The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. On Friday, March 27, the provincial government gave Cermaq Canada an extension on the deadline to file an application for its options to lease in four bays in the province. The firm is part of Cermaq Global, formerly a Norwegian state-controlled salmon producer purchased by […]
Daily COVID-19 update: Three people who work at elder care facilities have tested positive
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Twelve more people in Nova Scotia have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 122. Three people are in hospital, and seven have recovered. I’ll be publishing daily charts to track the progression of the disease and the response to it. Today’s charts: Number […]
Nova Scotia’s Director of Correctional Services suggests that being in jail is safer than being in the broader community. That’s just false
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In a letter submitted to the courts, John Scoville, the Director of Correctional Services, outlines protective measures taken to avoid a outbreak of COVID-19, and then ends with the suggestion that being in jail is safer than being in the broader community during the pandemic: […]
Healthcare lessons from Manitoba’s First Nations… and Cuba
Manitoba's First Nations reached out to Cuba even before COVID-19 because they need healthcare help. So do we.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In February — before the coronavirus changed everything about everything for everybody — Jerry Daniels, the Grand Chief of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization, which represents 34 First Nations in Manitoba, led a delegation to Havana to meet with Cuban healthcare officials and tour its local […]
Daily COVID-19 update: supporting the propertied class in their time of need, with more indebtedness for small business owners
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The province’s chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Strang, announced 17 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in Nova Scotia to 90. Of the 90, two people are in hospital, and three have recovered. The investigations into all of those 17 new cases are not […]
Daily COVID-19 update: possible community spread case likely related to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration held in Lake Echo
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. There were five more positive cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia announced today, bringing the total to 73. That’s a drop from yesterday’s 13 new cases, but one of today’s cases is the first that cannot be traced back to travel or someone who was […]
“Those who are in a shelter or without shelter cannot self-isolate”: Halifax deals with homeless population during COVID crisis
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Amid a public health emergency that relies on people keeping six feet apart to halt the spread of COVID-19, a team is putting on a full court press to deal with one group of citizens. Housing Nova Scotia, the Halifax Regional Municipality, the YMCA, and […]
Atlantic Gold is waging a propaganda blitz in Nova Scotia
By now, many people in Nova Scotia will have seen the Atlantic Gold ads on television, read words of self-praise from the company in newspaper opinion pieces, or received Atlantic Gold flyers in their mailboxes. For the past month or so, Atlantic Gold has been blanketing the province with its propaganda. As the Halifax Examiner...
Nova Scotia Power won’t cut off your electricity, but we’re not seeing the big cuts in rates that Ontario is ordering
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. You know we are in the time of the Apocalypse when Nova Scotia Power is promising not to turn off the lights (or the heat) if you don’t pay your bill. Well, at least not for the next 90 days if you are a residential […]
Virtual doctors’ visits now OK: physicians and province strike deal
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The president of the organization representing Nova Scotia’s doctors says they’ve reached an agreement with the province that will enable more physicians to virtually meet with patients. “Basically doctors can bill for seeing people as long as it’s for something where they don’t have to […]
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