Category Archives: Acadia Nova Scotia (CKBW)
Eleventh consecutive day with zero new COVID-19 cases
The province confirmed zero new COVID-19 cases for the eleventh consecutive day. That means the provincial total sits at 1,061. One case remains active in Nova Scotia. The QEII Health Sciences Centre ...
Jun 20, 2020
It’s Now Ten Days Without A Positive COVID-19 Test
It’s now ten days in a row without a positive COVID-19 test result in Nova Scotia. With 543 tests completed at the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab yesterday, that puts the n...
Jun 19, 2020
Municipalities Facing Financial Shortfall
Municipalities across the province are facing a significant financial shortfall in the wake of COVID-19. A report from the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities identifies a total potential deficit...
Jun 19, 2020
Province allows groups of ten without physical distancing
Two family bubbles are a thing of the past. Premier Stephen McNeil says you can now gather in any group of ten without physical distancing. McNeil says they understand how eager people are. “Eff...
Jun 18, 2020
Nurses’ Union Wants Wage Parity For All LPNs
The Nova Scotia Nurses' Union wants licensed practical nurses to have the same acknowledgement and compensation no matter where they work in the province. NSNU President Janet Hazelton says the dispar...
Jun 17, 2020
Another Day Without Any New COVID-19 Cases
It’s another day without a positive COVID-19 test in Nova Scotia, the eighth in a row. Every one of the 505 tests completed by the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab yesterday ...
Jun 17, 2020
Colchester Co. standoff ends peacefully
A man is in custody following a standoff in Colchester Co. RCMP said they responded to a call of a barricaded man in a home in Great Village in a Twitter post shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. They said i...
Jun 17, 2020
New President In Place For Doctors Nova Scotia
The new President of Doctors Nova Scotia is Robyn MacQuarrie, a gynaecologist in Porters Lake. She was elected last year and took over just as the COVID-19 pandemic was hitting this area with the publ...
Jun 16, 2020
Day Seven Without A Positive COVID-19 Test Result
Nova Scotia has now gone seven days without a positive COVID-19 test result. All of the 355 tests conducted at the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab were negative, for a total of 49...
Jun 16, 2020
New Busing Policy For NS Schools
When in-class schooling resumes in Nova Scotia, there will be new rules around busing. Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Zach Churchill, says the new policy is the product of a lo...
Jun 15, 2020
