Category Archives: Covid-19
Total lockdown in Halifax, essential travel only
Halifax and the surrounding area is going back into lockdown. A slew of new restrictions are coming into effect, and Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, says it...
Apr 22, 2021
25 new cases of COVID-19
The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting 25 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. Officials say 19 cases are in Central Zone. Four are travel related, nine are close contacts of previously report...
Apr 21, 2021
Churchill says COVID testing, vaccination important
The province’s Health and Wellness Minister is urging Nova Scotians to get tested for COVID-19. Zach Churchill says he visited a rapid testing site in Halifax yesterday, and to not let long line...
Apr 21, 2021
Cabot reps approved for loan guarantee
A large local tourism operator is receiving a multi-million-dollar loan guarantee. Reps with Cabot Links in Inverness can access as much as $14.25 million through the Tourism Sector Financing Assistan...
Apr 21, 2021 Cabot Links golf resort; photo courtesy Cabot Links
COVID-19 leads to another Granville Green cancellation
The Granville Green Concert Series has been cancelled again. Organizers say they made the decision based on gathering limits still in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. They say they hope other ...
Apr 21, 2021 Granville Green concert; CIGO file photo
New travel restrictions, nine new COVID-19 cases
New travel restrictions were announced today for people to enter Nova Scotia outside of Atlantic Canada. It comes amid rising COVID-19 cases related to travel and early signs of possible community spr...
Apr 20, 2021
15 cases of COVID-19, vaccine booking open to 60-64
The Department of Health and Wellness reported 15 new COVID-19 cases Monday. Officials say eight of the infections are in Central Zone, four close contacts of previously reported cases, including a sc...
Apr 19, 2021
Nova Scotia reports eight new COVID-19 cases
Nova Scotia is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Five cases are in Eastern Zone. Three of them are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada, one is related to international travel...
Apr 17, 2021
Canada to get 300K Johnson & Johnson doses
A shipment of 300,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Canada by the end of the month. While the vaccine has raised concerns about possible links to blood clots, Prime Minister J...
Apr 16, 2021
Spike in variant cases, new masking requirements, one death
Our epidemiology has changed, and most COVID-19 cases being found in our province now are variant strains. That according to Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. He...
Apr 16, 2021
