TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyThe Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The confirmation of two COVID-19 cases of Autoport employees has heightened concerns among workers already uneasy about their inability to maintain social distancing on the job. “I represent both CN and ViaRail (workers) and there are cases throughout workplaces where people are being […]
Daily COVID-19 update: coronavirus hits the Black community, with a predictable racist response
When we are being profiled and victimized by the police, Stephen McNeil tells us he doesn't see race. But when we are struggling with infection, all of a sudden Blackness is explicitly singled out.
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyThe Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Nova Scotia has had its first death from COVID-19, a woman in her 70s who is described as having underlying medical conditions. She died in hospital in the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Eastern Zone. The Examiner has graphed the spread of the disease […]
Stanfield’s is switching from making underwear to making protective personal equipment
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this story The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. While hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been laid off work, Stanfield’s Limited is in hiring mode. It’s preparing to re-open its landmark brick 1880s factory in Truro and hire between 72 and 108 new workers to make disposable hospital gowns for […]
How sign language and real-time captioning are including Deaf and hard-of-hearing Nova Scotians in news on COVID-19
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyThe Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Every day at about 3pm, Nova Scotians can watch Premier Stephen McNeil and chief public health officer Dr. Robert Strang give an update on the COVID-19 crisis. But there’s another face that’s part of these daily conferences. Richard Martell is the Deaf Interpreter […]
Graphed: COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, April 7, 2020
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyThe Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Nova Scotia has had its first death from COVID-19, a woman in her 70s who is described as having underlying medical conditions. She died in hospital in the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Eastern Zone. As well, 17 new people have tested positive for […]
It’s not a war, it’s an education
Morning File, Tuesday, April 7, 2020
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyNews 1. Graphed: COVID-19 in Nova Scotia The latest charts are here, and they include the 31 new cases announced yesterday. I really like these charts, showing total and daily breakdowns of new cases, hospitalizations, total tests, and so on. They provide an easy visualization to help understand how things are changing, day-by-day. […]
Wearing non-medical masks now supported by public health officials
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyThe Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The province’s chief medical officer of health is now telling Nova Scotians that while it’s not mandatory, they can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by wearing non-medical grade masks in public. Dr. Robert Strang discussed the issue during Monday’s provincial COVID-19 briefing. […]
Daily COVID-19 update: Robert Strang expects Nova Scotia will hit peak outbreak in late April
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyThe Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Thirty-one new people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 293. Nine people are currently hospitalized (one person previously in hospital has gone home); 64 people have fully recovered. The Examiner has graphed the spread of the disease […]
Graphed: COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, April 6, 2020
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyThe Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Thirty-one new people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 293. Ten people are hospitalized; 64 people have fully recovered. The Halifax Examiner will be publishing these graphs daily. New known cases of COVID-19 by date […]
War is the wrong metaphor for the collective struggle against COVID-19
Morning File, Monday, April 6, 2020
TwitterFacebookLinkedinTumblremailShare this storyNews 1. War is the wrong metaphor Over the weekend, 55 new cases of COVID-19 were found in Nova Scotia, bringing the total caseload to 236. The Examiner tracks the spread of COVID-19 graphically daily, and reports on the daily briefings given by Premier Stephen McNeil and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. […]
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