Author Archives: Skye Bryden-Blom
N.S. hiring recruiters to boost staff at long-term care facilities
Nova Scotia is hiring recruiters to help bring more staff to long-term care homes. The province says it will invest $1.7 million to bring six recruiters to the region to provide human resources suppor...
Nov 01, 2021 Doctor. (CREDIT: Pexels)
Dairy prices could spike in the New Year
Your wallet is poised to take another hit at the grocery store. The Canadian Dairy Commission is recommending increasing the cost of farm gate milk prices. That means we could be paying significantly ...
Nov 01, 2021 Milk. (CREDIT: Pezibear from Pixabay
COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed 5 million lives worldwide
A grim pandemic milestone for the world. More than 5 million people around the globe have died from COVID-19 as of Monday morning. That is according to data held by Johns Hopkins University Coronaviru...
Nov 01, 2021 COVID-19 Pandemic. (Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels)
N.S. becomes last jurisdiction in Canada to set fixed election date
Nova Scotia has become the last jurisdiction in our country to set a fixed election date. The changes to the Elections Act proposed by the PC government passed final reading in the legislature on Frid...
Nov 01, 2021 Ballot Box. (CREDIT: Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels)
EHS LifeFlight makes emergency landing at Halifax airport
There are no injuries after an EHS LifeFlight plane experienced trouble in the sky this weekend. The plane made an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Saturday afternoon. T...
Nov 01, 2021 EHS LifeFlight. (CREDIT: ehslifeflight.ca)
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (October 31st)
Health officials are out with their latest potential COVID-19 exposure list. It includes one location in the Halifax area as well as a flight Ontario. Public Health sends out COVID precaution notifica...
Nov 01, 2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
The price of gas drops in Halifax
Nova Scotia is finally getting a small break at the fuel pumps on Friday. The minimum price of regular self-serve gas has dropped 3.2 cents overnight to $1.438 cents per litre in the Halifax area. Die...
Oct 29, 2021 (CREDIT: andreas160578 from Pixabay)
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (October 28th)
Health officials are out with their latest potential COVID-19 exposure list. It includes one location in the Eastern Zone. Public Health sends out COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposure not...
Oct 29, 2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
N.S. doctor gives up license after camera found in clinic washroom
A family doctor is giving up his license after a small camera was found in the staff washroom at his clinic. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia has released its decision in the case...
Oct 28, 2021 Doctor. (CREDIT: Pexels)
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (October 27th)
Health officials are out with their latest potential COVID-19 exposure list. It includes a location in the Halifax area along with an Air Canada flight. Public Health has also issued a correction to t...
Oct 28, 2021 (CREDIT: Pixabay)
