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“We need accountability”: Nova Scotia has set ambitious climate change goals, but concrete action is elusive

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It’s the last day of 2021 – an excellent time to consider how well Nova Scotia applied the brakes on the pace of climate change. But answers to related questions remain elusive amid shifting “goals” and “benchmarks,” while concrete actions that would underscore the urgency to keep the Earth’s temperature from rising more than 1.5 […]

Nova Scotia COVID-19 update, Dec. 30: 25 people in hospital with the disease, 511 new cases; booster vaccination program to be expanded

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Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 511 new cases of COVID-19 today, Thursday, Dec. 30. That figure is based on PCR testing at Nova Scotia Health labs, and does not include those who test positive with take-home rapid tests. By Nova Scotia Health […]

Nova Scotia COVID-19 update, Dec. 29: 24 people in hospital with the disease, 586 new cases

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Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 586 new cases of COVID-19 today, Wednesday, Dec. 29. By Nova Scotia Health zone, the new cases break down as: • 393 Central • 106 Eastern • 56 Northern • 31 Western There is another case […]

Delays in Muskrat Falls project have cost Nova Scotia Power ratepayers $200 million

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Delays in the receipt of hydroelectricity from Muskrat Falls in Labrador have cost Nova Scotian ratepayers more than $200 million over four years to replace it with other sources of energy. That information was finally made public by Nova Scotia Power on Friday, December 24, after being ordered to disclose the amount by the regulator, […]

Nova Scotia schools to reopen with in-person classes on Jan. 10; 561 new cases of COVID-19 announced on Tuesday, Dec. 28

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Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia schools will reopen to students on Jan. 10 with in-person classes. Teachers and other school are required to return on Jan. 4. “We know that the best place for students is in school where they have continued […]

A record 689 new cases of COVID-19, 14 people in hospital, announced in Nova Scotia on Thursday, Dec. 22

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Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination/boosters Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 689 new cases of COVID-19 today, Thursday, Dec. 23, a one-day record. By Nova Scotia Health zone, the new cases break down as: • 498 Central • 55 Eastern • 79 Northern • 57 Western There are […]

Poet, author Angela Bowden responds after assault charges dropped against New Glasgow mayor Nancy Dicks

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Last week, criminal assault charges were dropped against New Glasgow mayor Nancy Dicks. In an interview with the Examiner, Chris Hansen, a spokesperson for the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service, said senior New Glasgow prosecutor, Bill Gorman, decided there was no realistic prospect of conviction. The charge against Dicks stemmed from a Black Lives Matter […]

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