Nova Scotia transition house workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are adding to the chorus of voices calling for a public inquiry into the mass shooting murders of April 18-19. Members of CUPE’s Nova Scotia Transition House Sector Committee (NSTHSC) issued a media release Thursday morning demanding the provincial and federal […]
Child’s play: kids’ physical activity levels are plummeting during pandemic
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A national survey suggesting physical activity levels of Canadian children plummeted during the pandemic has researchers hoping the summer serves as a reboot for families. The survey was published last week in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Tilted ‘Impact of the […]
Parents press for back-to-school plan
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. More than 100 parents from across the province have penned an open letter to Premier Stephen McNeil highlighting what they call a “failure to put children and their right to education” at the centre of Nova Scotia’s pandemic response. The group, Parents for a Pandemic […]
Hubbards residents cite ‘dangerously close calls’ along Highway 3, call for safer streets
Hubbards residents concerned by the frequent “dangerously close calls” between pedestrians and vehicles are advocating for safer streets via a newly formed community group. Melanie McIvor created the Hubbards Streetscape Project Facebook group on June 12 with a stated mission of advocating, planning and delivering on a safer community. Within one week, the group’s membership […]
Researcher: “feel no shame — sext your quarantine away,” but be safe
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. While the pandemic might have more people opting for the ‘quarantine and chill’ online dating experience, a Dalhousie University PhD student cautions that the possibility of sexualized violence is very real — even in a virtual setting. Last week, Nicole Doria penned a blog post […]
Should Nova Scotia schools open in the fall, and if so, what should that look like?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. As parents and teachers wait for the provincial government to release its plan for reopening public schools in the fall, children’s health experts say the benefits of returning to school outweigh the risks. “We need to find a way, much like we have throughout opening […]
People with disabilities ‘getting left behind’ during pandemic
Eastern Passage family devastated by autism program cut due to COVID-19.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. An Eastern Passage father says he’s devastated that his young son with autism won’t be able to continue a critical intervention program put on hold due to COVID-19. Last August, Kyle Gracie’s son Jackson entered the Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention Program (EIBI). The five-year-old has […]
Epidemiologist: the Atlantic bubble is low-risk, until the second wave comes
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. When the Atlantic bubble was announced on June 24, 11-year-old Jeevan Singh from Saint John, New Brunswick planned to be at the Nova Scotia border by midnight the day it came into effect. “He believes that we’re going to get stuck in a line up […]
Shelter Movers helps women flee abusive homes
A non-profit that offers free moving and storage services to women fleeing abusive homes marks its first year of operation in Halifax Friday with 142 moves under its belt and plans to expand to rural Nova Scotia. Shelter Movers Nova Scotia was officially launched in Halifax on June 26, 2019. It helped its first client […]
Announcing a different kind of Atlantic bubble: cancer research
Atlantic Canadian cancer survivors are invited to participate in Newfoundland-based groundbreaking study.
A Newfoundland-based researcher is creating her own Atlantic bubble by inviting Atlantic Canadians to be part of her groundbreaking study aimed at helping cancer survivors. “It wasn’t a question of why would we do this, it was why wouldn’t we? If we can capitalize on collaboration among the Atlantic provinces, we can serve and help […]
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