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The province will get its first 1950 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine December 15th. Chief Medical Officer of Health Doctor Robert Strang says they must carefully prioritize the early doses. Docto...

Asymptomatic testing is rolling out across the province. Starting today, COVID-19 testing is available for anyone not experiencing symptoms who haven’t travelled outside the Atlantic provinces i...

After a week's delay, ships were finally able to head out for dumping day this morning in LFA34. The official start to the lobster fishing season happened at 4 a.m. with well wishes pouring in for the...

Levitts Foods is recalling a number of meat products in the province. The recall is due to the presence of of listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Compliments brand Montreal-style smoked meat, smoked beef...

After a second conference call this afternoon (Monday) stakeholders in LFA34 have decided to go ahead with dumping day. After a vote, the stakeholders decided on an early start time of 4 a.m.  

There are new COVID-19 cases in three of the province’s health zones. The Department of Health and Wellness announced two cases in the Eastern Zone, four in the Central Zone, and two in the West...

The provincial government will give around 13,000 post-secondary students a one-time non-repayable grant to help them deal with unanticipated costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. After Student...

The federal Conservative Leader is demanding more support for businesses as we wait for a COVID-19 vaccine. Erin O’Toole says they’re out with a motion calling the Trudeau government to re...

Some changes to the timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada. Justin Trudeau says pending Health Canada’s approval, the first batch of Pfizer’s vaccine will be arriving as early as next w...

Yarmouth Mayor, Pam Mood, says it was a tremendously difficult decision to cancel the 100 Meals in 100 Days program this year, but a decision that was needed to keep people safe. Some have suggested a...