Dr. Mohammed Al-Mansob arrived in Halifax in 2018 for a two-year cardiac surgery fellowship with a sense of optimism. After years of working in Saudi Arabia while his family was based in Montreal, he wanted to be in Canada full...

An external review into anti-Black racism within the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia has found a lack of understanding and action about racism and a need for better policies and training aimed at eliminating it.The study was conducted by...

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says decriminalization of hard drugs is "not something that is on the radar" in the province.Houston was reacting to news out of British Columbia, where people with small amounts of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamines and MDMA will...

Theresa Babb was 12 when a birthday gift from a doctor broke her spirit.Doctors were trying to determine why the pre-teen was overweight. A hospital stay in Halifax coincided with her birthday.With a flu making the rounds, visitors weren't allowed to enter the...

The chief of pediatrics at Atlantic Canada's largest children's hospital warned Thursday that his facility is already stretched to its limits as the Nova Scotia government announced masks would no longer be required inside schools beginning next week.Dr. Andrew Lynk of the IWK Health...

When Rev. Dianne Parker is out and about and spots a person under 50 wearing a mask, she often strikes up a conversation."I thank them for helping to protect the older generation," says the 75-year-old who lives in north-end Halifax....

For the last three weeks, Lindsey Northrup has been receiving half of her parental leave benefits, which were already about half of what she makes when she's working."Some of my bills didn't get paid — they're going to be late,"...

Nova Scotia continues to report a high number of COVID-19 deaths in its latest weekly report released Thursday. While COVID cases appear to be decreasing, data for the latest seven-day period shows the second highest number of COVID deaths reported since...

The leaders of Nova Scotia's main health unions are feeling optimism, but also disappointment and trepidation in reaction to the health plan the Houston government unveiled on Friday."I think it's a little short on details, like timelines," said Janet Hazelton,...