The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Halifax psychologist and university professor says the benefits of next week’s return to school far outweigh the risks, and we must be mindful of how our fears impact our children. “We can’t get into an avoidance cycle because of our fear. That’s how fear […]
Because of the pandemic, we’re cooking more at home; we’re also wasting a lot more food
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A new report released Tuesday suggests that Canadian households are wasting between 20 to 24 million kilograms more food each month since the pandemic began. The report focusing on food waste in the home during COVID-19 is a collaboration between Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab […]
Time to catch up on all our vaccines: Doctor
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Routine immunizations are among the many things disrupted by the pandemic, and Dr. Noni MacDonald says we must have solid plans to catch up before a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. The pediatrician and well-known vaccine expert teaches at Dalhousie University and co-authored a paper published […]
Hand sanitizer package looks like children’s food pouch
Child safety experts are warning parents about a hand sanitizer marketed to young children that looks remarkably similar to a food product. Last Friday, the IWK Health Centre’s Child Safety Link injury prevention program shared a tweet showing a Paw Patrol-themed hand sanitizer product packaged like a lunch box snack. Apple sauce and other fruit […]
Union leaders: Schools could be ‘match that lights the second wave’
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. With less than three weeks before schools reopen in Nova Scotia, union leaders representing public education system workers are calling on the province to provide answers to their concerns about the return to school plan. “What happens if a student gets sick? What happens if […]
What do the kids think about back-to-school?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The voices of youth are largely missing from our COVID-19 conversations, and Dalhousie University researchers hope to change that with a study designed to hear directly from Nova Scotia’s Primary to Grade 12 students. On Monday, researchers at the university’s Healthy Populations Institute launched the […]
Employees say Organic Earth Market has fired and harassed union organizers
Citing claims of illegal terminations, harassment, and intimidation of workers by management, Organic Earth Market employees protested outside the Quinpool Road store for two hours Monday to highlight concerns they’ve brought to the Nova Scotia Labour Board. Chanting ‘Hey Organic Earth, respect your staff or this gets worse,’ and ‘What’s disgusting? Union busting,’ workers say […]
Study: the pandemic hit to the restaurant industry will continue for years
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free The work-from-home trend sparked out of necessity by COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on Canada’s hospitality industry. A new report released by Dalhousie University on Tuesday suggests the industry could lose up to $20 billion in revenues in the next year, with 30% of […]
Documents show horrors at Northwood during COVID outbreak
Residents "likely haven’t had a bath in a week as their hair is all greasy. They often wet but do not get changed." And residents who had tested positive roamed around among residents who were presumed negative.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In a report released Tuesday, the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU) chronicles what it’s calling “government neglect and delay” that contributed to the deaths of 53 seniors at Northwood’s Halifax campus during the COVID-19 outbreak. The 23-page ‘Neglecting Northwood’ report was written using Nova […]
Nova Scotia COVID-19 update: Two new cases, masks become mandatory
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Premier Stephen McNeil told a media briefing today that while he’s considering the options of re-opening to the rest of Canada, “we’re not there yet.” Two new travel-related cases of COVID-19 were announced in the province today, the first since July 15. Both cases were […]
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