Kelly Regan

2.2 million visitors came to the province last year, an increase of eight per cent, about 170,000 more visitors, over 2015.

Imagine stroke patients being able to do rehab at home with the help of an app. This project at Acadia University is just one of 95 projects supported last year and this year through almost three-million in grants from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation.

Fourteen lawyers received the honourary title of Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) for 2017. The Q.C. designation is awarded each year to members of the legal profession to recognize exceptional merit and outstanding contribution to the legal community.

Government will focus on the province’s cultural sector, creative economy and diverse communities with Nova Scotia’s Culture Action Plan: Creativity and Community. Nova Scotia’s first comprehensive Culture Action Plan focuses on six themes which provide government with specific actions, strategic priorities and criteria to help guide decision-making.

The government will put an additional $3.4 million dollars into Student Support Grants. This money comes as a result of the one day unpaid strike by the Nova Scotia Teachers Union Friday, Feb. 17. Student Support Grants were created in 2013 to allow school communities to tailor their services and programming to improve student success […]