Category Archives: Covid-19
Creator of viral Facebook cooking show says it was just to pass the time
The creator of a local viral Facebook cooking show says she was just looking to pass the time during COVID-19. Mary Janet MacDonald says she made Tunes and Wooden Spoons for her friends and family, bu...
Jul 20, 2020 From Facebook
No new COVID-19 cases again
It's another day with no new cases of COVID-19. We've gone four straight days with no new cases; the last new case was reported Wednesday. There are two active cases remaining in the province. Meanwhi...
Jul 20, 2020
Blue Jays Won’t Play Home Games
The Toronto Blue Jays won’t be allowed to play any games in Canada due to the pandemic. The federal government informed the team that while they will be allowed to enter the country for preseaso...
Jul 19, 2020
Feds Propose Expanding Wage Subsidy
Canada’s finance minister is proposing sweeping changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program. Bill Morneau said under the proposed changes, the wage subsidy program would be extended unt...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. man charged for not self-isolating
Police in Pictou Co. have charged a U.S. man for violating the province's self-isolation rules. They say a concerned citizen reported the man, 23, to them; they consulted public health officials, and ...
Jul 17, 2020 Logo courtesy New Glasgow Regional Police
Mixed student reaction to waiver leads to MOU
The president of the StFX Students' Union says students were surprised by the university's controversial waiver. The waiver releases officials with the Antigonish university from liability in the even...
Jul 17, 2020
A Safe Re-Start Agreement Announced By The Feds
The federal and provincial governments have come up with a Safe Re-Start Agreement in the wake of COVID-19 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the agreement covers seven key areas. “Our governmen...
Jul 16, 2020
StFX to identify off-campus students who don't need to isolate with green bracelets
Saint Francis Xavier University officials have fleshed out their plans in their first set of information sessions. Many who attended the virtual meetings Wednesday were concerned about the impact stud...
Jul 15, 2020
StFX president says waiver is about transparency surrounding COVID-19 risk
Officials at StFX have raised the ire of some students and community members. They're facing criticism since students learned they'll be required to sign a waiver before they can return to campus in A...
Jul 15, 2020
Border Closure Extended One More Month
The Canada/U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least one more month. A Facebook post from Wayne Long, the MP for Saint John-Rothesay in New Brunswick, said the closure has be...
Jul 14, 2020
