Nina Corfu

A lack of staff and an increase in complex cases, which require a large amount of paperwork, mean many social workers in Nova Scotia are burning out, says the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers. But the province says improvements are coming, in the form of new positions and hiring strategies, as well as technological solutions.

Working with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on a Hollywood set might have been intimidating for Halifax-born actor Eli Goree, except that he had a way to break the ice — with stories of their shared Nova Scotia heritage. Dwayne Johnson, one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, according to Forbes magazine, has a family connection to Nova Scotia. His father, Rocky Johnson, was born in Amherst, N.S., in 1944 under the name Wayde Douglas Bowles.

Halifax Transit has yet to jump on the bandwagon when it comes to hiring celebrities to voice public service announcements, but a spokesperson said it's not entirely out of the question, which is why CBC Nova Scotia jumped the gun and auditioned some potential candidates.