Dr. Strang inaugural recipient of award in his name
HALIFAX: The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robert Strang, is being recognized for his leadership and dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic with a new award named in his…
Masking to remain in schools until mid-April as most other restrictions get lifted March 21
HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang announced March 18 that while most all other province-wide public health restrictions related to COVID-19 will be lifted come March 21, masking…
March 7 will see Phase 2 of province’s COVID-19 reopening plan begin; State of Emergency to end on March 20
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians will see COVID-19 restrictions ease further and an evolving approach to testing and case and contact management starting next week. At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 7,…
Restrictions set to begin easing Feb. 14 in N.S. as part of three-step phase
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia will start easing provincewide COVID-19 restrictions on Feb. 14. This will be done over three phases. “While we still need to be cautious, things are moving in…
Province recommends booster dose for those youth at high risk of severe illness
HALIFAX: N.S. is recommending a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for Nova Scotians ages 12 to 17 at higher risk of severe illness. The age of booster eligibility has lowered…
Province announces limits increasing for sports, arts
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia’s top doc has announced that beginning Feb. 7, restrictions are easing for sports practices and arts and culture rehearsals. Dr. Robert Strang, the chief medical officer of…
N.S. extending COVID-19 restrictions until Feb. 14; Community vaccination clinics to close by Feb. 4
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is extending current province-wide public health restrictions until February 14 to help limit the spread of COVID-19. There have been 369 hospitalizations and 30 deaths since the…
COVID-19: N.S. reports three deaths; 29 new hospital admissions; 19 discharges Jan. 10
HALIFAX: Since the last COVID-19 update in N.S., the province has had 29 new hospital admissions and 19 dischrages. There have also been three deaths related to the disease: —…
COVID-19: one death, 678 new cases reported, long-term care, hospital outbreaks, SOE renewed
HALIFAX: The province is reporting one death related to COVID-19 on Jan. 7. A woman in her 80s in Central Zone has died. It cannot be confirmed that she had…
Wellington author’s latest book shines light on healthcare workers
WELLINGTON: An author from Wellington is shining a light on those in Nova Scotia’s healthcare system who are leading the fight against COVID-19. Len Wagg along with co-author Angela Mombourquette…