Category Archives: Covid-19
Vaccines Take Time: Patty Hajdu
Patience needs to be exercised when it comes to a possible vaccine against the novel Coronavirus. Reports from the United Kingdom indicate AstraZeneca is investigating whether a serious side effect de...
Sep 09, 2020
Resumption of StFX classes getting closer
We're five days away from the return of classes at StFX. The majority of students are already back in the area; all students from outside the Atlantic bubble required to self-isolate moved into reside...
Sep 09, 2020
Antigonish venue among first to host more than 250
The Riverside International Speedway is planning their first race since COVID-19 restrictions came into effect. The Antigonish Co. venue is one of only four in the province public health will allow to...
Sep 08, 2020
Schools ready for students' return- SRCE director
The 2020-21 school year officially starts Tuesday. Not everyone is happy- the provincial back-to-school plan has faced much criticism from the president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union. Paul Wozney ...
Sep 08, 2020
Large delivery trucks becoming a problem
Port Hawkesbury council is exploring a bylaw to control delivery truck traffic in the town. At Tuesday's regular council meeting, councillors said they have received complaints about a surge in full s...
Sep 02, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Feds Sign Two More COVID-19 Vaccine Agreements
The federal government has signed two more agreements for possible vaccines against COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced it has reached agreements with Novavax and Johnson and Johnson. &#...
Aug 31, 2020
No new cases of COVID-19
The province has gone another day with no new COVID-19 cases. No new cases were reported Sunday; five active cases remain in the province. We've had no reports of new cases three out of the previous f...
Aug 31, 2020
University student fined for not self-isolating
A StFX student has been fined for violating the province's Health Protection Act. RCMP say they received a complaint regarding a student from outside the Atlantic bubble who was not self-isolating Mon...
Aug 27, 2020
Two Billion Lifeline For Canadian Schools
The federal government has introduced a new Safe Return to Class Fund to help schools prepare for the opening of a new year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says two billion dollars is being made availa...
Aug 26, 2020
New COVID-19 death
There's been another COVID-19 death in the province. Public health officials say the man in his 80s was from the northern zone. They say his case was related to another case of a traveller coming from...
Aug 24, 2020
