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Author: Jenna Olsen
Publication Date: August 28, 2026 - 05:00
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Nova Scotians wait over 500 ‘painful’ days for surgery consultations
August 28, 2026
When the consultation and surgery wait times are combined, the total waits for hip and knee replacements in Nova Scotia are longer than they were a decade ago. In 2015, Nova Scotians could expect a total median wait of 265 days for a hip replacement — in 2025, it was 292 days.
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The CAO for Port Hawkesbury, N.S., says the damage from a torrential downpour that saw more than 200 millimetres of rain dumped on parts of Cape Breton is unlike anything he's seen before.
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