Update on Keloose 2021: New logo sought
WINDSOR JUNCTION: Organizers of the Keloose community festival are asking for the communities help in designing a new logo, plus providing an update on where things stand as COVID19 continues…
Elmsdale man charged in Dartmouth homicide
DARTMOUTH: A 23-year-old man from Elmsdale has been charged in the death of a Dartmouth man on May 12 in an incident police say was not random. At approximately 7:30…
Answers to further questions we had from the May 12 COVID-19 briefings
EAST HANTS/FALLRIVER: The Laker News received several queries on a few topics for questions to ask Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang. While we can’t ask all of them,…
COVID19: N.S. hits 400,000 vaccine doses administered mark
CAPE BRETON/HALIFAX: The province reached 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in arms today, May 13. That’s a doubling of the amount of vaccinations in less than a month, after celebrating…
COVID19 testing centre opens at Matheson Centre in Elmsdale
ELMSDALE: Residents of East Hants will have a spot to go get COVID19 tests as N.S. Health announced new locations for testing were opening in the Northern Zone, which includes…
COVID19: 155 recoveries; 110 new cases reported May 13
HALIFAX: The province announced there were 110 new cases of COVID-19, with 155 recoveries as well on May 13. There are 83 cases in Central Zone, 12 in Eastern Zone,…
Pet of the Week – May 14
Here is our Pet of the Week for May 14, 2021 as selected by a random computerized draw: The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw…
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: N.S. reports 119 recoveries; 149 new cases on May 12
HALIFAX: The province reported 149 new cases of COVID-19 and 119 recoveries on May 12. There are 116 cases in Central Zone, 13 in Western Zone, 11 in Eastern Zone…
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.…