Nova Scotia Posts

About 2,500 apply for ambulance fee break

April 12, 2014

About 2,500 Nova Scotians -- far fewer than expected -- have applied to have their ambulance bills waived since an ...

CARP Halifax on door-to-door sales regulations

April 9, 2014

Nova Scotia recently introduced tougher regulations for door-to-door sales to help protect older Canadians from ...

Sudden shutdown of N.S. nursing home raises questions about seniors' safety

February 21, 2014

The shutdown of a private nursing home is raising questions about the safety of Nova Scotia seniors. Fire officials ...

Dementia home death has group calling for more oversight

October 18, 2013

A tragic incident at a private home for seniors with dementia has some calling for more oversight. Police were ...

Death of senior at Halifax care home ruled a homicide

October 18, 2013

Halifax police say the death of an elderly woman at a Clayton Park nursing home has been ruled a homicide. Officers ...

Second Nova Scotia Tragic Nursing Home Death Highlights Desperate Need for Dementia Strategy

October 18, 2013

Halifax, October 15th, 2013: In Nova Scotia this week two seniors died while they were supposed to be in in good ...

Nova Scotia PC leader courts seniors, promising property-tax rebate

September 20, 2013

HALIFAX – The quiet home of a Halifax senior provided the backdrop Friday as Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie ...