Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing There are now now 82 people in hospital who were admitted because of COVID symptoms, 13 of whom are in ICU. Those 82 range in age from 23 to 100 years old, and the average age is 67. Additionally, there are: • 84 people admitted to […]
Millbrook First Nation to Atlantic Gold and government regulators: “We oppose the Beaver Dam mine project”
Millbrook First Nation Chief Bob Gloade knows that his band has no veto power over a new open pit gold mine planned for Beaver Dam, just a stone’s throw from a Millbrook satellite community in Halifax Regional Municipality, but he is hoping the project can be stopped through consultation. That way, he says, there will […]
COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, Jan. 21: weekly recap, 94 hospitalized, 601 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Testing There are now now 94 people in hospital who were admitted because of COVID symptoms, 13 of whom are in ICU. Those 57 range in age from 0 to 100 years old, and the average age is 68. Additionally, there are: • 73 people admitted to […]
Study to look at neurological impacts of COVID-19 on survivors
Dalhousie researcher says between 13% and 15% of people infected with COVID-19 will go on to struggle with cognitive issues.
Brain fog (difficulty thinking or concentrating) and memory issues are just a few of the neurological symptoms that can linger for COVID-19 long-haulers. Although research shows many COVID-19 survivors suffer cognitive impairments after being infected, there are currently no clinical guidelines that consider the neurological impacts of the virus. Dalhousie University professor Carlos Hernandez-Castillo hopes […]
Nova Scotia Nature Trust adds protected property to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes
The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is adding another green, mossy piece of the puzzle to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes. Keith and Anne Fraser donated a property in Timberlea, bordered on two sides by the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, to the Nature Trust to protect the area from development. Here’s the location of the...
Active COVID-19 cases drop at Burnside jail
Active COVID-19 cases at the provincial jail in Burnside are down to 11. The Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility has had an outbreak since late-December, and Justice Department spokesperson Heather Fairbairn told the Halifax Examiner there have now been a total of 140 cases at the jail. “As of Jan. 21, there are 11 active […]
Recovery support centre for people struggling with substance use, gambling addictions to open next week
A recovery support centre for people struggling with substance use and gambling addictions is opening in Dartmouth on Tuesday. In a media release issued Friday, the province described the new service as “the first local hub for adults requiring less intensive withdrawal management support.” The services offered at the centre, located at 45 Alderney Dr., […]
Early elementary school students are struggling to meet reading benchmarks
The Nova Scotia Department of Education confirms an increasing number of children in early elementary school (Primary to Grade 4) are struggling to meet expectations when it comes to reading. This is not the fault of students or teachers or families. It’s almost to be expected considering the school time children have missed over the […]
Committee recommends adoption of Halifax Common plan despite calls for more consultation
Concerns about a lack of recent public consultation gave councillors pause, but weren’t enough for them to recommend a stop to the Halifax Common Master Plan. The plan is a proposed redesign of the Halifax Common, removing some baseball diamonds and adding features like trees, seating, and a trellis. It envisions concerts on the Common,...
在Nova COVID苏格兰人ia, Jan. 20: 3 new deaths, 85 hospitalizations, 696 new cases
Jump to sections in this article: Today’s numbers Vaccination Testing Today’s numbers Three more Nova Scotians have died from COVID-19. The deceased were: • a woman in her 50s who lived in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone • a woman in her 70s who lived in the Northern Zone • a man in his 70s […]
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