COVID19: Province presses pause on AstraZeneca vaccine use
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: The province has officially pressed pause on the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as the first dose effective May 12. The decision is based on an abundance of…
COVID19: Province announces access to paid sick leave for NSians
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians who must take time off work due to COVID-19 may now qualify for up to four paid sick days under Nova Scotia’s new COVID-19 Sick Leave Program.…
COVID19: 121 new cases; 92 recoveries reported on May 10
EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: Nova Scotia is reporting 121 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 10. There are 94 cases in Central Zone, 16 in Eastern Zone, six in Western Zone…
Province updates border restrictions
HALIFAX: New border measures took effect today, May 10, to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Only permanent residents of Nova Scotia and people travelling for essential reasons can enter…
Premier Rankin non-committal on COVID19 testing at Halifax Stanfield
HALIFAX: The Premier of Nova Scotia danced around a question from The Laker News, when asked why, with higher case numbers of COVID-19 in the province, there still isn’t testing…
COVID19: N.S. announces 165 new cases on May 9
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is reporting 165 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 9. There are 138 cases in Central Zone, 16 in Eastern Zone, six in Western Zone and five…
COVID19: N.S. announces border, other restrictions to curb spread of virus
HALIFAX: Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced further restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at the briefing, held May 7.…
COVID19: N.S. reports two deaths; 153 new cases on May 4
HALIFAX: At an unexpected COVID19 briefing on May 4, Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s Chief medical officer of health announced two deaths related to COVID19 and…
Answers to our follow-up questions from recent COVID19 briefings
MAIN PHOTO: Premier Iain Rankin wants Nova Scotians to stay home to curb the COVID19 spread. (Communications N.S. Photo) HALIFAX/FALL RIVER: The Department of Health and Wellness answered a pair…
COVID19: 133 new cases of COVID-19 reported May 2
HALIFAX: The province announced there are 133 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 2. There are 117 cases in Central Zone, nine cases in Eastern Zone, one case in Northern…