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Canada Post warns of delays due to staff shortages amid Omicron
You might not want to keep a close watch on your mailbox if you’re expecting a parcel. Canada Post says you can expect delays over the next few weeks due to staffing shortages sparked by Omicron...
Jan 12, 2022
Premier and top doctor to hold COVID-19 update Wednesday
Nova Scotia's premier and top doctor are getting ready to give the latest details on the Omicron wave of COVID-19. Premier Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang will hold an update on Wednesday and will b...
Jan 12, 2022 Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health; photo courtesy Communications NS
Saulnier, Turnbull Headed To Second Olympics With Team Canada
Three Nova Scotians are headed to Beijing with Team Canada’s women’s hockey team. Jill Saulnier of Halifax and Blayre Turnbull of Stellarton will lace up for their second Winter Games, aft...
Jan 12, 2022
Special Weather Statement Issued For Nova Scotia
Get ready for another winter storm. Environment Canada issued a Special Weather Statement Wednesday morning for all of Nova Scotia. It's the same time frame as last week, Friday night into Saturday. T...
Jan 12, 2022 Aaron Burden / Unsplash
Nova Scotia Reports One COVID-19 Death; 15 New Hospitalizations
Another person in Nova Scotia has died from COVID-19. The province is reporting a man in his 80’s has died in the Central Zone. Fifteen new hospital admissions are also being reported, as well a...
Jan 11, 2022
O’Toole Speaks With Southern Nova Scotia Chambers Of Commerce
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and of the Official Opposition Erin O’Toole delivered remarks to Yarmouth, Bridgewater and Annapolis Valley Chambers of Commerce today. O’Toole a...
Jan 11, 2022
NSFL Wants More Paid Sick Days For Workers
The Nova Scotia Federation of Labour wants the province to grant more paid sick days to workers. In response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the province brought back a program that covers...
Jan 11, 2022
Successful Porcine To Human Heart Transplant
An interesting first in the medical field for 2022. Doctors at a hospital in Maryland did the first heart transplant from a pig to a human. The patient, a 57 year old man, needed the transplant or he ...
Jan 11, 2022
Feds approve Nova Scotia's request for help with COVID-19 booster rollout
The federal government will help Nova Scotia with its COVID-19 booster rollout amid the Omicron wave. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair has confirmed in a news release the province’s re...
Jan 11, 2022
COVID-19: N.S. reports 3 deaths, 59 in hospital (Jan 8-10)
Nova Scotia is reporting 29 new hospital admissions and 19 discharges since the last update on January 7. The province is also reporting three deaths related to COVID-19: — a man in his 60s in E...
Jan 10, 2022
