COVID19: Sixty-five new cases reported; 184 recoveries
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is reporting 65 new cases of COVID-19 and 184 recoveries on May 20. There are 41 cases in Central Zone, 15 in Eastern Zone, seven in Northern…
COVID19 restrictions extended to mid-June; At-home learning for rest of school year
EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced today, May 19, that current public health restrictions will remain in place…
COVID19: Two deaths, 83 new cases of COVID19; 164 recoveries reported May 19
HALIFAX: The province announced two deaths related to COVID-19 on May 19. A man in his 60s has died in Eastern Zone and a woman in her 60s has died…
COVID19: N.S. reports 180 recoveries, 90 new cases on May 18
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is reporting 90 new cases of COVID-19, however there were double that–180–in recoveries on May 18. There are 64 cases in Central Zone, 17 in Eastern Zone,…
VIDEO: Fall River’s Tracey Barbrick leads N.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout
FALL RIVER: Tracey Barbrick can’t wait to get back to spending more time with her wife, kids, and her loveable furball Roger. If everything stays on track, that could be…
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: 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,…
COVID19: More recoveries than new cases reported on May 11 in N.S.
HALIFAX: There were 182 recoveries from COVID-19 in the province on May 11, while 118 new cases were reported. There are 98 cases in Central Zone, 11 in Eastern Zone,…
COVID19: N.S. announces 165 new cases on May 9
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is reporting 165 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 9. There are 138 cases in Central Zone, 16 in Eastern Zone, six in Western Zone and five…
Province’s vaccine plan on track, says Premier Rankin and Dr. Strang
HALIFAX/FALL RIVER: At the April 30 COVID-19 briefing, Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang told Nova Scotians that the vaccine plan is on target for every eligible resident to…