Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bluenose II To Set Sail With New COVID-19 Measures
Nova Scotia’s iconic Bluenose II will sail into ports and harbours around the province this summer with altered protocols as part of Sail Past Summer. Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister ...
Jun 25, 2020
New Details About Student Service Grant
Canada’s prime minister has unveiled new details about the Canada student service grant. Justin Trudeau says students can give back to their community while earning money for their post-secondar...
Jun 25, 2020
Atlantic Bubble Confirmed For Early July
Residents of the Atlantic provinces will be allowed to travel to any other Atlantic province without self-isolating. A release from Premier Stephen McNeil says, because numbers remain low across the r...
Jun 24, 2020
Town of Shelburne Denied Farley Mowat Legal Fee Reimbursement
The Town of Shelburne won’t be seeing any additional reimbursement for the MV Farley Mowat. A request sent by the town for reimbursement of lawyer fees related to the derelict ship has been reje...
Jun 23, 2020
Zero new cases of COVID-19 for almost two weeks
Nova Scotia continues to flatten the curve. Provincial officials announced zero new cases of COVID-19 for the twelfth day in a row. That means the total across the province sits at 1,061. Nova Scotia ...
Jun 21, 2020
Eleventh consecutive day with zero new COVID-19 cases
The province confirmed zero new COVID-19 cases for the eleventh consecutive day. That means the provincial total sits at 1,061. One case remains active in Nova Scotia. The QEII Health Sciences Centre ...
Jun 20, 2020
Municipalities, Towns Rush To Keep Up With Lifting Of Provincial Restrictions
While most are praising the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, some municipalities and towns have been left with a whole new issue – keeping up. Premier Stephen McNeil’s announcement of pla...
Jun 19, 2020
It’s Now Ten Days Without A Positive COVID-19 Test
It’s now ten days in a row without a positive COVID-19 test result in Nova Scotia. With 543 tests completed at the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab yesterday, that puts the n...
Jun 19, 2020
Municipalities Facing Financial Shortfall
Municipalities across the province are facing a significant financial shortfall in the wake of COVID-19. A report from the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities identifies a total potential deficit...
Jun 19, 2020
Province allows groups of ten without physical distancing
Two family bubbles are a thing of the past. Premier Stephen McNeil says you can now gather in any group of ten without physical distancing. McNeil says they understand how eager people are. “Eff...
Jun 18, 2020
