Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Applications Open Friday For Student Benefit
Applications are open Friday for a benefit aimed at students. Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, said the Canada Emergency Student Benefit will p...
May 14, 2020
New Fund Aimed At Helping Manufacturing, Tourism and Technology
The federal government announced a nearly 962 million dollar fund to support businesses. Mlanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages said the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund...
May 13, 2020
Three More Deaths At Northwood And More Recoveries
There have been four more deaths at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax, bringing the provincial total to 51. Northwood currently has 64 residents and 13 staff with active cases, while two ot...
May 13, 2020
Tam Says Illnesses Have Health Consequences Beyond Themselves
The Chief Public Health Officer called attention to a Statistics Canada report on excess deaths in Canada in relation to COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam said this is a measure of the additional deaths over ...
May 13, 2020
Municipal Elections In Nova Scotia Will Proceed
Voters in municipalities across the province are still slated to head to the polls in the fall despite the uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic. Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities President Pa...
May 13, 2020
Paramedics Being Asked To Keep Disposable Valve Bag Masks
The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health has confirmed EHS paramedics have been asked to hang on to used valve bag masks. Dr. Robert Strang said during Tuesday’s COVID-19 briefing th...
May 13, 2020
Canada-US Border Extension Expected
While the US/Canada border won’t be opening any time soon to non-essential travelling, Health Minister Patty Hajdu suggests Canadians may want to consider whether it’s worth making the tri...
May 13, 2020
Truro police end search for missing boy
Police in Truro say the search for a missing three-year-old boy has ended. Dylan Ehler went missing from his grandmother’s yard in the town May 6. Members of search crews found the boy’s b...
May 13, 2020
NS Will Look At All Aspects Of Long-Term Care Homes
When the COVID-19 pandemic has shrunk to the point that people can move more freely, the province of Nova Scotia will be taking a deep look at long-term care homes. Premier Stephen McNeil says some of...
May 12, 2020
Slow And Steady Is The Rule For Loosening Restrictions In NS
There was only one new positive case of COVID-19 in the province yesterday, out of 427 tests completed at the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab. Chief medical officer of health Dr. ...
May 12, 2020
