A rescue organization that specializes in getting people out of precarious situations using highwires was called into action early Saturday after gushing floodwaters washed out bridges around Ellershouse, N.S.
The @NS community technology group has started a pilot project to make the internet more accessible by letting allow Nova Scotians borrow mobile Wi-Fi devices.
The provincial government has pledged to add physician assistants to emergency departments as part of a long list of planned changes to improve emergency care in Nova Scotia. But what do they do, and can they help deal with the broader health-care crisis?