Category Archives: COVID-19
StFX handed heavy fines, 394 new cases (Dec 17)
Heavy fines are being levelled against Saint Francis Xavier University and the university’s students’ union. Premier Tim Houston says the university itself and the union will each need to ...
Dec 17, 2021
Getting Tested For COVID-19 Before Coming Back To Canada
You’ll have to get a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test before coming back into Canada. Starting Tuesday, December 21st, all incoming travellers regardless of trip location o...
Dec 17, 2021
“It’s a very, very thin buffer,” NSTU on extended break
The extended Christmas break had to happen. That’s according to Paul Wozney, the President of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union. Wozney said, with teachers and staff out due to exposures and...
Dec 17, 2021
MHL Postpones Most Games From Dec 17-Jan 2
New Public Health restrictions here and in New Brunswick means the Maritime Hockey League won’t play this weekend. A total of 14 games have been postponed from this Friday, December 17th until J...
Dec 16, 2021
Canadians Advised To Avoid Non-Essential International Travel
Ottawa is urging you not to travel internationally this holiday season. In an announcement Wednesday, federal officials put in an advisory to cancel or postpone the plans in response to the spread of ...
Dec 15, 2021
Rising threat of Omicron could impact holiday travel plans
You may need to have a backup plan for your holiday travels due to the rising threat of the Omicron variant. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an urgent meeting on Tuesday night with the premiers t...
Dec 15, 2021
MHL’s Crushers Confirm Positive COVID-19 Cases
More positive COVID-19 cases on a team in the Maritime Hockey League. The Pictou County Crushers have players and staff isolating after receiving the positive tests. This after a player tested positiv...
Dec 15, 2021
$144.5 Billion Deficit In 2021-22: Freeland
A projected decline in the federal deficit in 2021-2022. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the financial and economic update virtually Tuesday afternoon after a pair of her staffers tested ...
Dec 14, 2021
Three universities call off in-person exams due to COVID-19 surge
Three universities are calling off in-person exams to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Dalhousie University, Cape Breton University, and Acadia University are putting a pause on the tests, star...
Dec 14, 2021
Barrington Man Arrested For Making Fake COVID-19 Proof Of Vaccination Cards
A Barrington man has been arrested for making fake COVID-19 proof of vaccination cards. The RCMP say on November 15 they received a complaint of suspected fake proof of vaccination cards being made in...
Dec 13, 2021
