News 1. COVID-19 and provincial jails Provincial jails have not seen a major breakout of COVID-19. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the jails have improperly infringed on prisoners’ rights, and the programs, policies, and supports that were implemented in order to prevent COVID infections in jails have been defunded; as a […]
There’s a possible case of COVID-19 reinfection in Nova Scotia
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In May, a nurse in the Halifax area tested positive for COVID-19. As is standard, 10 days after the nurse stopped expressing symptoms, the nurse was considered “recovered” and resumed work. But recently, the very same nurse started expressing symptoms, and on Sunday was again […]
Is it time for more nurses in schools?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Nova Scotia has a long history of school nurses. But their role has decreased as schools turn to other health professionals. And in the midst of a pandemic, that may be a problem. “Nurses have this ability to to look at the individual child — […]
Study: the pandemic hit to the restaurant industry will continue for years
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free The work-from-home trend sparked out of necessity by COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on Canada’s hospitality industry. A new report released by Dalhousie University on Tuesday suggests the industry could lose up to $20 billion in revenues in the next year, with 30% of […]
I’m a teacher at an elementary school, and I’m trying to figure out how to run my classroom during COVID
Lalia Kerr teaches at Three Mile Plains District School. Jennifer Henderson’s article, “The ABCs and Maybes of school reopening,” about the questions around school reopening was thoughtful but, like most examinations of the issue, lacking in attention to the issues that will arise in the younger grades. It seems as if everyone thinks we will be […]
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 […]
Killam still profiting during pandemic
Morning File, Friday, August 7, 2020
News 1. McNeil stepping down Stephen McNeil is stepping down as premier. Zane Woodford reports on the surprise announcement, which McNeil made Thursday during a post-cabinet news conference. Says McNeil: Seventeen years is a long time, and it’s long enough. Today I’m announcing I will be stepping down and leaving public office. I have informed […]
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil announces he’s stepping down
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil announced Thursday he’s stepping down. After 17 years in public office and seven as premier, McNeil made the surprise announcement during a post-cabinet news conference: Seventeen years is a long time, and it’s long enough. Today I’m announcing I will be stepping down and leaving public office. I have informed […]
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 […]
Documents show horrors at Northwood during COVID outbreak
Residents "likely haven’t had a bath in a week as their hair is all greasy. They often wet but do not get changed." And residents who had tested positive roamed around among residents who were presumed negative.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In a report released Tuesday, the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU) chronicles what it’s calling “government neglect and delay” that contributed to the deaths of 53 seniors at Northwood’s Halifax campus during the COVID-19 outbreak. The 23-page ‘Neglecting Northwood’ report was written using Nova […]
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