The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Visit the NSHA’s STI and STD clinic website, and you’re greeted by a message in big red letters: THE STI/STD CLINIC IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE APOLOGIES (sic) FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. The health authority shut down the clinic early in the pandemic, and there […]
We’re told to socially distance, but people are hooking up and having sex
Sexual health advocates worry people are avoiding STI testing for fear of being judged for straying outside their bubbles.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Despite the pandemic, provincial sexual health centres are dealing with increased demands for information and a steady stream of requests for STI (sexually transmitted infection) testing. “I know through friends and clients that there are a lot of people who aren’t necessarily respecting all of […]
Winter picnic in the park
Morning File, Monday, February 3, 2020
News 1. Complicated legacies “Was Lionel Desmond a victim of his war demons?” asks Stephen Kimber. “Or was he a villain, a perpetrator of domestic violence who murdered his own family? Or both? We may never know.” Click here to read “Complicated legacies.” This column is for subscribers only. Subscribe here. 2. The danger of […]