NEW: 31 new COVID19 cases
HRM: As of today, April 6, Nova Scotia has 293 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Thirty-one new cases were identified Sunday, April 5.The QEII Health Sciences Centre's microbiology lab completed 650 Nova Scotia tests on...
‘Hair-raising’ effort: Sackville musician sings, shaves hair for medical staff at N.S. hospitals
LOWER SACKVILLE: The medical staff at several hospitals province-wide are getting some “hair-raising” help from a well-known Lower Sackville musician during the COVID19 pandemic.
Jon Cyr is using the tool he has passion for to...
Let’s brighten the day of a senior at Ivy Meadows in Beaver Bank
BEAVER BANK: A program aimed at ensuring the elderly are not left feeling lonely during the COVID19 pandemic is getting started for a local Continuing Care Community facility in Beaver Bank.
It is similar to...
NEW: N.S. announces new cases of COVID19; total now over 260
HRM: As of today, April 5, Nova Scotia has 262 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Twenty-six new cases were identified Saturday, April 4.The QEII Health Sciences Centre's microbiology lab completed 592 Nova Scotia tests on...
Diabetes Canada halts donation bin drop-offs during COVID19
BEAVER BANK: As part of Diabetes Canada’s ongoing efforts to protect the health and safety of our valued donors, staff, partners and communities, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to temporarily suspend...
Furneaux ‘honoured’ to be RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneurship awards nominee
WAVERLEY: A local businesswoman is grateful to have been nominated for the prestigious RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneurship Awards, scheduled for later this year.
Karen Furneaux, an Olympian kayaker with Cheema on the shores of her...
NEW: Fourteen new COVID19 cases
HRM: As of today, April 3, Nova Scotia has 207 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Fourteen new cases were identified Thursday, April 2 and almost 900 COVID-19 tests were completed at the QEII Health Sciences...
RCMP seek Lower Sackville man on province-wide warrant
LOWER SACKVILLE: Halifax District RCMP has obtained a warrant for the arrest of a man who has been charged with a number of offences that originated on July 19, 2019 in Lower Sackville.
Richard Joseph...
Police charge four under provincial Health Protection Act
DARTMOUTH: On March 31, Nova Scotia RCMP charged four people under the Health Protection Act, in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Two people were charged for Failing to Self-quarantine or Self-isolate after returning from...
Beaver Bank teens get creative to “game away” COVID19 boredom
BEAVER BANK: The longer there’s been no school and self-isolation dragged on due to the COVID19 pandemic and the State of Emergency put in place in N.S., the more bored two Beaver Bank teens...