Schools return delayed to Jan. 10; contact tracing in schools to end
HALIFAX: The provincial Minister of Education announced Dec. 28 that the Christmas holiday break will be extended for thousands of students across the province to Jan. 10, 2022.
Minister Becky Druhan said while students won't...
Young boy raises more than $1,000 for Caring & Sharing Angel Tree
ENFIELD: A young East Hants boy was like Santa to the volunteers at the Caring & Sharing Angel Tree Food Bank.
Recently, Mirsad Sabic presented a total of $1,018.95 to volunteers with the food bank....
PHOTOS: Christmas on the Green gets Waverley into the festive spirit
WAVERLEY: Mother Nature may have forced Christmas on the Green to move inside to the Waverley Legion, but the Christmas spirit was bountiful on Dec. 11.
Christmas on the Green, organized by the volunteers with...
GPV students give back to Feed N.S., Youth Shelter
FALL RIVER: More than 2,000 items were collected by Fall River-area students for those their own age throughout HRM.
This year, students at Georges P. Vanier Junior High in Fall River supported Phoenix Shelter for...
No serious injuries in mvc involving furnace oil truck: RCMP
NINE MILE RIVER: A mechanical malfunction is the preliminary cause of a single-vehicle collisions that saw a truck fully loaded with furnace oil leave the road on Dec. 23 in Nine Mile River.
East Hants...
THF Show Team gets Magnolia residents in spirit of the season
ENFIELD: Some local residents of the Magnolia were given a little joy of the season thanks to members of the Todd Hill Farm Show Team
In early November, Todd Hill Farm in Enfield had a...
COVID-19: N.S. reports 689 new cases, long-term care outbreak on Dec. 23
HALIFAX: Today, December 23, Nova Scotia is reporting 689 new cases of COVID-19.
There are 498 cases in Central Zone, 55 cases in Eastern Zone, 79 cases in Northern Zone and 57 cases in Western...
COVID-19: Province changes how it does reporting
HALIFAX: Beginning Dec. 23, the province is changing how it reports daily COVID-19 data due to delays in data entry caused by the recent high number of cases.
Throughout most of the pandemic, the province...
N.S. Health expanding automated process to include positive COVID-19 test result by email
HALIFAX: Beginning December 22, most Nova Scotians will now be able to receive their COVID-19 positive test results through an automated email.
With the significant increase of COVID-19 cases in the r province, providing both positive...
COVID-19 exposure at GP Vanier being investigated by Public Health
FALL RIVER: A letter has been emailed home to parents/guardians of students that attend Georges P. Vanier Junior High regarding a COVID-19 exposure.
The letter home said the exposure is said to have occurred on...