Province announces COVID Alert App now available
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians will be able to receive COVID-19 exposure alerts directly to their smartphones when using Health Canada’s free COVID Alert App. “As a province we have all shown…
Mask-up: Province announces masks become mandatory in most public indoor spaces July 31
EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: Masks will become mandatory for Nova Scotians in most public indoor locations beginning next Friday July 31, the province announced. In their COVID19 briefing on July 24,…
No new cases of COVID19 in N.S.
HRM: As of today, July 16, Nova Scotia has two active cases of COVID-19. No new cases were identified on Wednesday, July 15. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab…
Statement from Dr. Strang on Irving Shipbuilding COVID19 exception
FALL RIVER: The following is a statement from Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health.“There have been a number of questions and concerns about an exception granted…
Schools won’t return this year in N.S; last online teaching day June 5
HALIFAX: What many thought as the worst kept secret was confirmed on May 8 by Premier Stephen McNeil and it’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang. Many people…
Praising Dr. Strang: Community says thank you to one of their own
FALL RIVER: Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is getting plenty of praise across the province for his handling of the COVID19 pandemic, but none more close-to-the heart than…