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• Two-tiered medical system is inevitable in Canada: Nova Scotia doctor

  Retired physician David Kogon says, with private health-care clinics already making their way into Nova Scotia and other provinces like Quebec, a two-tiered system is likely the solution to the current health-care crisis.

  

• Canada’s house price plunge to be largest in the Maritimes: report

  A report from financial institution Desjardin says Canada’s largest drop in the average home price will likely occur in the Maritimes, where prices skyrocketed during the height of pandemic lockdowns.

  

• Internationally educated health-care workers finding it difficult to practise in Nova Scotia

  There are a number of doctors and health care staff who recently arrived from Ukraine --- workers the Nova Scotia health-care system desperately needs. But it seems getting credentials to practice in the province is proving to be a frustrating feat.

• Former CEO of IWK Health Centre released on bail pending appeal of fraud conviction

  A former Halifax hospital CEO convicted of fraud has been granted bail one day after being sentenced to five months in jail.

• Blackville deputy mayor turns to N.B. government after meeting with ambulance officials over response times

  Leaders of a New Brunswick village and the province’s ambulance service met in a marathon meeting Wednesday night to hammer out ways to improve rural response times.

• N.L. police watchdog says not enough evidence against officer accused of sex assault

  The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary should have more thoroughly investigated one of its officers accused of inappropriate sexual conduct, according to a report released Thursday by the province's police oversight agency.

• Two dead, seven displaced after house fires in Moncton, Midgic, N.B.

  Two people are dead and seven others are displaced after two house fires in New Brunswick.

• Two people injured after SUV hits picnic table outside Oromocto Tim Hortons

  Two people were taken to hospital Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a picnic table in the parking lot of a Tim Hortons in Oromocto, N.B.

• N.S. reports 5 COVID-19 deaths, small increase in cases, dip in hospital admissions

  Five more people have died from COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, according to data released by the province Thursday. Nova Scotia is also reporting a slight dip in new hospital admissions and an increase in new COVID-19 cases.

• ‘Support our science’: Maritime scientists and grad students support call for increased science funding

  Advocacy group Support Our Science says the funding offered often amounts to less than minimum wage, and hasn’t been increased to adjust for current inflation.

• Harness racers gearing up ahead of most celebrated race in Atlantic Canada

  It’s the most important week in Atlantic Canadian harness racing, leading up to the Gold Cup and Saucer, the region’s richest and most celebrated race.

• New $15M youth and community centre planned for Glace Bay

  The new 2,600-square metre, carbon-neutral facility will include a multi-use space for youth, families and seniors, indoor and outdoor recreation spaces, a commercial kitchen for programming, a nursery area with an indoor playground and a community meeting space and café.