VIDEO: Fall River’s Tracey Barbrick leads N.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout
FALL RIVER: Tracey Barbrick can’t wait to get back to spending more time with her wife, kids, and her loveable furball Roger. If everything stays on track, that could be…
Feds invest in Sipekne’katik housing project
INDIAN BROOK: A housing project that will bring 20 new units to a development under construction in Sipekne’katik is receiving $2.73 million through the federal government’s Project Stream of the…
N.S., other eastern Canadian provinces exploring receiving excess COVID-19 vaccine from U.S.
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin and the other eastern Canadian premiers are exploring receiving excess vaccine from the United States as part of the COVID-19 economic recovery. Premier Rankin…
Woman fined for violating Health Protection Act
LOWER SACKVILLE: A Lower Sackville-area woman has been charged by police for violating the province’s Health Protection Act. In a release on May 17, Halifax District RCMP say that on…
COVID19: Province reports 91 new cases, 187 recoveries on May 17
HALIFAX: Today, May 17, Nova Scotia is reporting 91 new cases of COVID-19 and 187 recoveries. There are 66 cases in Central Zone, 17 in Eastern Zone, five in Northern…
EDITORIAL: Sign wars – a nice distraction from the gloom
It all started in East Hants with a sign at McNeill’s Shell that said “Who wants to go tow to tow. Big Dog Sign Wars.” The last line refers to…
COVID19: People aged 30-34 now eligible for Moderna, Pfizer vaccines
HALIFAX: The province has announced that beginning today, May 17, those who are between 30 and older can book appointments for the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at clinics across…
Deagle Gammon, Blackburn disagree with province’s virtual camera legislation
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: Two local HRM councillors agree that the requirement to keep one’s camera turned one as laid out in a provincial bill to allow virtual meetings is ridiculous.…
COVID19: 126 new cases reported May 16; 103 recoveries
HALIFAX: Today, May 16, Nova Scotia is reporting 126 new cases of COVID-19 and 103 recoveries. There are 106 cases in Central Zone, nine in Eastern Zone, nine in Western…
Braden Marshall turns lockdown blues into Essay Competition award
MAIN PHOTO: Fall River’s Braden Marshall won the Senior Gold Award for the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay competition. He was presented the award by N.S. Lt. Governor the Honourable Arthur LeBlanc…