Feel like you’re spending more but leaving with less at the grocery store? A new report released today suggests things are going to get worse. Canada’s Food Price Report for 2022 suggests overall food prices will increase 5% to 7%, with the average family expected to pay $14,767 annually on food. That’s $966 (7%) more […]
Institute of Child Psychology conference to help give parents, teachers the “tools to actually create shifts” in stress for children, families
"I believe that it's the parents and the professionals who should have these tools and go, ‘Oh, I get to see this child every single day and I can be the agent of change for this child's life,’" says institute's co-founder.
Tania Johnson says navigating childhood during a pandemic can be tough, but adults like parents and teachers can help bolster resilience and psychological wellness when armed with the right tools. Helping provide those tools is what she hopes to do this weekend. The Alberta-based registered psychologist and play therapist is co-founder of the Institute of […]
Black in nature
Morning File, Thursday, August 5, 2021
News 1. Party leaders debate economic policy Jennifer Henderson reports on yesterday’s leaders’ debate hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Not surprisingly, the focus was economic issues, although health care and mental health care (why are we still making this distinction?) figured in the debate as well. Henderson writes: So which party should you […]
Province starts online resource for COVID long-haulers
A new online resource has been launched to help Nova Scotians suffering with lingering COVID-19 symptoms long after they’re no longer infectious. In a media release Wednesday, Nova Scotia Health (NSH) said the website, MyCOVIDRecoveryNS.ca, will provide the most up-to-date information available about managing and/or treating persistent symptoms of COVID-19. It will include trusted information […]
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 […]
IWK chief of psychiatry: Distress calls, eating disorders up, but no overall changes in admission rates
Hospital focusing on crisis management, children who are 'not coping well,' and encouraging families to reach out for help.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. With the exception of a consistent number of patients presenting with eating disorders, the region’s largest children’s hospital isn’t seeing any alarming pandemic-related mental health trends despite a 15% increase in “distress visits” so far this year. […]
New study to give clearer picture of numbers of Canadian COVID-19 infections
More than 3,600 Nova Scotians will participate in national study designed to provide "better feel" for how many Canadians have actually been infected.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. A new study aiming to provide a “reliable and timely picture” of how many Canadians have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 will see more than 3,600 blood test kits and surveys mailed to Nova […]
Public Health uses a definition of “community spread” of COVID that confuses the public
Morning File, Monday, November 9, 2020
Stephen Kimber is just too kind to me; I’ve been blushing ever since I read this yesterday. Have a read, and please subscribe. News 1. COVID Nine new cases of COVID-19 have been announced in Nova Scotia since Friday — two on Friday, four Saturday, and three yesterday. All nine recent cases are in Nova […]
University enrolments survive COVID punch
The number of full-time students attending Nova Scotia’s 11 universities this year dropped by 2.9%, for a total of 39,619 students. The decline was more pronounced in this province than for the Atlantic region as a whole where full-time enrolment was down only 1.3%. However, the number of international students who pay more than double...
Eldercare advocacy groups and unions join forces to press for more nursing home funding
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. For the first time in Nova Scotia, two eldercare advocacy groups have joined forces with unionized healthcare workers to push the provincial government to address chronic labour shortages and underfunding affecting thousands of seniors requiring nursing home care. Below is the coalition’s call to action: […]
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