Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 837 new cases of COVID-19 today, Sunday, Jan. 9. The new cases are people who received a positive PCR test result from a Nova Scotia Health lab; it does not include people who tested positive using a take-home rapid (antigen) […]
1,145 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Saturday, Jan. 8
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 1,145 new cases of COVID-19 today, Satruday, Jan. 8. The new cases are people who received a positive PCR test result from a Nova Scotia Health lab; it does not include people who tested positive using a take-home rapid (antigen) […]
Nova Scotia COVID-19 update, Jan. 7: one new death, 144 people are in hospital with the disease, jail outbreak grows, 678 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories A woman in her 80s who lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone has died from COVID. She is the 112th Nova Scotian to die from the disease. It is not yet known for certain that she had the Omicron variant, but she […]
Nova Scotia hospitals are pushed to capacity by Omicron
The latest wave of COVID is putting pressure on every aspect of the health care system, including the postponement of surgeries due to lack of beds and longer than usual waits for patients arriving at overcrowded Emergency Departments. That was the message to reporters during a Zoom briefing this afternoon by Dr. Nicole Boutilier, the […]
82 prisoners at Burnside jail have COVID-19
There are now 82 cases of COVID-19 at the provincial jail in Burnside. Justice Department spokesperson Heather Fairbairn confirmed the new total at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in an email to the Halifax Examiner on Friday. “None are in hospital. There are no cases in the women’s unit. As we mentioned previously, several […]
Halifax modular housing won’t be ready until mid-March, says city staff report
Modular units planned for the parking lot of the Centennial Pool won’t be ready until mid-March. That’s according to a staff report coming to Halifax regional council on Tuesday, seeking approval for $1.2 million in additional spending for those units and the Dartmouth-side housing that’s almost complete. In the report dated Jan. 5, Michael MacDonald, […]
Nova Scotia announces 745 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 in hospital on Thursday, Jan. 6
Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 745 new cases of COVID-19 today, Wednesday, Jan. 5. The new cases are people who received a positive PCR test result from a Nova Scotia Health lab; it does not include people who tested positive using a […]
Accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and later fathering her child, former Halifax cop Brian Johnston is expected to resign as pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Truro
Brian Johnston is expected to step down as Pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Truro, Nova Scotia after officiating his final service this Sunday following a report by the Halifax Examiner about a pending lawsuit against the Halifax Regional Police in which he is implicated. Contacted by the Examiner, Johnston declined to comment on the […]
“It’s extremely stressful:” Union for early childhood educators says COVID-19 public health measures endanger workers and children
The union representing more than 200 early childhood educators in Nova Scotia says the provincial government is failing workers and children in child care centres. In a media release issued after Wednesday afternoon’s provincial COVID-19 briefing, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representatives said Nova Scotia’s public health measures endanger children and early childhood educators […]
In-person classes delayed one week in Nova Scotia; changes to isolation requirements; today’s new case count is 842
Jump to sections in this article: Back to school Change in restrictions Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia schools will go to online learning next, with a return to in-person classes on Monday, Jan. 17. This is a shift from plans announced just last week that would’ve seen schools open […]
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