Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday, October 10 1. Our new premier seems comfortable in his own skin Stephen Kimber was listening to a COVID briefing when Premier Tim […]
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Pandemics past and present
Morning File, Wednesday, October 13, 2021
News 1. Muskrat Falls power delivery delayed again This item is written by Tim Bousquet. One day, power from the Muskrat Falls hydro project in Labrador will provide a big chunk of Nova Scotia’s renewably generated electricity. But that day keeps getting pushed into the future. The latest delay comes thanks to a glitch in […]
Demand is up for flu shots
A survey from Canadian Pharmacists Association found that 56% of Canadians plan on getting a flu shot this season. Meanwhile, a local pharmacist says there's already a waitlist for flu shots at her pharmacy.
Diane Harpell is a frontline pharmacist and owns Medicine Shoppe pharmacy on Baker Drive in Dartmouth. Harpell recalled that for the 2020-21 flu season, demand for flu shots was “through the roof.” During last year’s flu season, pharmacies in Nova Scotia gave about 204,ooo flu shots to patients. “There are huge opportunities for that to be […]
Weekend File
All the articles we published from October 2 to 8, 2021.
Note: We won’t be publishing on Monday, October 11 because of Thanksgiving. We will be back on Tuesday. We published 24 articles last week — you could have easily missed one. Jump to the sections in this article: Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday, October 2 1. 77 new cases of COVID-19 […]
Bullshit and bafflegab
Morning File, Wednesday, October 6, 2021
News 1. Dawgfather vs. the man This item is written by Tim Bousquet. Does telling a sheriff’s deputy to “go fuck yourself” constitute causing a disturbance? Dawgfather PHD says it does not, and he wants $240,000 in compensation after doing exactly that and being arrested for it. Dawgfather, aka Jerry Reddick aka Jeremy Elms, is […]
Businesses deal with Day 1 of proof of vaccination mandate
Restaurants and other non-essential services prep customers and staff for new guidelines. Meanwhile, The Wooden Monkey in Halifax reacts a day after customers threaten staff over mask rules.
Today is the first day of the proof of vaccination mandate in Nova Scotia and many non-essential businesses across the province now have to ask customers for proof of vaccination upon entry. Day 1 was a smooth day at The Wooden Monkey, which has locations in Halifax and Dartmouth. But staff at the Halifax location […]
Weekend File
All of the stories we published from September 26 to October 1, 2021.
Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday, September 26 1. Canada voted, but your vote may not count — again The last federal election was a missed opportunity to […]
Lessons in acceptance and inclusivity from Zack’s crew
Morning File, Monday, September 27, 2021
News 1. “An apology would be nice and I would like to know what happened” Last night the Mass Casualty Commission hosted an open house in Debert which family members of those killed in the shootings in April 2020 attended. Jennifer Henderson spoke with some family, including Victoria Dickie, Joey Webber’s aunt. “We wanted to […]
Weekend File
All the articles we published from September 18 to 24, 2021.
Here are the links to all the articles we published last week. Jump directly to the days you might have missed: Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday, September 18 1. Black mother accuses Halifax police of racial bias after her child was bitten by a neighbour’s dog Matthew Byard interviewed a Black […]
Grifters past and present
Morning File, Tuesday, September 21, 2021
News 1. Liberals Jordan, Zann lose seats to Conservatives Zane Woodford reports on the results of Monday’s federal election that saw the loss of two Liberal seats in Nova Scotia. Woodford writes: Two of the party’s now-former MPs won’t be part of that government. Cabinet minister Bernadette Jordan, who has faced criticism from both sides […]
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