The Department of Health has withdrawn funding from the Richmond County Home Support Services Society and has contracted an alternative service provider to ensure Richmond County residents receive home support that is more responsive to their needs.

HIV and AIDS are still concerns in Nova Scotia, and new infections across Canada are increasing among women ages 15 to 29, especially young aboriginal women.

The province is developing an independent investigative unit for Nova Scotia's police system, Justice Minister Ross Landry announced today, Nov. 24.

Premier Darrell Dexter will join key players in Nova Scotia's transportation and education sectors on an Atlantic Gateway trade mission to strengthen ties and forge future business relationships with Vietnam.

Two RCMP officers are being allocated to areas where they will help prevent crime.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- An update provided every Friday, listing all new and ongoing road work in Nova Scotia.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102Highway 102 (Bicentennial Highway) will be closed for about 20 minutes, between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., today, Nov. 20, for blasting at the Larry Uteck Interchange. Drivers should expect delays

Les personnes âgées qui sont à risque d'être victimes d'exploitation financière, de violence psychologique, de violence physique et d'autres formes de négligence à l'égard des aînés pourront continuer de compter sur des programmes communautaires grâce à l'appui financier d'une initiative

Seniors at risk of financial, emotional, physical, and other forms of elder abuse will continue to benefit from community-based programs, thanks to financial support from a government funding initiative.

There is still opportunity to route hydro energy from Labrador through Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, despite Hydro Quebec's recent agreement to buy New Brunswick Power, Premier Darrell Dexter says.

Old Fashioned Christmas is back at Sherbrooke Village and it's bigger than ever.

Premier Darrell Dexter and U.S. ambassador to Canada David Jacobson will meet for the first time today, Nov. 20, during the Ambassador's first official visit to Nova Scotia.

Premier Darrell Dexter will promote regional collaboration on a number of issues, primarily energy, at the Council of Atlantic Premiers meeting Friday, Nov. 20, in Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Fairview Overpass Due to demolition work the Fairview Overpass will have a two lane closure, one going in each direction below the structure starting at 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20 until

La grippe H1N1 continue de se répandre à l'échelle de la province. Depuis le début de la saison de la grippe 2009-2010, qui s'étend de septembre 2009 à septembre 2010, la province rapporte : -- 634 cas confirmés de H1N1--

Nova Scotia continues to experience H1N1 activity across the province. Since the beginning of the 2009-10 influenza season, which runs from September 2009 to September 2010, the province has had:-- 634 lab-confirmed H1N1 cases-- 158 hospitalizations for H1N1-- two H1N1-related

Le premier système au Canada qui donne aux ambulanciers paramédicaux un accès instantané aux dossiers de santé MedicAlert a été lancé avec succès en Nouvelle-Écosse. Dans un délai de quelques heures après la mise en ligne du système, un ambulancier

NOTE: A social media version of this release with hi-res downloadable photographs, video and audio clips, will be available later today, Nov. 18, at www.gov.ns.ca/news/smr/2009-11-18-patient-records.asp .The first system in Canada to provide paramedics with instant access to MedicAlert health records