POINT TUPPER: The last major mill in the province has
stopped accepting wood deliveries.
The decision comes as Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) deals
with the declining market and now the added effects from the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19)...
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.
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: Public health officials in the province have
determined one COVID-19 case in the province is linked to community spread.
While most cases to date have been connected to travel
or a known case, public health...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A well-used gas station, store and
depot for Maritime Bus is closed as an employee awaits the results of a test
for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Leeroy McKinnon, senior specialist in corporate communications with the...
HALIFAX: Twelve new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
were identified yesterday. Most are connected to travel or a known case.
Public health is working to identify people who may
have come in close contact with the...
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:
The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is advising of potential public
exposures to COVID-19 at a minor hockey tournament in Antigonish.
The NSHA’s Public Health Office explained the exposure in question took place on March...
HALIFAX: Seventeen new cases of novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) were identified yesterday, and most are connected to travel or a
known case.
None of the new cases are connected to the St.
Patrick's Day gathering in Lake...
HALIFAX: The province said it is taking steps to fully prepare
for the further spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Premier Stephen McNeil, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova
Scotia's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Brendan Carr, president...