HALIFAX: Nova Scotia today announced five new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including one new case that is under investigation. The new cases were identified Wednesday. Most are travel-related or connected to earlier cases.
OTTAWA: Standing outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 18 several economic measures aimed at easing the financial strain on Canadians as a result of hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
OTTAWA: As fishermen in other areas prepare to return, the opening of the lobster season for fishermen in Antigonish and Inverness counties has been delayed. Last week, Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed that the 2020 season for...
HALIFAX: Those in the health care sector, as well as low income essential workers will be getting financial assistance from the federal and provincial governments. On May 7, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that...
HALIFAX: As the RCMP takes the lead on law enforcement, the province wants to provide more face masks to front line health care workers. During a briefing on April 13 in Halifax, Premier Stephen McNeil said the...
STRAIT AREA: In the midst of a State of Emergency in Nova Scotia, a local municipality, the country’s mail carrier and the national police force are making plans. The Municipality of the County of Inverness Coronavirus released its...
ANTIGONISH: The mayor of the Town of Antigonish says despite the warmer weather, people are still required to follow the social distancing requirements issued by the province, even outside – which lead to the closure of the...
ANTIGONISH: Offering a sneak peek at how their schools will be operating this academic school year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Strait Regional Centre for Education (SRCE) provided media a tour of Antigonish Education...
HALIFAX: Fisheries ministers around the East Coast, as well as the federal fisheries minister, are trying to deal with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. On March 27, federal fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan and provincial counterparts in Quebec, New...
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...




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