NEW: 20 new COVID19 cases; NSHA issues advisory; province seeks SOE extension
HRM: As of today, April 2, Nova Scotia has 193 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Twenty new cases were identified Wednesday, April 1, and 900 COVID-19 tests were completed at the QEII Health Sciences Centre's...
Organizers make “hard decision” to cancel East Hants Tidefest 2020 due to COVID19 concerns
ELMSDALE: Organizers with East Hants Tidefest 2020 announce on April 1 that they have made the hard decision to cancel the 2020 event due to COVID19.
In a release, Rod Dickie, on behalf of Come...
NEW: Additional Magnolia employee tests positive for COVID19; 26 new cases announced
ENFIELD: An additional employee from the Magnolia Continuing Care facility in Enfield is among the 26 new positive COVID19 cases announced by the province on April 1.
As of today, April 1, Nova Scotia has...
Students talent on display at Showcase 2020 at GPV
FALL RIVER: The talents of the students at Georges P. Vanier Junior High were on full display during the school's annual Showcase 202, held before the March Break.
Students performed musical shows; a magic show;...
COVID19: Local Fall River-area athletes in U.S. describe reaction, impact to pandemic
FALL RIVER: The magnitude of the COVID19 pandemic was initially “laughed off” by athletes at the University of Florida, said a Fletchers Lake soccer star who is in her first year as a Gator.
Sydney...
N.S RCMP warn those who threaten to contaminate officers with COVID19 could face charges
DARTMOUTH: Members of the Nova Scotia RCMP have reported being threatened in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
In the past several days, RCMP officers have reported being threatened to be...
NEW: COVID19 cases tally sits at 147; 20 new cases announced
HRM: As of today, March 31, Nova Scotia has 147 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Twenty new cases were identified Monday, March 30. Most cases are connected to travel or a known case....
Halifax District, East Hants RCMP responding to COVID19 non-compliance calls
FALL RIVER: The RCMP in the Halifax District and East Hants areas, like their counterparts with Halifax Regional Police, have been responding to non-compliance calls in recent days.
Cpl....
Residents seeks answers to COVID19 concerns
FALL RIVER: Concern over essential service workers within the civil service sector, who may work out of the province returning to live in a household and exposing those living with them to COVID19, led...
NEW: five new COVID19 cases; public health confirms one case linked to community transmission
HRM: As of today, March 30, Nova Scotia has 127 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Five new cases were identified yesterday, after more than 600 tests were processed.
While most cases to date have been...