The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The province's chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Strang, announced 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in Nova Scotia to 90. Of the 90, two people are in hospital, and three have recovered. The investigations into all of those 17 new cases are not complete, but so far, said Strang, for the … [Read More...]
Françoise Baylis: What kind of world will we have when we come out of this crisis?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. It might seem counterintuitive to be thinking about what the world is going to look like after … [Read More...]
Put homeless people in unused hotel rooms
News 1. Community spread and vindictive behaviour Yesterday, at the daily briefing on COVID-19, we learned that there is a possible case of community spread of the … [Read More...]
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Daily COVID-19 update: possible community spread case likely related to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration held in Lake Echo
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. There were five more positive cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia announced today, bringing the total to 73. That's a drop from yesterday's 13 new cases, but one of today's cases is … [Read More...]
“Those who are in a shelter or without shelter cannot self-isolate”: Halifax deals with homeless population during COVID crisis
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Amid a public health emergency that relies on people keeping six feet apart to halt the spread of COVID-19, a team is putting on a full court press to deal with one group of … [Read More...]
No internet access: Connecting with kids who aren’t online during COVID-19
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. News 1. Daily update There are 68 cases of COVID-19, after the province announced 17 new cases yesterday. The new cases are travel-related or related to earlier travel-related … [Read More...]
Daily COVID-19 update: the premier says there is no price-gouging
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Nova … [Read More...]
El Jones interviews a prisoner at Burnside about what it’s like to be in jail during a pandemic
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The prisoner El Jones spoke with last week provides an … [Read More...]
Postal workers are worried about their safety
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Postal workers in the province are fearful and … [Read More...]
Just when we need local reporting the most, local media outlets are scaling down operations
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. News 1. Draconian cuts at SaltWire This item is … [Read More...]
Atlantic Gold is waging a propaganda blitz in Nova Scotia
By now, many people in Nova Scotia will have seen the Atlantic Gold ads on television, read words of self-praise from the … [Read More...]
Nova Scotia Power won’t cut off your electricity, but we’re not seeing the big cuts in rates that Ontario is ordering
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. You know we are in the time of the Apocalypse when Nova … [Read More...]
False information in the time of corona
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. These trying times of the novel coronavirus have made us … [Read More...]
Virtual doctors’ visits now OK: physicians and province strike deal
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The president of the organization representing Nova … [Read More...]
Someone called the cops on a Halifax family in a misguided attempt to enforce self-isolation
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Halifax woman says a neighbour called the police on … [Read More...]
Clearing out the jails
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. This weekend, something extraordinary happened in a … [Read More...]
Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 testing in Nova Scotia
Here is my interview with Jason LeBlanc, the director of Virology, Immunology and Molecular Microbiology at the Nova Scotia … [Read More...]
No, landlords can’t require you to tell them if you have COVID-19
News 1. Here's why the liquor stores are open The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. I've … [Read More...]
Doctor: Keeping the liquor stores open is the right thing to do
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Nova Scotia family doctor is applauding the province’s … [Read More...]
Daily COVID-19 update. Dr. Robert Strang: “The system is working”
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The latest: Numbers Thirteen more people have tested … [Read More...]
Life in a state of emergency
News 1. State of Emergency From yesterday's COVID-19 update: • Premier Stephen McNeil has declared a State of Emergency, … [Read More...]
We face a public health emergency, and criminalizing the marginalized can worsen the crisis
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Nova Scotia has just declared a State of Emergency. … [Read More...]
Daily COVID-19 update: Nova Scotia declares State of Emergency, limits gatherings to five people, requires self-isolation for anyone who has travelled outside the province
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The latest: • Premier Stephen McNeil has declared a … [Read More...]
Baby on board! Pregnancy and birth in the age of coronavirus
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Martha Miller is 32 weeks pregnant and at home with her … [Read More...]
COVID-19: who should live and who could die?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Last week, a friend emailed me with what he suggested … [Read More...]
Racist tropes about COVID-19 echo the long history of anti-Asian stereotyping
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. For the past week, as criticism of Donald Trump's … [Read More...]