Category Archives: News
Health Canada Awaiting More Data From AstraZeneca
Health Canada says it is too soon to say when AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for use in our country. The federal health agency issued a statement Wednesday after the United Kin...
Dec 30, 2020
Province Releases Most Popular Baby Names Of 2020
Oliver, Olivia, Benjamin, and Charlotte - but nary a Karen in sight. The province has released the list of 2020's most popular baby names. Oliver tops the list for boys, Olivia for the girls. The top ...
Dec 30, 2020
Exterior Work At Digby General Hospital Next Week
Hospital goers in Digby will need to use caution next week as work gets underway on replacing the exterior lighting. The Nova Scotia Health Authority says that beginning on Monday, January 4th, worker...
Dec 30, 2020
Technical Glitch On NOLS Site Now Resolved
Some technical glitches have caused frustration for fish harvesters trying to renew licenses online before a looming deadline, but the website is now good to go. Both the Personal Fisher Registration ...
Dec 30, 2020 Still image of NOLS portal. A technical error that prevented harvesters from renewing their licenses has now reportedly been fixed.
Image c/o https://fishing-peche.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/
Search For Missing Vessel Turns Up Debris
RCMP say they've turned up debris that is consistent with a small part of the scallop dragger Chief William Saulis. The search for the vessel and five missing fishermen is into its third week. Mountie...
Dec 30, 2020 RCMP shared an example of the coastline and debris on the shoreline as seen by aerial searchers.
Photo c/o RCMP
New Shipment Of COVID-19 Vaccine Expected This Week
COVID-19 vaccinations continued this week after a brief pause during Christmas. 2,200 Nova Scotians have been vaccinated so far, primarily in the Halifax area, and more clinics are rolling out before ...
Dec 29, 2020
Nova Scotia Approves Record Number Of International Newcomers
Nova Scotia set a new record for the number of approved applications for international newcomers in 2020. According to the Department of Immigration, the province approved 3,517 applications, exceedin...
Dec 29, 2020
Power Outages Hit Yarmouth County
Some power outages affecting customers in Yarmouth County. The largest is in the Darlings Lake area, with nearly 2,000 customers affected as of 1:00 p.m. Other outages reported in Tusket, South Ohio a...
Dec 29, 2020 Image of areas affected by a power outage on December 29, 2020.
Image from NSP outage website.
Handling Of Pandemic A Highlight of 2020: Education Minister
Keeping kids safe in a pandemic while still providing them with education was one of the toughest challenges faced by Education Minister Zach Churchill in 2020. The Yarmouth MLA touched on a number of...
Dec 29, 2020
South Ohio Crash Under Investigation
RCMP say a crash in South Ohio on Monday morning is still under investigation. Police say a call came in for a two vehicle collision with entrapment around 11:40 a.m. It happened on highway 340 in the...
Dec 29, 2020
