As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax,…
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A House of Commons committee is calling on the federal government to consider creating a permanent disaster management workforce that can…
Read More »Nova Scotians who want to help during natural disasters will be able to sign up for a new volunteer corps…
Read More »Ottawa’s emergency preparedness minister has warned that this summer could be even worse than last year’s record-breaking wildfire season —…
Read More »After a period of heavy rain last May, Humberto Pinochet watched helplessly as floodwater rushed into his artist’s studio and…
Read More »HALIFAX, N.S. — Natural disasters and market trends have had roles to play in property assessments, especially this year. Assessments…
Read More »Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Caribbean leaders on Wednesday that Canada will allow countries to suspend debt repayments in the event…
Read More »Canada’s Ambassador to the UN Bob Rae says the recent deadly calamities in Libya and Morocco should be convincing the…
Read More »SYDNEY, N.S. — Bodies of water too hot to support species. More intense natural disasters. Erosion and harmful bacteria. These…
Read More »On the night floodwaters swept through his Nova Scotia county, taking lives and tearing out bridges, Doug Pynch says he…
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