Category Archives: COVID-19
PM Addresses Gun Control, Budget & School Resumption
There are still some next steps for the federal government to consider following their ban of all assault-style firearms. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are a number of considerations they&#...
May 04, 2020
Deaths Related To COVID-19 Continue To Rise At Northwood
The province with another grim update on the COVID-19 sitation in an HRM nursing home. Six additional deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported at the Northwood long-term care home. A total...
May 04, 2020
P.M. Announces Funding For COVID Antibody Research, Online Mental Healthcare
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $175 million in funding for a Canadian company making progress in its COVID-19 antibody research on Sunday. Vancouver-based company AbCellera says it has isolat...
May 04, 2020
Rapid COVID-19 Tests Recalled
Health Canada will is restricting the use of Canadian-made rapid testing kit for the 2019 novel coronavirus. Ottawa company Spartan voluntarily recalled its test kits Sunday for further evaluation, af...
May 03, 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
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
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
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
