Today, about a thousand miles southwest of us, an old man officially leaves his job so another old man can pick up the pieces… Here’s what else is happening. News 1. Vaccines delayed in getting to N.S. Tim Bousquet’s regular COVID-19 update includes news that the next shipment of Pfizer vaccine will be delayed getting […]
(Anti-)social media fuelled the failed coup; what should we do about that?
Morning File, Wednesday, January 13, 2021
News 1. The pandemic has revealed problems with how we provide long-term care, but it hasn’t revealed long-term solutions As terrible as this pandemic has been, it’s at least made us rethink the way we do things, from the way we work to the way we regulate housing. One area that clearly needs work is […]
The plan to roll out the vaccines is in; now we need to stop the spread of fake news
Morning File, Wednesday, January 6, 2020
News 1. Province reveals more details on rolling out vaccine over coming months We have more information on how and when the province will distribute COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months. You can read Tim Bousquet’s full report to get all the details, but here are the quick hits: It will be a four-phase process, […]
How to make Halifax a better place in the winter
Morning File, Wednesday, December 23, 2020
News 1. COVID-19 Update: 7 new cases in N.S. Tuesday Here in Nova Scotia, there were seven new cases of COVID-19 announced yesterday, as Tim Bousquet reports: Three of the new cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone and are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The other four cases are in the […]
Nova Scotia’s first COVID-19 vaccinations begin today
Morning File, Wednesday, December 16, 2020
News 1. COVID-19 Update: The vaccine is here; this is what we found out yesterday The Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 arrived in Nova Scotia yesterday, and the first 350 vaccinations are set to begin today. If you want all the details of Tuesday’s briefing on the vaccine’s arrival, you can find a full transcript of […]
The other human crisis of 2020: climate change
Morning File, Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Good morning! Savvy subscribers will notice a new name in the byline today. I’ll make my introduction brief as we’ve got some news to get to. Nine months ago — that’s a decade in pandemic years — I was a student at King’s College, getting ready to wrap up the school year and start a […]