Category Archives: Covid-19
Canadian Blood Services seeking 100,000 new donors
The blood donation supply in Canada in is critically low because of COVID-19. Canadian Blood Services says since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, the donor base has dropped by 31,000 people — leav...
Anastasia Payne Jun 13, 2022
Pfizer Vaccine On Track For Kids Under 5yrs in U.S.
A new age group is likely to be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in the United States this week. Children aged five and under might be eligible for a pandemic related vaccine from Pfizer BioNTech if ...
Katie Nicholls Jun 13, 2022
Nova Scotia reports 21 new COVID-19 deaths
The province is reporting 21 new COVID-19 deaths. It has released its weekly data report for the seven-day period ending June 6th. The data shows two of the deaths occurred last week and are just bein...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jun 09, 2022
Bay Ferries Releases Report on CAT Activity
We’re learning more about how the CAT’s season is going so far. Bay Ferries is out with an update on the Nova Scotia to Maine ferry service. In a release, they say as of yesterday tickets ...
Jakob Postlewaite Jun 08, 2022
Federal Border Restrictions Extended
The federal government is extending the current international border measures for travellers entering Canada until June 30. All travellers must continue to submit information through the ArriveCAN app...
Allan Dearing May 31, 2022
Ridership Rises On Maritime Bus
Optimism from the Owner of Maritime Bus as we continue to emerge from the pandemic. Mike Cassidy says they are now seeing just as many passengers as they did in 2019, “We see 349 people a day on...
Tara Clow May 30, 2022
Province Releases Weekly COVID-19 Data Report
The province is reporting 1,584 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past week. There were also 40 new hospitalizations and 13 deaths. In the weekly data report Dr. Robert Strang says while th...
Jakob Postlewaite May 26, 2022
Report Finds Canadians Love Camping
Many Canadians are heading for the outdoors for the long weekend. The Kampgrounds of America annual report looked at camping habits for North Americans. Thirty-three per cent of Canadians said camping...
Tara Clow May 20, 2022
COVID-19 Death Toll Still High Despite Case Decline
While COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline, the death toll is still high. The province is out with their weekly COVID-19 data report for the seven day period ending May 16th. T...
Jakob Postlewaite May 19, 2022
Detailed Cellphone Data Used To Track Canadians During The Pandemic
It seems that big brother really is always watching. Peoples travel habits were tracked, in detail, by their phones during the past two years of the pandemic. Trips to grocery stores, liquor stores, p...
Katie Nicholls May 06, 2022
