The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. The day after a conference call where he heard directly from continuing care assistants (CCAs) across Nova Scotia, Premier Tim Houston announced a 23% wage increase for the sector. The announcement was made during Wednesday’s provincial COVID-19 […]
Union leaders call for pay parity for LPNs
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Five unions representing licensed practical nurses (LPNs) held a press conference this morning to call for pay equity for nurses across the province. The call comes a month after an adjudicator awarded LPNs working at the former Capital District Health Authority a 12% pay increase, […]
A P3 replacement for the Victoria General is very much on the agenda
After the disastrous P3 school fiasco, why would the province build a hospital through a public-private partnership?
Seven companies with offices across Canada and a few global companies with offices around the world have submitted their proposals to manage the ambitious, multi-million dollar project to replace the crumbling Victoria General Hospital. Cannon Design is headquartered in the United States. HOK is an international firm that has built the Rogers Arena in Edmonton and...