Category Archives: COVID-19
Class-Action Lawsuit Proposed Against Northwood
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax. Wagners says it filed the suit in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Monday. The statement ...
Jun 03, 2020 Northwood Long-term care home pictured in Google street view.
Image: Google
Funding For Canadian Companies Developing Rapid COVID-19 Testing
Canada’s prime minister says they are continuing to deliver the necessary personal protective equipment across the country to those who need it. Justin Trudeau says they are working with supplie...
Jun 02, 2020
Gas Tax Lump Sum Will Help Local Infrastructure Projects
An announcement about money for municipalities is being welcomed by the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities. The organization's president, Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood, says the federal government wil...
Jun 02, 2020
Feds To Fast-Track $2.2B For Municipalities
Municipalities across Canada are getting a bit of a financial boost to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government will fast-trac...
Jun 01, 2020
BREAKING: Nova Scotia Implements New Gathering Limit of 10
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang announced the gathering limit is being increased from 5 to 10. “Nova Scotians have done the hard work to flatten our curve and with that, we will soo...
May 29, 2020
Atlantic Canadians Are Anxious And Cautious About Socializing
Atlantic Canadians want to hang out...but not too much yet. Narrative Research CEO Margaret Brigley says their polling on post-COVID activities show we are anxious to get out but many are also cautiou...
May 29, 2020
More Federal Support Announced For Indigenous Communities
The federal government has unveiled a 650-million dollar, three pillar plan to support First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says many Indigenous communities aren't...
May 29, 2020
Province Records No New Cases Of COVID-19
Some positive news on the COVID-19 front. For the first time since March 15, the province is announcing no new cases of COVID-19. Nova Scotia remains at 1,055 confirmed cases. Nearly 41,000 people hav...
May 29, 2020
Cruise Ship Operation Prohibitions Extended
Measures for cruise ship operations during the pandemic have been updated. Cruise ships with more than 100 people and overnight accommodations are prohibited from operating in Canadian waters until th...
May 29, 2020
Green MP Calls For Action On Mental Health
A Green party MP from New Brunswick says we need to take action now to lessen the possible mental health effects of COVID-19. Jenica Atwin, the MP for Fredericton, said the pandemic is unlike anything...
May 28, 2020 Jenica Atwin, the MP for Fredericton, speaks to reporters on May 27, 2020. (Photo: Screengrab/CPAC)
