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Black Youth Development Mentorship Program gets word out to high school students

May 16, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

A mentorship program aimed at getting more young Black people employed in the provincial government is entering its second year this summer. The Black Youth Development Mentorship Program (BYDMP) gives students in grades 11 and 12 full-time summer employment within various departments of the provincial government. Each student is paired with a mentor of African […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Education, Featured, Province House Tagged With: 811, Alissa Provo, Black Lives Matter, Black Youth Development Mentorship Program, Department of Health and Wellness, Department of Public Works, diversity coordinator, Jessica Quillan, Lockview High School, Matthew Byard, Nova Scotia, provincial government

Community health centres need stable funding, a seat at the table, advocates tell public accounts committee

May 12, 2022 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

Community-based health organizations helping keep Nova Scotians out of emergency departments need stable provincial funding and a seat at the table, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts heard Wednesday. “Of course, money is always at the root of it. But what we really want to convey is that we are partners in the fight against […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health, Politics, Province House Tagged With: Abbey Ferguson, Chester, community-based health, Department of Health and Wellness, Deputy Minister Jeannine Lagassé, Halifax Sexual Health Centre, Leigh Heide, Lorraine Burch, Marie-France LeBlanc, MLA Brendan Maguire, MLA Claudia Chender, MLA Susan Leblanc, North End Community Health Centre, Nova Scotia Association of Community Health Centres, Our Health Centre, Sexual Health Nova Scotia, Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Advocates say gender-affirming health care access crisis in Nova Scotia worsening as barriers increase

Only provider of gender-affirming surgery no longer offering services, two key specialists no longer taking referrals.

May 4, 2022 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

Nova Scotia may have the highest proportion of trans and gender diverse individuals in Canada, but advocates say those who need to access gender-affirming health care are facing increased barriers and lives are at risk. In a media release Tuesday evening, the non-profit Halifax Sexual Health Centre (HSHC) said its members learned on Monday of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health, Province House Tagged With: Abbey Ferguson, Department of Health and Wellness, GACNS, Gender Affirming Care Nova Scotia, gender affirming surgery, gender-affirming care, Halifax Sexual Health Centre, MSI, Nova Scotia Health, NSH, transgender

Survey to identify and understand gaps in dementia care in Nova Scotia

April 20, 2022 By Yvette d'Entremont Leave a Comment

An estimated 12,000 older adults in are living with dementia in Nova Scotia. With that number expected to continue rising as the population ages, researchers want to better support them and their families by improving the care and services they receive no matter where they live in the province. That’s why they’re seeking input from […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health, News, Province House Tagged With: Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia, Alzheimer's disease, COVID-19, dementia, Department of Health and Wellness, Dr. Paula McLaughlin, Identifying and Understanding Gaps in Dementia Care Survey, Nova Scotia dementia strategy, Nova Scotia Health, pandemic, QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Research Nova Scotia, telehealth, Yvette d'Entremont

As COVID spikes in wastewater across Canada, Halifax project hopes for funding renewal

April 7, 2022 By Yvette d'Entremont 1 Comment

As average levels of coronavirus found in Ottawa’s wastewater hit record highs and case numbers climb across the country, a wastewater surveillance project in Nova Scotia may soon see its funding renewed. Launched last January, the goal of the research project was to track the presence of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia wastewater to help researchers […]

Filed Under: COVID, Featured, Health, News, Province House Tagged With: COVID surveillance, COVID-19, Dalhousie University, Department of Health and Wellness, Graham Gagnon, Halifax Water, Nova Scotia Health, Public Health, Research Nova Scotia, Research Opportunities Fund, Stefan Leslie, wastewater surveillance, Yvette d'Entremont

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.

October 12, 2021 By Suzanne Rent Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health Tagged With: COVID, Department of Health and Wellness, Diane Harpell, flu season, flu shot, Health Canada, Kristen Lipscombe, Nova Scotia, Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia (PANS), Public Health Agency of Canada

Provincial deficit smaller than forecast

Nova Scotia finds itself $444.5 million in the hole despite a spring budget that anticipated a deficit of $585 million.

