and land reflects the needs of Nova Scotia’s growing…
Groundhog Day: Fred Is Dead in Quebec, Willie and Sam at Odds Over Spring’s Arrival
In what will likely be heralded as a bleak Groundhog Day prognostication, one of Canada’s most famous rodents died before he was set to make his prediction about spring’s arrival. Organizers in Quebec broke the news this morning to the crowd gathered in Val d’Espoir, saying nine-year-old Fred la Marmotte had been found dead the…
Groundhog Day: Willie and Sam at Odds Over Spring’s Arrival
In what will likely be heralded as a bleak Groundhog Day prognostication, one of Canada’s most famous rodents died before he was set to make his prediction about spring’s arrival. Organizers in Quebec broke the news this morning to the crowd gathered in Val d’Espoir, saying nine-year-old Fred la Marmotte had been found dead the…
Meet the Man Who Pens Stories of Weird and Wonderful Canadian Folklore and History
In 1795, settler Daniel McGinnis discovered a curious depression in a forest clearing on Oak Island off the southeast coast of Nova Scotia. With the help of friends, he began to dig, hoping to find a rumoured trove of pirate treasure. At a depth of 90 feet, McGinnis uncovered a stone slab with strange markings….
N.S. Rally to Push for Health Care Reform Following ER Deaths of Two Women
A Nova Scotia woman is organizing a rally to call on the provincial government to improve the health-care system in response to the recent deaths of two women, who passed away after extensive wait times at local emergency departments. Jennifer MacDonald, a resident of Sydney on Cape Breton Island, said she is organizing the rally out…
Another Woman Dies After Extended ER Wait Time, Family Calls for Health System Reform
Another Nova Scotia woman has died after waiting for hours at an emergency room before she gave up and left. Now her family is gathering stories of similar cases to push for a change in the province’s health care system. “I was sad. But now? Now I’m mad,” said Katherine Snow on Nova Scotia Healthcare Crisis,…
Another NS Woman Dies After Extended ER Wait Time, Family Calls for Health System Reform
Another Nova Scotia woman has died after waiting for hours at an emergency room before she gave up and left. Now her family is gathering stories of similar cases to push for a change in the province’s health care system. “I was sad. But now? Now I’m mad,” said Katherine Snow on Nova Scotia Healthcare Crisis,…
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