Jennifer Henderson attended the virtual post-cabinet meeting scrum Thursday, when government ministers take questions from reporters. Northwood Review: The premier and Health minister faced questions around the government’s choice to release only the recommendations and not the findings from a two-person review panel appointed to look into practices at Northwood’s Halifax facility, where 53 people […]
Delorey announces Northwood review; that’s not good enough, says opposition
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In response to 53 residents dying during an outbreak of COVID-19 this spring, Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey has ordered a review of Northwood’s Halifax facility. Delorey has appointed infectious disease consultant Dr. Chris Lata from Sydney, N.S. and former British Columbia associate Deputy […]
Nurses union makes case for increasing staff in nursing homes
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. After years of anecdotal reports (“They’re run off their feet”) and some disturbing incidents (nursing home fatalities related to bedsores), the Nova Scotia Nurses Union has called on the provincial government to increase staffing in long-term care (LTC) homes by 20%. That would translate into […]
UARB to Nova Scotia Power: stop blaming the weather for poor service
The Utilities and Review Board has ordered Nova Scotia Power to refund customers $250,000 for failing to live up to performance standards around service and reliability last year. The fine is largely symbolic — the UARB has the authority to demand a penalty of up to $1,000,000 — but it has been levied to send...
Proposed class action lawsuit against Northwood expanded to include province
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A proposed class action lawsuit against Northwood brought by Erica Surette on behalf of her mother who died at Northwood Centre during the COVID-19 outbreak has been widened to include the Province of Nova Scotia. Surette’s lawyer Ray Wagner alleges negligence on the part of […]
Bubble Burst: Borders within Atlantic Canada to reopen July 3
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. “As of July 3, you will be able to move in and around Atlantic Canada without self-isolating for 14 days,” Premier Stephen McNeil told reporters on a telephone conference call after the Council of Atlantic Premiers issued a statement earlier today. “That self-isolation period will […]
One year later: health care by the numbers
Exactly a year ago, the Halifax Examiner reported on a rally in downtown Halifax that attracted about 75 people concerned about overcrowded emergency rooms, inadequate mental health services, and too few places for seniors requiring long-term care. The rally was advertised through a Facebook group called “Nova Scotia Healthcare Crisis.” Among those in the crowd […]
It was ground zero for coronavirus deaths in Nova Scotia, but now Northwood is recovering
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The CEO of Northwood says the Halifax long-term care facility is entering a recovery period. COVID-19 swept through the nursing home, infecting 345 residents and staff. Fifty-three people died. As of this past week, Northwood now has no active cases. Two dozen elderly residents who […]
Portapique Cemetery: we won’t accept the body of the mass murderer
The Portapique Cemetery has been the final resting place for family members of the Davison, Knight, Fletcher, and Fulton clans and other Colchester County families for nearly 250 years. Mature trees surround the three-acre graveyard, which is a mix of modern markers and scarred, weathered stones dating back as far as the 1770s. The historic […]
Bill Casey: the shooting of the Onslow fire hall reflects a broader RCMP communications failure
The RCMP will pay for damages to the Onslow-Belmont Fire Hall. Two of the force’s officers fired dozens of shots that struck the building during the manhunt for the mass murderer who killed 22 people in April. Luckily, none of the three Belmont firefighters inside the fire hall were injured. Neither were an EMO official […]
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