STRAIT AREA: After the province called a State of
Emergency, local groups and municipalities, as well as the private sector and a
provincial group turned their attention on helping out in the midst of the
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
ANTIGONISH: As StFX will be only one of two universities across the province to welcome students back to campus for an in-person fall semester, the school is also requiring their students to sign a COVID-19 liability waiver...
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia will now open to other Atlantic Canadian provinces.
On June 24, the Council of Atlantic Premiers announced travel restrictions in Atlantic Canada will be eased. Interprovincial travel within Nova Scotia, New...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Despite an increase in panic-buying in
recent weeks - due to concerns around the spread of novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) - grocers are assuring their customers there is enough to go around,
for everyone.
Michael Doucette,...
HALIFAX: Seventeen new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
have been confirmed.
Identified on Tuesday, the cases are travel-related or
connected to earlier reported cases. Several of the new cases are connected to
groups or families who have...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The education minister will release plans for the 2020-2021 school year this week.
On July 16, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Zack Churchill told reporters that plans include a full return...
OTTAWA: Canada’s minister of fisheries and oceans said
she is continuing to monitor the state of the country’s fishing industry amid
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last week, fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan issued
a statement, stating that despite allowing...
HALIFAX: An employee at R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home in
Antigonish has tested positive for COVID-19.
All residents, their families and staff at the facility
has been notified. Public Health is continuing to investigate and is working
closely...
HALIFAX:
As schools partially re-opened, the province, Canada Post, the RCMP, and a
local municipality established guidelines for dealing with the global COVID-19
pandemic.
After
consulting with the province’s Chief Medical Officer, as well as the Regional
Education Centres,...
HALIFAX:
As of today, Nova Scotia has 41 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Thirteen
new cases were identified on Sunday. The cases are travel-related or related to
earlier reported cases. Several of the new cases are connected...