HALIFAX: The province is planning to lift some public
health restrictions in the short-term and has plans to loosen more rules in
coming weeks.
On May 1, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang,
chief medical officer...
HALIFAX: Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, announced the easing of some public health restrictions around COVID-19.
"We know that getting outdoors for recreation is
important for people's physical...
HALIFAX: For the sixth day in a row, the Eastern Zone
has no new cases of COVID-19.
Since April 29, the total for the Nova Scotia Health
Authority Zone covering all of Cape Breton and the...
ARICHAT: Council has decided to hold off in making a
decision whether to participate in a program to erect charging stations in
Richmond County for electric vehicles.
During a teleconference meeting of Richmond Municipal
Council on April...
ARICHAT: Council will provide Destination Cape Breton
Association (DCBA) with $1,000 to award essential workers throughout the month
of May.
During a teleconference meeting of Richmond Municipal
Council on April 27, councillors were asked to back a...
ANTIGONISH: Despite following a strict work-from-home
mandate from provincial and federal governments, two local chambers of commerce
are actually seeing slight increases in membership numbers during this
unprecedented time.
Since the pandemic spread to the Strait area,...
ANTIGONISH: During unprecedented times for humankind,
where many might find each day to be a challenge, a StFX psychology professor
wants to know how people are doing in the face of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Dr. Karen...
ST. PETER’S: Volunteers and staff at the Richmond Villa
tried to make a special milestone even more so last week.
Vera Doucette and Delores Boudreau were at the
long-term care facility on April 24 with signs,...
ARICHAT: The municipality is entering an agreement with
the provincial government for the upkeep of sub-division roads.
During a teleconference meeting of Richmond Municipal
Council on April 27, councillors voted unanimously to enter into a three-year
cost-share...
HALIFAX: The leader of the provincial New Democratic
Party says there are a number of issues throughout the province which have been
major issues for a long time but have only begun to come to the forefront in a
way...