Tag Archives: Nova Scotia
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (December 21st)
Health officials are out with the latest potential COVID-19 exposure list, which includes several locations in the Halifax area. Public Health provides COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposur...
Dec 22, 2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
NS Reports 522 New Cases; New Restrictions; Testing Changes; Booster Expansion
Additional restrictions, changes to the testing strategy and an expansion of booster doses were all announced today at the provincial COVID-19 briefing. The province announced 522 cases today, based o...
Dec 21, 2021
No more rapid test kits available at Halifax Public Libraries
You will no longer be able to grab a rapid test kit when you head to the library to loan out a book. Halifax Public Libraries says all of their branches are out of the Take-Home COVID-19 rapid testing...
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'Significant rainfall' on the way for Halifax
UPDATE: 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 21st Nova Scotia is under a special weather statement ahead of "significant rainfall" this week. Environment Canada is calling for up to 25 mm of rain for the H...
Dec 21, 2021 Rain. (CREDIT: PEXELS)
Strang confident in Nova Scotia's COVID-19 booster dose rollout
Our top doctor is not worried about the booster dose rollout in Nova Scotia amid the arrival of Omicron. Dr. Robert Strang says if you're double-vaxxed you still have good protection, especially if un...
Dec 20, 2021
COVID-19 case connected to Eastern Passage long-term care home
A COVID-19 case has been connected to a long-term care home in Eastern Passage. Ocean View Continuing Care Centre announced the news on its Facebook page on Saturday. The statement says a staff member...
Dec 20, 2021 (SOURCE: Google Maps)
N.S. reports record breaking COVID-19 cases over weekend
The COVID-19 outbreak surges on in Nova Scotia. Our province continues to log new daily case count records with more than 900 infections reported over the weekend. Most have been identified in the Hal...
Dec 20, 2021
Third Wave Health Minister Offers Advice As NS COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket
Nova Scotia’s previous health minister and current health critic is offering advice to the current government, as cases surge around the province. Yarmouth Liberal MLA Zach Churchill held the he...
Dec 18, 2021
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program Becoming Permanent in 2022
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program will become permanent in the new year. The program began in 2017 and helps all sectors hire qualified candidates for jobs that may not get filled locally. Candid...
Dec 17, 2021
Nova Scotians to hear from top doctor as new restrictions kick in, cases climb
Nova Scotians will hear from the top doctor on Friday as new COVID-19 restrictions come into effect to help fight the surge in new cases. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang and Premier ...
Dec 17, 2021
