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Index Of Nova Scotia–related Articles
Articles related to Nova Scotia include: A B *Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia *William Bennett (clergyman) *Minnie Blanche Bishop C *Coat of arms of Nova Scotia D E *Executive Council of Nova Scotia F *Flag of Nova Scotia G H *Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia *History of Nova Scotia I J *Joudrie K L *Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia *Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia *List of colleges and universities in Nova Scotia *List of communities in Nova Scotia *List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols#Nova Scotia, List of symbols of Nova Scotia *List of Nova Scotia counties *List of Nova Scotia general elections (post-Confederation) *List of Nova Scotia provincial highways *List of Nova Scotia schools *List of Nova Scotians M N *Nova Scotia Court of Appeal *Nova Scotia House of Assembly *Nova Scotia Supreme Court O P *Premier of Nova Scotia *Political parties of Canada#Nova Scotia, Political parties of Nova Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native English-speakers, and the province's population is 969,383 according to the 2021 Census. It is the most populous of Canada's Atlantic provinces. It is the country's second-most densely populated province and second-smallest province by area, both after Prince Edward Island. Its area of includes Cape Breton Island and 3,800 other coastal islands. The Nova Scotia peninsula is connected to the rest of North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto, on which the province's land border with New Brunswick is located. The province borders the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and is separated from Prince Edward Island and the island of Newfoundland by the Northumberland and Cabot straits, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Nova Scotia Provincial Highways
This is a list of numbered highways in the province of Nova Scotia. Arterial (100-series) highways A 100-series highway is a designation applied to a highway that can be a controlled-access expressway, Super-2, or fully divided freeway. The designation can also be applied in some cases to sections of uncontrolled access roads which are deemed strategically important and which will be upgraded in the future to controlled-access. Trunk Highways Nova Scotia's original arterial highway number system had route number signs in the same shape as the U.S. Highway route number signs. These signs are now used for Trunk routes. Former, "missing", Trunk routes were largely downgraded to Collector Routes in 1970. Collector Highways Scenic Routes Local roads There is also an extensive system of unnumbered local roads in Nova Scotia, many of which are similar in construction, surface and dimension to the numbered collector highways. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Index Of Canada-related Articles
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to Canada. 0–9 * .ca – Internet country code top-level domain for Canada * 49th parallel north * 60th parallel north * 100 km isolated peaks of Canada * 102nd meridian west * 110th meridian west * 120th meridian west * 141st meridian west * 150th anniversary of Canada * 1500 metre prominent peaks of Canada * 1958 Jim Mideon 500 - a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing event that took place in Toronto * 4000 metre peaks of Canada A * A few acres of snow * Aboriginal peoples in Canada * Abortion in Canada * Acadia * Access copyright * Addition Elle * Adjacent and neighbouring countries: ** Denmark (Greenland) ** France (Saint Pierre and Miquelon) ** United States of America * Act Against Slavery (1793) * Act of Union (1840) * Atlin Mountain * Aulneau, Jean-Pierre * Alberta * Alberta Basin * Alberta Civil Enforcement Act * Alberta Culture Days * Alberta Enterprise Group * Amarok Society *Americas **North AmericaGre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, industries include fishing, and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries. History Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, the region was known as "Keespongwitk" meaning "Lands End" due to its position at the tip of the Nova Scotia peninsula. European settlement The region was visited in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain, who named it "Cap-Fourchu", meaning "forked or cloven cape." The first Europeans to make a settlement on these shores were the French Acadians. They set up a small fishing settlement known as "Tebouque" in the mid 1600s and by 1750 the population was 50 people. During the Seven Years' War, New England Planters settled at what is now the town of Yarmouth in 1759; the grantees were from Yarmouth, Massachusetts and they requested that Yarmouth be named after their former home. Yarmouth was founded on June 9, 1761, when a ship carrying three families arrived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourism On The Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia)
The Eastern Shore is a tourism region of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides two percent of the revenue for the province's tourism economy. One of its key features is an archipelago known as the 100 Wild Islands area. Museums and Attractions * Shearwater Aviation Museum ** This museum located in Shearwater, previews CFB Shearwater's history and other Canadian aviation sites. * Acadian House Museum/L'Acadie de Chezzetcook ** This museum and living museum shows local West Chezzetcook history and the ways Acadian people lived on the Eastern Shore in the 1800s. * Musquodoboit Valley Bicentennial Theatre and Cultural Centre ** This 230-seat theatre is located in Middle Musquodoboit, is a restored community facility that hosts musical events, dances and theatre events. * Moose River Gold Mine Museum ** This museum and park tells the story of the gold mining in the region and the famous gold mining disaster and rescue of 1936. It is located near Moose River Gold Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Strang (physician)
