Category Archives: COVID-19
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A former Moncton woman has harnessed the power of social media to give her grandmother hope - from hundreds of miles away. Nicole Legault's 93 year-old grandmother Betty has been under quaranti...
Mar 20, 2020 Nicole Legault and her grandmother, Betty. (contributed)
Economists Predict Recession In Wake Of Covid-19
The situations surrounding COVID-19 are very fluid as is the economic fallout, but economists are certain we are heading for a recession. Dalhousie Economic Professor and former President of the Canad...
Mar 20, 2020
Canadians May Have To Keep Up Social Distancing
Social distancing may become the new normal as Canada waits for the COVID-19 pandemic to clear up. The Prime Minister addressed the nation Thursday saying the situation is evolving every day. Justin T...
Mar 20, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media on March 19th, 2020. Photo: CPAC
No Evictions For Tenants Who Can't Pay Due To Covid-19
Tenants across the province can no longer be evicted if they can't pay rent due to COVID-19. That's the most recent order from Premier Stephen McNeil. He made the announcement at Thursday's COVID-19 u...
Mar 20, 2020
Nova Scotia Has Five New Presumptive Cases, Two More Confirmed
Dr. Robert Strang announced today that Nova Scotia has 5 more presumptive cases and two others have been confirmed. That brings the total of presumptive cases to nine and confirmed cases to three. The...
Mar 18, 2020
Latest On COVID-19 In NS
According to the most recent numbers, Nova Scotia now has three confirmed cases and nine presumptive cases of COVID-19. Five new cases were identified yesterday (Tuesday), four of which are travel-rel...
Mar 18, 2020
NSHA Closing Hospitals To Most Visitors
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is extending visitor restrictions at all facilities to limit the spread of respiratory illness, including COVID-19. No visitors are permitted in any of NSHA's hospital...
Mar 18, 2020
New Restrictions Close Doors On Restaurants, Drinking Establishments
The province has announced new restrictions to restaurants and drinking establishments will be put in place this week. Yesterday, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang announced a list of new r...
Mar 18, 2020
Sunwing Halts Operations After March 23rd
The head of Unifor is calling on all levels of government to help soon to be laid-off pilots and other employees of Sunwing as they decide to halt their operations after March 23rd. Sunwing made the a...
Mar 18, 2020
B.C. Confirms More COVID-19 Deaths
Another three people have died of novel coronavirus, bringing the total to seven deaths in Canada. Six of those were people living in British Columbia, which has now declared a health emergency. BC he...
Mar 17, 2020
