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State of emergency extended, but some restrictions lifted
The province has extended the state of emergency to May 17, but is lifting some restrictions. At Friday’s COVID-19 update, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang announced the followi...
May 01, 2020
Pandemic A Challenging And Shape-shifting Event For Physicians
Canada's chief public health officer is calling the COVID-19 pandemic the most challenging and shapeshifting event in a physicians' career. Dr. Theresa Tam says doctors are doing important work across...
May 01, 2020
State of Emergency Extended in Nova Scotia
The office of Premier Stephen McNeil announced today that the province is extending the state of emergency for another two weeks. The Emergency Management Act which establishes the rules on states of ...
May 01, 2020
Canada Bans Assault Style Firearms
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is immediately banning 1,500 models and variants of assault style firearms. Trudeau says these types of guns were designed for one thing: to kill the largest ...
May 01, 2020
Pandemic Impacting Indigenous Communities
The first COVID-19 case in Nunavut was confirmed on Thursday to be located in Pond Inlet, a fly-in community. There are 129 COVID-19 cases in First Nation communities on reserve and 16 confirmed cases...
Apr 30, 2020
Province announces 12 new COVID-19 cases
The province has announced 12 new cases of COVID-19. A press release Thursday confirmed a total of 947 cases, but says 545 are considered resolved, which means about 58 per cent of cases are no longer...
Apr 30, 2020
Canadians Asked To Curb Their Enthusiasm
Canadians are being asked to curb their enthusiasm despite the flattening of the COVID-19 curve. Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says we're getting excited about the flattening of...
Apr 30, 2020
Low Interest Loan Program To Help NS Municipalities
The Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities and Association of Municipal Administrators have reacted to a funding announcement from the provincial government. Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood, who chairs the ...
Apr 30, 2020
PM Vows To Get Answers In Helicopter Crash
The Prime Minister is assuring Canadians they will get answers into how a Canadian Armed Forces CH-148 Cyclone helicopter went down Wednesday off the coast of Greece. The aircraft had been deployed on...
Apr 30, 2020
Michelin Donates Masks to Provincial COVID-19 Warehouse
A donation of 75,000 surgical masks to the provincial stockpile by Michelin North America was desperately needed among shortages of essential supplies in the fight against COVID-19. The masks are part...
Apr 30, 2020
