News 1. Fiona I can’t speak to the damage done by and response to Fiona in Cape Breton and PEI, which bore the brunt of the storm, but some post-storm observations from my Halifax urban area vantage point: Clean-up I was impressed with how rapidly crews cleared at least the main arteries of debris and […]
Deputy Premier Allan MacMaster: minimum wage shouldn’t be increased because inflation is making things more expensive
Morning File, Friday, September 9, 2022
News 1. Nova Scotia Power fined $375,000 This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) has slapped Nova Scotia Power with a $375,000 fine for failing to meet performance standards established more than five years ago. The utility filed its annual report last March and the data show […]
Nova Scotia is St Barbara’s ‘black cat’
After it reported $144 million in losses, the Australian mining company's share price dropped 70%. Its board chair is blaming First Nations and Canadian regulators.
Things are looking less than golden for Australia’s St Barbara Ltd, but rather than accept responsibility, board chair Tim Netscher is pointing the finger at First Nations, Canadian regulators, and COVID-19 for the company’s woes. Those woes are not small ones. On Wednesday, St Barbara reported an annual net loss of over $144 million, largely...
Mapping the future of Eisner Cove Wetland
Morning File, Monday, August 29, 2022
News 1. Strang: Nova Scotians becoming too lax about COVID If you’ve been out enjoying a summer free of gathering limits and mask mandates, wondering whatever happened to COVID, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer has news for you: it’s still around, and you should still be taking precautions. “I am concerned that over the past […]
Masks won’t be required when kids head back to school
With only two weeks left before kids head back to school, the province announced on Wednesday its “return to normal” plan for back to class. The Department of Education is not requiring that students, teachers, or staff wear masks, and it will be up to the students if they want to wear a mask […]
Health care system check up: Is access to health care better or has it gotten worse?
This Wednesday marks one year since Tim Houston was elected premier of Nova Scotia on a promise to “fix” health care. Nova Scotians handed the Progressive Conservatives a majority government to try and do just that. The government has undertaken many initiatives, creating separate offices to focus on the recruitment of more health care professionals […]
IWK: Supply chain ‘robust’ but sometimes ‘we may need to be creative’
While a North America-wide shortage of epidural catheter kits used in labour and delivery is on the IWK Health Centre’s radar, pregnant people are being advised there’s no reason to panic here. Two weeks ago the Saskatchewan Health Authority issued a media release advising families expecting a baby to “review pain management options with their […]
Valley hospital’s Team Lavender supports spiritual, emotional, psychological needs of health care workers
In his 13 years working at Valley Regional Hospital, Nick Swift says this is by far the most challenging time to be in health care. “Things are pretty stressful at the given moment. We’re dealing with a lot of patient volume and acuity, and it coincides with a lot of staff vacancies. So we’re dealing […]
Work from home forever? Why one non-profit thinks it’s the way to go
As employers encourage workers to return to the office after two years of working from home, one national non-profit made the decision to go completely virtual with its office and largest fundraising event. During the two years of the pandemic, all the offices for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society closed and staff worked remotely. That […]
Are ‘psychological autopsies’ junk science?
Morning File, Friday, July 8, 2022
News 1. Mass Casualty Commission Yesterday, the Mass Casualty Commission released the schedule of proceedings for the next two weeks, as follows: Monday, July 11 Foundational document: “Violence in the Perpetrator’s Family of Origin” Tuesday, July 12 Foundational document: “Perpetrator’s Violence Towards Others” Witness: Brenda Forbes Wednesday, July 13 Foundational document: “Perpetrator’s Violence Towards Common […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 36
- Next Page »