News 1. Record COVID deaths Twenty-four people died from COVID in Nova Scotia last week (April 19-25) — the highest weekly COVID death toll for the duration of the pandemic. COVID hospitalizations also increased, to 91 for the same reporting period (up from 84 the week before). As of yesterday, Nova Scotia Health reported the […]
Premier Houston and Dr. Strang make a video
Premier Tim Houston posted a folksy two-minute video Wednesday morning on the provincial government’s official Twitter feed featuring himself and Dr. Robert Strang speaking to Nova Scotians. The message appears to be an attempt to get ahead of bad news expected late Thursday afternoon that will show an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 […]
Filling a need with the Fairview Community Food Cupboard
Morning File, Thursday, January 20, 2022
News 1. AGNS Construction on the new art gallery is set to start this year, but as Zane Woodford reports, Halifax council is now considering contributing a smaller amount of cash to the project than the original request. The winning design for the new gallery was chosen in November 2020. The province is contributing $70 […]
“There’s no need to panic right now”
Consider using N95 and KN95 masks in public, follow new gathering limits, and get tested regularly, Halifax-based epidemiologist Kevin Wilson advises Nova Scotians.
There’s no need to panic about Nova Scotia’s current COVID-19 situation. But using N95 and KN95 masks instead of cloth and medical masks in public won’t hurt, and you should be worrying more about the number of people at your holiday gatherings instead of how many are grabbing food from the same plate of hors […]
How not to handle homelessness
Morning File, Wednesday, June 23, 2021
News 1. Halifax police officer testifies he didn’t think Corey Rogers needed medical assistance “One of the officers who arrested Corey Rogers the night he died testified Tuesday that although Rogers was intoxicated and needed to be dragged into his cell, he didn’t think the 41-year-old needed medical attention,” writes Zane Woodford in his continuing […]
“A crisis that hits any part of the world or segment of society also affects us”
Morning File, Tuesday, June 22, 2021
News 1. At the time of Corey Rogers’ death, HRP had no policy on spit hoods, and officers had no training in using the hood place on him Zane Woodford reports on the first day of the Police Review Board hearing into the conduct of the three officers who arrested Corey Rogers in June 2016. […]
Commence Phase 2: waking up from COVID fatigue
Morning File, Wednesday, June 16, 2021
No excuse to skip the gym this morning, Halifax… News 1. COVID-19: the road to reopening continues Why not have a few friends over for dinner tonight? At 8 o’clock this morning, Nova Scotia moved into “Phase 2” of its reopening plan, easing some of the province’s current public health restrictions. The news was officially […]
The Oblates ignored the stories and abuse at residential schools
Morning File, Wednesday, June 9, 2021
News 1. Gold and silver awards for Examiner contributors at the Atlantic Journalism Awards Congratulations to the members of the Examiner team who won gold and silver at yesterday’s Atlantic Journalism Awards. Rather than being held in-person, of course, the event was online, with winners announced via YouTube videos. Yvette d’Entremont won gold in the […]
Exploring the evidence, ethics, and pitfalls around vaccine certificates
"Everybody who cannot get one of these documents is going to experience a decrease in freedom relative to what others in the population can do," bioethicist says
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. At some point in the not too distant future, vaccine certificates are expected to be a requirement for international travel. But what should they look like and what issues must be taken into consideration? Dalhousie University Research […]
Can we finally hope to hope?
We have a new provincial government that at least seems to be making the right progressive noises. COVID-19 vaccines are headed our way. And spring is in the air...
The first hint that the change of Nova Scotia government might be more than a simple shuffling of shop-worn deck chairs did not come from the new government. It landed on the day before Iain Rankin was even sworn in as premier. On Feb. 22, Bay Ferries Ltd. issued a “media advisory,” publicly releasing information...
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