Robert Strang ONS (born 1959) is a Canadian physician and the chief medical officer for the province of Nova Scotia. Before becoming a doctor, Strang played rugby union for the Canada men's national rugby union team until retiring in 1991. Early life, rugby union career, and education Born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Strang and his family moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick when he was five years old. Strang began playing rugby union in high school and played for the University of British Columbia's rugby team. He later played in New Zealand, but returned to Canada in the early 1980s to play for the Canada men's national rugby union team. While on the team, he played against the England national rugby union team at Twickenham Stadium. Strang retired as a player in 1991. He received a medical degree from University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1990 and completed family practice residency in 1992 and community medicine residency in 1997 at UBC. He also received from UBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelburne Dike
The Shelburne dike, also known as the Great Dike, is a large northeast trending Mesozoic diabase dike in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is long, although some evidence suggests it extends a further to the northeast to Sambro Island. The dike might have fed volcanoes in the Triassic period when the landscape was rifting apart during the breakup of supercontinent Pangaea. See also *Volcanism of Canada *Volcanism of Eastern Canada The volcanology of Eastern Canada includes the hundreds of volcanic areas and extensive lava formations in Eastern Canada. The region's different volcano and lava types originate from different tectonic settings and types of volcanic eruptions, ra ... References Igneous rocks Igneous petrology of Nova Scotia Mesozoic volcanism {{igneous-rock-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Same-sex Marriage In Nova Scotia
Same-sex marriage in Nova Scotia has been legal since September 24, 2004 when the province began issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples immediately following a court ruling from the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Nova Scotia became the sixth jurisdiction in Canada, and the ninth worldwide after the Netherlands, Belgium, Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Massachusetts, Yukon, and Manitoba, to legalise same-sex marriage. Background In November 2000, the Nova Scotia House of Assembly approved the ''Law Reform (2000) Act'' (its long title being ''An Act to Comply with Certain Court Decisions and to Modernize and Reform Laws in the Province''), establishing domestic partnerships., ; mic, nikma'jewel, ; Scottish Gaelic: , The act was assented by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Myra Freeman, and went into force on June 4, 2001. Domestic partnerships grant cohabiting couples many of the rights and obligations of marriage, including pension benefits, inheritance, and the abi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties Of Canada
This article lists political parties in Canada. Federal parties In contrast with the political party systems of many nations, Canadian parties at the federal level are often only loosely connected with parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names. One exception is the New Democratic Party. The NDP is organizationally integrated, with most of its provincial counterparts including a shared membership. Provincial and territorial parties Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories From approximately 1897 to 1905, political parties were active; however, legislative government was eliminated when the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created out of the heavily populated area of NWT. Elected legislative government was re-established in 1951. Like Nunavut, NWT elects independent candidates and operates by consensus. Some candidates in recent years have asserted that they were running on behal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Of Nova Scotia
The premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly who is called upon by the lieutenant governor to form a government. As the province's head of government, the premier exercises considerable power. The current premier of Nova Scotia is Tim Houston, who was sworn in on August 31, 2021. His party, the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, was elected in August 2021. Responsibilities The premier serves as president of the Executive Council (Cabinet). They choose the other members of the Cabinet, who are then appointed by the lieutenant governor. As president of the Executive Council, the premier forms the government. They lead the Executive Council’s decision-making process as the Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court is a superior court in the province of Nova Scotia. The Supreme Court consists of 25 judicial seats including the position of Chief Justice and Associate Chief Justice. At any given time there may be one or more additional justices who sit as supernumerary justices. The justices sit in 18 different locations around the province. Jurisdiction As with all superior courts across the country, the court is said to have inherent jurisdiction. It hears civil and criminal trials. The criminal trials can be judge alone or judge and jury. The court will also hear appeals from the provincial court, small claims court, Family court, and various provincial tribunals. Appeals of Supreme Court decisions are then made to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. History While the first court administering the Common Law was established in Annapolis Royal in 1721, the creation of a Supreme Court took place on October 21, 1754, several years before the Province was grante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia House Of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The assembly is the oldest in Canada, having first sat in 1758, and in 1848 was the site of the first responsible government in the British Empire. Bills passed by the House of Assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia in the name of the Monarchy in Nova Scotia, King. Originally (in 1758), the Legislature consisted of the Crown represented by a governor (later a lieutenant governor), the appointed Nova Scotia Council holding both executive and legislative duties and an elected House of Assembly (lower chamber). In 1838, the council was replaced by an Executive Council of Nova Scotia, executive council with the executive function and a Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, legislative council with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
