Category Archives: News
Province re-launching paid sick time
The province is re-launching paid sick leave. People who get COVID-19 will be entitled to up to four paid sick days under Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Program. To be eligible you must ...
Dec 22, 2021
Fisheries Critic Fighting Against Fish Harvester Benefit Clawbacks
The Fish Harvesters Benefit (FHB) program was created in October 2020 to help self-employed fishermen deal with lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now there are reports indicating the gover...
Dec 22, 2021
Federal Support Coming For Struggling Businesses
The federal government is temporarily expanding eligibility to programs such as the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit and the Local Lockdown Program. Employers and workers can apply if they are subject t...
Dec 22, 2021
NHL Announces Players Will Not Play in Beijing Olympics
The National Hockey League has announced their players will not be heading to Beijing to participate in the Olympics this year. In recent weeks the NHL has been forced to postpone many games as a resu...
Dec 22, 2021
Booster shot appointments now open to Nova Scotians 50+
More Nova Scotians can now book their COVID-19 booster dose. The province has announced as of Wednesday, people as young as 50 are now eligible so long as it has been six months since their second sho...
Dec 22, 2021
Emera Oval now set to open on Monday
You’ll get the chance to lace up your skates for a trip to the Emera Oval before the new year. The city has announced it will reopen the Oval on December 27th. This comes after it issued a notic...
Dec 22, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (December 21st)
Health officials are out with the latest potential COVID-19 exposure list, which includes several locations in the Halifax area. Public Health provides COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposur...
Dec 22, 2021
UPD: Murdered boy named, police call for tips
Police have named the young boy killed in a shooting at the intersection of Windmill Road and Waddell Avenue in Dartmouth Tuesday. Lee-Marion Cain died in hospital after the car he was riding in was h...
Dec 22, 2021
NS Liberal Health Critic Calls For More COVID-19 Testing In Rural Areas
The Nova Scotia Liberal Party’s health critic is raising concerns about COVID-19 testing in the province. It was announced today that PCR tests would only be used for those at highest risk, in a...
Dec 21, 2021
NS Reports 522 New Cases; New Restrictions; Testing Changes; Booster Expansion
Additional restrictions, changes to the testing strategy and an expansion of booster doses were all announced today at the provincial COVID-19 briefing. The province announced 522 cases today, based o...
Dec 21, 2021
