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 […]
Daily COVID-19 update: hospitals may soon resume services that were put on hold in anticipation of huge coronavirus caseload that hasn’t materialized
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. All seven new cases of COVID-19 reported by the province today are at Northwood. There are no new deaths. The total number of positive diagnoses across Nova Scotia stands at 998 but two-thirds of these people are now recovered. The majority of active cases (211 […]
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 […]
Daily COVID-19 update: Three more deaths at Northwood, but Strang defends the facility
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Northwood did everything it could to limit the spread of COVID-19, said Nova Scotia’s chief public health officer, even as the province announced three more deaths at the facility. “It’s tragic,” Dr. Robert Strang said during Tuesday’s COVID-19 update. “It breaks my heart when I […]
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 […]
Daily COVID-19 update: Three more Northwood residents have died from the disease
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 […]
No “pandemic premium” for Nova Scotia health care workers
Ontario and Quebec have increased the pay for the continuing care assistants, nurses, and dietary and cleaning staff working in nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis. It's a recognition that those workers are both needed and putting their own health at risk. But Premier Stephen McNeil has rejected calls to give this province's frontline workers similar recognition; in Nova Scotia, they'll continue on with the same low pay they've always received.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Over the weekend, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will pay “a pandemic premium” of $4 an hour to continuing care assistants (CCAs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), as well as dietary and cleaning staff who work in long-term care homes, group homes, home-care, and […]
Daily COVID-19 update: Four more seniors have died with the disease
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 […]
Daily COVID-19 update: as of last night, Northwood nursing home had 59 cases
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Thirty more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 579. Eleven people are currently hospitalized, four of them in ICUs; 176 people have fully recovered. Three have died. During Thursday’s provincial update, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical […]
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