The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. COVID-19’s remorseless advance through the Northwood facility in Halifax this spring caused 53 deaths, and exposed gaps in a system which is supposed to protect our most vulnerable citizens. In the wake of those events, the province will spend $26 million over the next year, […]
Were it not for COVID, “we probably would have got by for hundreds of years” with double rooms in nursing homes: deputy minister
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The legislature’s Health Committee met yesterday for the first time in six months to talk about the government’s response to the pandemic and future preparedness. “All in all, we have fared well,” said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang, pointing to just a […]
Where Nova Scotia stands with contact tracing, the COVID exposure app, and supports for nursing homes
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Health Minister Randy Delorey says federal money available to provinces under the Safe Restart program will be used to beef up contact tracing as public schools and universities begin re-opening in the next two weeks. As more people begin to gather and share space indoors, […]
It’s been 18 months since Glen Assoun was fully exonerated for the crime he spent 17 years in prison for, and Justice Minister Mark Furey still hasn’t investigated police wrong-doing, apologized to Assoun, or given him final compensation
Nova Scotia’s Justice Minister Mark Furey has yet to make inquiries to find out why someone within the Halifax RCMP deleted a large number of computer files and removed boxes of physical evidence that might have prevented Glen Assoun from being wrongfully imprisoned for 17 years for the murder of Brenda Way. The disappeared and […]
Premier chastises Teacher’s Union president for inaccurate “rhetoric”
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. “Teachers and principals are getting ready to welcome kids to school right now,” said Premier Stephen McNeil today. “Obviously there is some anxiety associated with that, no question. But the rhetoric around schools being in chaos is not helpful and not accurate.” McNeil was referring […]
Progress is being made in bringing high-speed internet to rural Nova Scotia, but the pace is frustratingly slow
Bell Canada was awarded a $59.6 million contract yesterday to deliver high-speed internet to 32,000 Nova Scotia households and businesses. Bell’s fibre optic network will provide coverage to 100 communities from the Pubnicos in the south of the province to Ecum Secum on the Eastern Shore and Gabarus on Cape Breton. The roughly $60-million from […]
After long hiatus, the legislature’s Health and Public Accounts committees are going to meet next week
There are signs democracy may be stirring again in Nova Scotia. As children and teachers go back to school next Tuesday, elected MLAs will go back to at least some semblance of regular business at the Legislature. After a five-month plus absence during the pandemic, the Health Committee will meet in person at the Legislature […]
Parents, teachers’ union voice concerns about Back to School plan
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Four representatives of the Nova Scotia Parents for Public Education group joined forces with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union today at a news conference to plead for improvements to the province’s Back to School plan. “Is our Back to School Plan good enough to keep […]
As school reopening plans proceed, the Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education attempts to muzzle teachers
The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says an email message sent to all staff who work for the Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education (CCRCE) is an attempt to muzzle concerns raised by teachers and other staff about safely returning to school. The Chignecto Central area covers 67 schools from Elmsdale north to […]
Public to be asked to comment on three design proposals for waterfront art gallery
Nova Scotians will get a chance next month to view three conceptual designs for a new Art Gallery and Public Space along the Halifax waterfront. During September, the designs for the $130 million project will be available for viewing in person as part of an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on Hollis […]
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