A group of individuals and the non-profit Nova Scotia Civil Liberties Association are asking the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to quash recent changes to a law that give the province greater access to personal health records. “We have serious concerns about the constitutionality of what’s happened,” said James Manson, a lawyer representing the groups, in an interview on CBC Radio’s Information Morning. The application to the court argues that parts of Nova Scotia’s Personal Health Information Act and corresponding regulations infringe on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Read full…
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Nova Scotia Power customers to foot $24M in storm recovery costs | CBC News
Nova Scotia Power customers will see rates go up next year to pay for the utility’s cost of dealing with storms in 2023. In a newly released decision from the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, Nova Scotia Power got the green light to charge ratepayers $24 million starting in January 2025 through a mechanism called the storm cost-recovery rider. According to the board, the impact on rates will vary depending on the customer, but on average, rates will rise about 1.4 per cent. There were six storms in 2023 that…
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