Category Archives: Covid-19

A new single day record for confirmed COVID-19 cases. The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting 175 new cases. Officials say the majority, 149, are in Central Zone, 13 are in Eastern Zone, ni...

Health Canada has authorized the use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for COVID-19 in youth ages 12 to 15. This is the first vaccine authorized in Canada for use in this age group. This decision was based ...

There's a new COVID-19 primary assessment centre in the Quad Counties. COVID-19 testing is being done at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre as of Wednesday. There are no appointments available for the r...

Police in Richmond Co. have charged two men for violating the Health Protection Act. RCMP say they were told about the men, aged 48 and 55, who had arrived from outside the province and were not self-...

A woman in her 50s and a man in his 70s have died from COVID-19. Chief Medical Officer of Health Doctor Robert Strang reported the Central Zone deaths Tuesday. He says that brings the provincial total...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending all Health Canada approved vaccines. This comes after recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI) caused some hesitancy amon...

The premier didn't mince words Monday. Premier Iain Rankin took aim squarely at rule breakers during the daily COVID-19 update. Rankin says 37 fines for violating public health restrictions were issue...

It’s going to get worse before it gets better. That’s the message from Friday’s COVID-19 briefing. Dr. Robert Strang, Chief Medical Officer of Health, says COVID-19 numbers are likel...

The provincial shutdown has led to the postponement of spring convocation at StFX. University officials say the latest restrictions, which were announced Tuesday, have forced them to develop alternate...

The pandemic's out-of-control devastation halfway across the world has rippled all the way to the Quad Counties. Yogesh Ghore is with the Coady International Institute at StFX in Antigonish. Ghore tel...