The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Nova Scotians who work in nursing homes, publicly-funded home-care, hospitals, and ambulances will receive a one-time lump sum of $2,000 this July in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic. The news was announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday. A news release from the […]
Double Exposure
The pandemic has pushed back the curtain on how decades of austerity have left Canadians and the health care system more vulnerable.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. By April 13, Nova Scotia’s State of Emergency had been in effect for 23 days, schools were closed, most businesses shuttered, and people were feeling the effects of the “lock down.” At the daily COVID-19 briefing, Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s […]
Researcher: nursing home COVID deaths reveal “fault lines” in care for elderly
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Halifax researcher is hoping the tragic toll COVID-19 has taken on long-term care residents provides an opportunity to address and fix long standing “fault lines” in the system. “I’m just beside myself. I think the tragedy in my mind is that this pandemic in […]
Where’s Randy?
35 residents of Northwood have died with COVID-19 under Health Minister Randy Delorey's watch, but he hasn't said a public word about them.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Nova Scotia’s Minister of Health and Wellness Randy Delorey has not made a public statement since March 18, when he appeared alongside Premier Stephen McNeil and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang for that day’s COVID-19 briefing. Reporting for the Halifax Examiner, Jennifer […]
As Northwood deaths rise, Dr. Strang deflects responsibility, blames others, and minimizes the enormous death toll
Morning File, Monday, May 4, 2020
News 1. Northwood Over the weekend, eight people with COVID-19 died at Northwood. That brings the total number of COVID-related deaths at Northwood to 31. The provincial total is 37 (including the 31 at Northwood). As of yesterday, some 305 people connected to Northwood have contracted the disease — 220 residents and 85 employees. Sixteen […]
Canada needs one — not many — clinical triage protocols for the COVID-19 pandemic
Imagine learning that a parent or sibling was denied access to a ventilator on the basis of age or disability, when they would have had access if they lived in a different province, or were at a different healthcare institution in the same province. Access to life-saving treatment should not be determined by geography.
COVID-19 causes severe illness and, in some cases, death. In Canada, there are more than 52,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the number of lives lost is over 3,000. A disproportionate number of these deaths (nearly 80%) are associated with long-term care facilities. Twenty-eight of the total number of deaths in Canada (approximately 1%) have […]