Category Archives: COVID-19
Quebec Woman Fined For Failing To Self-Isolate: RCMP
Yarmouth Town RCMP say they've fined a Quebec woman for violating the Health Protection Act (HPA). Police say they were contacted by a local business on Wednesday, informing police of the belief the w...
Nov 27, 2020
List Of Potential COVID-19 Exposure Locations
Y95 News will have daily updates on this page. Please note: The Nova Scotia Health Authority now offers a searchable database of potential exposure sites here. WESTERN ZONE (Annapolis Va...
Nov 23, 2020
Tam Reveals How Dark The Pandemic Cloud Is
The severity of the second wave of COVID-19 is becoming clearer from Canada’s Chief Public Health officer. Dr. Theresa Tam is projecting a staggering 60,000 cases a day nationally by December, a...
Nov 20, 2020
It’s Official… Border To Stay Closed
The border between Canada and the United States will stay closed for at least another 30 days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended the border measures earlier Friday. Non-essential travel between t...
Nov 20, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Is 95% Effective: Pfizer
Pfizer says a final analysis of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows it is 95 per cent effective. The company said Wednesday it counted 170 cases of the virus among its roughly 43,000 study participan...
Nov 18, 2020
Early Data Suggests Moderna COVID Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective
A second COVID-19 vaccine candidate is showing promising results south of the border. Moderna said Monday that preliminary data from its ongoing study suggests the company’s vaccine is 94.5 per ...
Nov 16, 2020
Feds Invest $1.75B To Ensure High-Speed Internet Access
The Trudeau government plans to sink $1.75 billion into a new fund to ensure Canadians in all corners of the country have high-speed internet access. At a media event in Ottawa on Monday morning, Inno...
Nov 09, 2020
Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Is 90% Effective, Early Data Suggests
Pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer says it is one step closer to potentially providing a vaccine for COVID-19. Early data from the company suggests its vaccine candidate is more than 90 per cent effect...
Nov 09, 2020
Employment Growth Slows Across Canada: StatCan
Employment growth across Canada is slowing as new COVID-19 restrictions are implemented in parts of the country, according to Statistics Canada. After adding 378,000 jobs in September, the country saw...
Nov 06, 2020
Public School Gyms To Re-Open To Community
Gyms at public schools in the province will begin the prorcess of gradually re-opening to community groups for physical activity and sports. A release from the province on Tuesday says community acces...
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