Category Archives: News
Speed limit reduced on several streets around Cowie Hill, Herring Cove Road
The speed limit is being lowered to 40 km/h on more than a dozen street around Cowie Hill, Herring Cove and Old Sambro Road. The reduction in these areas is being implemented following provincial appr...
Jan 05, 2022
Feds Looking To Deliver Millions Of Rapid Tests
The federal government will be distributing 140 million rapid tests to the provinces this month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s up to the federal government to procure the tests, but th...
Jan 05, 2022
Halifax police warn people to stay off the ice
More calls for people to stay off lakes and ponds. Halifax police say it’s still not safe and the city hasn’t started its regular testing for ice thickness. “We remind the public tha...
Jan 05, 2022
Booster clinics set to open across N.S.
Booster clinics are opening across the province this month for COVID-19 vaccines. New community clinics will offer vaccine by appointment starting: — Thursday, January 6, at the Halifax Forum &#...
Jan 05, 2022
Iain Rankin stepping down as Liberal party leader
Iain Rankin has announced he will be stepping down as leader of Nova Scotia's Liberal party. The former premier released a statement on Wednesday morning, saying he took time to reflect on his role ov...
Jan 05, 2022
Premier and top doctor to hold another COVID-19 update Wednesday
Nova Scotia could move to cut the number of days you need to isolate if you test positive for COVID. Dr. Robert Strang has already hinted it might be on the agenda during a briefing set for Wednesday....
Jan 05, 2022
Are you wearing the right mask?
Are you wearing the right mask? Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang explains the guidelines have changed again as Omicron cases roar through the region. “Now we...
Jan 05, 2022
First major winter storm of 2022 may be on the way for Halifax
You're going to want to grab your shovel and some mittens. Environment Canada is predicting our province will be blanketed with "significant" snowfall later this week. The national weather forecaster ...
Jan 05, 2022
Potential exposure to COVID-19 on Air Canada flight
Public Health is warning of potential exposure to COVID-19 on an Air Canada flight. If you were present on the named date and time, you’re required to immediately self-isolate and follow the ins...
Jan 05, 2022
40 hospitalizations related to COVID, 5 in intensive care (Jan 4)
Nova Scotia is reporting 40 people in hospital and five in intensive care related to COVID-19. Their ages range from 26 to 98 years old, and the average age is 70. Of those in hospital: — about ...
Jan 04, 2022