September 30, 2021 By Jennifer Henderson Leave a Comment

Instead of a deficit of $585 million dollars predicted in the spring budget introduced by the previous Liberal government, the province is now forecasting a shortfall of $444.5 million. Finance Minister Allan MacMaster gave an update on the province’s financial position on Wednesday. The improvement comes despite $397 million in increased spending by government departments. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Allan MacMaster, budget, COVID-19, deficit, Department of Health and Wellness, Nova Scotia, Premier Tim Houston

Province to spend $96.5 million to renovate nursing homes, add new long-term care beds

Rankin: renovations to include replacing shared bathrooms, adding single rooms to add "greater focus on infection prevention and control."

July 9, 2021 By Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. On Friday, Premier Iain Rankin announced plans to spend $96.5 million to renovate 17 long-term care facilities across the province and add 264 new nursing home beds in the long-term care homes in Nova Scotia Health’s Central […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health Tagged With: COVID-19, Department of Health and Wellness, Gary Burrill, Jennifer Henderson, Long Term Care, Melville Lodge, Mike Kelloway, Northwood, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Health Central Zone, Nova Scotia Liberals, PC leader Tim Houston, Premier Iain Rankin, seniors

A plague of ticks, tick-borne diseases, and poli-ticks

Part 2: What can be done to better manage and minimize the risks of tick-borne diseases in Nova Scotia?

July 6, 2021 By Joan Baxter 8 Comments

Part 2. In this second article of a two-part series on ticks and tick-borne diseases in Nova Scotia, we look at community involvement in the fight to have Lyme disease recognized as the serious health risk it is, what the federal and provincial governments are doing about it, and at what we need to know […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health, Investigation Tagged With: Association of Medical Microbiologists and infectious Disease, black-legged ticks, Borrelia bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, Brenda Sterling-Goodwin, Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), climate change, COVID-19, deer ticks, Department of Health and Wellness, dogs, eTick, Federal Framework on Lyme Disease, Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey, House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, International Diseases Society of America, Ixodes scapularis, Lloyd Tick Lan, long haul COVID-19, Lunenburg, Lununburg Lyme Association, Lyme disease, LYMERix®, Mount Allison University, National Microbiology Laboratory, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Western Health Zone, Ontario, permethrin, Pictou, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Randy Delorey, Rob Murray, Robbin Lindsay, Robert Strang, spirochetes, tick paralysis, tick-borne disease, ticks, vaccine, Vett Lloyd, West Nile, Zika

A plague of ticks, tick-borne diseases, and poli-ticks

Part 1: Tick populations in Nova Scotia are exploding largely because of climate change and the province is Canada’s “hot spot” for Lyme disease. So, how is the province monitoring and managing tick-borne diseases and health risks?

July 5, 2021 By Joan Baxter 4 Comments

This is the first article in a two-part series about ticks and tick-borne diseases in Nova Scotia — what we know about them and what we’re doing about them. Part 1 looks at some of the reasons for the tick population explosion and the increased incidence of Lyme disease, and what public health authorities are […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health, Investigation Tagged With: American dog tick, Andrew Rankin, antibiotics, Antigonish County, Atlantic Veterinary College, black-legged ticks, Borrelia bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, Brenda Sterling-Goodwin, Brian Owens, canine, canine Lyme disease, chronic Lyme disease, climate change, Companion Animal Parasite Council, Connecticut, COVID long haulers, COVID-1, deer ticks, Department of Health and Wellness, dogs, foxes, HIV, Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), Ixodes scapularis, Jason Stull, Lloyd Tick Lab, long haul COVID-19, Lunenburg, Lyme carditis, Lyme disease, migratory animals, migratory birds, moose, Mount Allison University, neuroborreliosis, New Brunswick, Nicholas H. Ogden, Nova Scotia government, Ontario, Ötzi, Ötzi the Iceman, Public Health Agency of Canada, rabbit tick, Ralph Hawkins, Robert Strang, rodents, rodetns, SaltWire, tick nymphs, tick-borne disease, ticks, University of Calgary, University of Prince Edward Island, Vett Lloyd, voyotes, white-tailed deer, wood tick, Yvette d'Entremont

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2020 mass murders

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All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

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Episode 79 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer are the Minute Women, two Haligonians who host a podcast of the same name about Canadian history as seen through a lens of Heritage Minutes (minutewomenpodcast.ca). In a lively celebration of the show’s second birthday, they stop by to reveal how curling brought them together in podcast — and now BFF — form, their favourite Minutes, that time they thought Jean Chretien was dead, and the impact their show has had. Plus music from brand-new ECMA winners Hillsburn and Zamani.

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