In a briefing Friday afternoon, federal government officials are advising Canadians that if the Omicron variant replaces Delta as it has elsewhere, the number of COVID-19 cases could rapidly “inundate” the health system. Canada’s chief public health officer Theresa Tam said if Omicron does become predominant, it could have a “much stronger and faster” resurgence […]
The housing crisis on the South Shore
Morning File, Wednesday, November 4, 2020
It’s November and that means it’s subscription drive time here at the Halifax Examiner. Your subscriptions are what support the Examiner and its writers. So, I’m writing today’s Morning File because of your support. I started reading the Examiner in its early days when it was a one-man show with Tim writing Morning Files and […]
The ABCs and Maybes of school reopening
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Some sense of normalcy. That’s what most children, parents, and teachers yearn for — a better learning environment than what was cobbled together when COVID-19 erupted this winter. Top paediatricians and child psychologists at the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital and IWK agree that kids need […]
The big and silent life of Nova Scotia giantess Anna Swan
Morning File, Wednesday, August 5, 2020
News 1. Documents show horrors at Northwood during COVID outbreak Yvette d’Entremont takes a look at the Neglecting Northwood report that was published by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU) on Tuesday. There were 53 COVID-19 deaths at the long-term-care facility. The 23-page report include details gathered from NSGEU staff who worked at Northwood […]
For some people, wearing a mask is “a unique kind of claustrophobia”
Is it discrimination to refuse entry to people who won't wear a mask for medical reasons?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. When Vel Oakes goes out, she doesn’t wear a mask. She said she’s gotten “some odd looks” if she’s standing in line waiting to get into a store — and she worries that as mask-wearing becomes more normalized, that’s going to get worse. Oakes described […]
Wearing non-medical masks now supported by public health officials
The 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. His comments […]
The possible horrible legacy of the “coronavirus convention”
Against suggestions that it be cancelled, 23,000 people from around the world attended a mining convention in Toronto in March. Now, a government mining official from Burkina Faso who attended the convention has tested positive for COVID-19, and the disease threatens to decimate that country.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free When this global health crisis finally ends, as it will one day, there will be much soul-searching about what could have been done better, and how we could have prevented the spread of the virus and the pandemic. In Canada, one of the lessons learned […]