The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Three new COVID-19-related deaths were announced by the province on Tuesday, all having occurred at Northwood long-term care home in Halifax. That brings the total number of deaths to 27. The province also announced 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing Nova Scotia’s total to […]
Bridging the digital divide: “I know more than 100 people who don’t have a phone”
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Even at the best of times, Canada’s so-called ‘digital divide’ prevents millions of people from easily accessing the information they seek. But amid the situation created by COVID-19, advocates and service providers in Halifax say those without access to internet and phone services have lost […]
Halifax police officers in Santina Rao case still working, chief waiting for investigation
The officers involved are still on the job and Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella had little to say publicly on Monday about the violent arrest of a young Black mother at Walmart last week, citing an ongoing court case and a potential investigation. Kinsella addressed reporters after a meeting of the Halifax board of...