The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. News 1. Daily update There are 68 cases of COVID-19, after the province announced 17 new cases yesterday. The new cases are travel-related or related to earlier travel-related cases. Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer, says he expects to see larger numbers of […]
Daily COVID-19 update: the premier says there is no price-gouging
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, bringing the total to 68. All the new cases are either travel-related or related to earlier travel-related cases. One person remains in hospital, and the rest are self-isolating at home. Two people who […]
El Jones interviews a prisoner at Burnside about what it’s like to be in jail during a pandemic
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The prisoner El Jones spoke with last week provides an update on the situation at the Burnside jail. What’s happening in Burnside right now? Things are starting to deteriorate in here. Programs, resources, everything’s basically becoming non-existent. Have any health officials been in to talk […]
Postal workers are worried about their safety
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Postal workers in the province are fearful and expressing concerns that Canada Post isn’t doing enough to protect their safety as they continue working through this pandemic. “There are people calling here crying. They have to go to work to get paid, but they’re worried […]
Just when we need local reporting the most, local media outlets are scaling down operations
Morning File, Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. News 1. Draconian cuts at SaltWire This item is written by Tim Bousquet. Yesterday, Mark Lever, president of SaltWire, announced that in response to the economic fallout from COVID-19, the company is making huge, draconian cuts: Please know these decisions deeply impact our SaltWire family. This is not […]
False information in the time of corona
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. These trying times of the novel coronavirus have made us susceptible to more than just social isolation and economic uncertainty: false stories and information are running rampant. When the truth sometimes seems unreal, it’s easy to believe a lie. The Examiner will take a look […]
Virtual doctors’ visits now OK: physicians and province strike deal
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The president of the organization representing Nova Scotia’s doctors says they’ve reached an agreement with the province that will enable more physicians to virtually meet with patients. “Basically doctors can bill for seeing people as long as it’s for something where they don’t have to […]
Someone called the cops on a Halifax family in a misguided attempt to enforce self-isolation
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Halifax woman says a neighbour called the police on her in a misguided attempt to enforce self-isolation of her and her family. We are granting her anonymity because she fears going public will bring more unwelcome attention to her situation. I spoke to her […]
Clearing out the jails
In an extraordinary effort to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak, many prisoners were released this weekend.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. This weekend, something extraordinary happened in a Dartmouth provincial courtroom. Since the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic, advocates have publicly called for the province to address the danger of the virus spreading in provincial jails. Over the weekend, Chief Judge Pamela Williams met that call, […]
Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 testing in Nova Scotia
An interview with the man in charge of it, Jason LeBlanc, the director of Virology, Immunology and Molecular Microbiology at the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
Here is my interview with Jason LeBlanc, the director of Virology, Immunology and Molecular Microbiology at the Nova Scotia Health Authority. My apologies for the audio quality; I’m not trained in audio, and I’m learning as I go along with substandard equipment. But I think this interview is important all the same.