The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The province announced 55 new COVID-19 cases in the province on Thursday afternoon, the largest single- day increase so far. There were also four more deaths associated with the disease, all reported at long-term care facilities. Three deaths occurred at the Northwood long-term care facility […]
The anatomy of failure: How and why the emergency alert system was not activated when a mass murderer was roaming around Nova Scotia
Wentworth Valley resident Heather Matthews believes her walking companion might still be alive if the RCMP or Nova Scotia’s Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) had issued a special alert early Sunday morning to stay inside. Instead, she says Wentworth resident Lillian Hyslop — a 60 year old, community-minded person, and parent — was gunned down during […]