HALIFAX: Schools are open this week to teachers, staff and by appointment only.After consulting with the province’s Chief Medical Officer, as well as the Regional Education Centres, the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, the Public School Administrators Association...
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...
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...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A new list of businesses were told to cease operations and Nova Scotia hospitals directed to close their doors to most visitors. “That’s something that we all need to do, is that physical distancing,” Dr....
ANTIGONISH: The Government of Nova Scotia, along with the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and the IWK Health Centre, have increased their measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Effective immediately, the NSHA and IWK are...
STRAIT AREA: Provincial officials, businesses, municipalities, churches, and local organizations are dealing with the shock waves from the global novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). On March 20, Premier Stephen McNeil, Minister of Business Geoff MacLellan and Dr. Robert...
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...
ARICHAT: Municipal staff was asked to get cost estimates for a new roof on a sewage treatment plant. The matter of roof repairs to the sewage treatment plant in Louisdale returned to the table during the...
ARICHAT: Richmond County is giving its financial support to a doctor recruitment group and has joined forces with the Town of Port Hawkesbury. Dorothy Barnard represented Cape Breton South Recruiting for Health at Richmond Municipal Council’s committee-of-the-whole...
HALIFAX: After watching too many people breaking social isolation rules, the province has declared a State of Emergency. “Today, I need to focus on those who are not following public health advice,” the Premier said during...




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