Wildfire season runs March 15 to October 15. No domestic campfires or brush burning between 8:00am and 2:00pm during this period. Check the daily burn restrictions update at novascotia.ca/burnsafe and follow your municipal bylaws. https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe
The Nova Scotia 2026-27 budget includes $1.2 billion to transform the Halifax Infirmary and redevelop care in Cape Breton, plus $144.5 million to upgrade hospitals across the province.
The Nova Scotia government is reinstating $53.6 million in grants for 2026-27: $21.4 million for seniors and people with disabilities, and $22.2 million for community programs serving seniors, disability groups, and African Nova Scotian and Indigenous communities.
Premier Tim Houston will make a 2026-27 budget announcement at 10:45 am, livestreamed on the Nova Scotia Government Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Fall River's Emma Archibald is the first Nova Scotian to compete in Para nordic cross-country skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games. Her events at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Games take place March 10 and 15.