Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Office is about to test a new system that will push its 911 phone service into the 21st century. Next-Generation 9-1-1 is a digital system that not only accepts voice calls, it will also allow emergency crews to...

Hundreds lined up in Bridgewater, N.S., this weekend for a new drive-thru experience — a flu shot.The community drive-in flu clinic, for those ages five and up, is a first for the area. It is run by Nova Scotia Health, local...

Nova Scotia will ramp up COVID-19 testing and pilot a gargle test at the IWK Health Centre, Premier Stephen McNeil announced during a news briefing Tuesday.McNeil said the province's primary assessment centres will be larger and opened longer with increased staffing....

Eight years ago, Matthew Bonn watched his friend turn blue and become deathly quiet as fentanyl flooded his body. Bonn jumped in, performing rescue breathing until paramedics arrived. That was the first time Bonn fought to keep someone alive during an...