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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nova_ScotiaNova Scotia - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · 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 1,070,643 according to the Q1 2024 estimate. It has the largest population of Canada's Atlantic Provinces.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_Nova_ScotiaHistory of Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · The history of Nova Scotia covers a period from thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Nova Scotia (also historically referred to as Mi'kma'ki and Acadia) were inhabited by the Mi'kmaq people. During the first 150 years of European settlement, the region was claimed by ...

  3. www.britannica.com › place › Nova-ScotiaNova Scotia | History, Map, Points of Interest, & Facts

    1 day ago · Nova Scotia, Canadian province located on the eastern seaboard of North America, one of the four original provinces that constituted the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Its capital city is Halifax. Learn more about Nova Scotia’s history, government, and points of interest in this article.

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  5. www.britannica.com › place › Halifax-Nova-ScotiaHalifax | History, Harbour, Facts, Map, & Tourism | Britannica

    5 days ago · The Nova Scotia peninsula was a component of the French colony of Acadia at that time. The British takeover of Nova Scotia in 1713 resulted in a permanent British settlement at Halifax when Edward Cornwallis arrived with some 2,500 settlers, most of them from England, and founded a fortified town (1749) as a counterbalance to Louisbourg , the ...

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  6. www.britannica.com › place › Cape-Breton-IslandCape Breton Island | Map, Population, History, & Facts

    Apr 9, 2024 · The island was captured in 1758 by the British, to whom formal cession was made in 1763 in the Treaty of Paris. It was joined to Nova Scotia but in 1784 became a separate British crown colony. It was rejoined to Nova Scotia in 1820. The causeway linking Cape Breton Island with the mainland across the Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  7. valleytourism.ca › towns-and-villages › county-digbyBear River | Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia

    Apr 9, 2024 · Bear River. Bear River is a small village situated at the head of the tidewaters of the Bear River. The river itself is the border between the Annapolis and Digby counties and thus, splits the village so that half the village is in one county and the other half in the other. There are two primary bridges which span the Bear River.

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