Category Archives: News
Pfizer Seeks To Use COVID-19 Vaccine In Children Under 12
Canadians under the age of 12 may soon be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer-BioNTech is seeking authorization to use its vaccine, known as Comirnaty, in children aged five to 11. Health Canad...
Oct 19, 2021
Police: Oxford Street remains closed due to crash
An investigation is underway into a crash near two busy city streets on Monday night. Halifax Regional Police were in the area near Oxford and Almon Streets for another investigation when they say the...
Oct 19, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (October 18th)
Health officials are warning of potential exposures to COVID-19 in the Western and Central Zones and on one Halifax Transit route. Public Health now sends out COVID precaution notifications and COVID ...
Oct 19, 2021
New Alliance Pursues Clean Hydrogen Opportunities
Energy leaders in Atlantic Canada have joined forces to pursue increased access to clean hydrogen in the region. The Atlantic Hydrogen Alliance is made up of several groups, including the Atlantica Ce...
Oct 18, 2021
Mural provides warm ‘welcome’ in Halifax
A local artist wants to welcome people to our city whether they are here for a visit or have made Halifax home. A new mural has been painted on student housing in Halifax. It features the word “...
Oct 18, 2021
Two more Halifax area schools close due to COVID
Two more schools in the Halifax area will close to stop the spread of COVID. Joseph Howe Elementary and cole Mer et Monde in Halifax will cancel in-school learning until next Monday. “While our ...
Oct 18, 2021
72 New COVID-19 Cases, 63 Recoveries
The province is reporting 72 new COVID-19 cases from over the weekend and today. The majority of the cases, 58, are in the Central Zone. Eight were reported in the Northern Zone, five in the Western Z...
Oct 18, 2021
‘Every Child Matters’ flag torn down outside Halifax Police HQ
A flag honouring those who went to residential schools was torn down from police headquarters in Halifax. An employee first noticed the flag was gone and the flag pole was damaged on Saturday morning....
Oct 18, 2021
Province To Fund Trikafta Drug
A drug to help treat those with Cystic Fibrosis is coming to Nova Scotia. In the legislature last week, former Health and Wellness Minister Zach Churchill said the Liberals were close to approving the...
Oct 18, 2021
New playground for Portapique aims to inspire hope
A new playground has officially opened in Portapique as a sign of hope in a community still healing from tragedy. The grand opening and ribbon cutting were held on Sunday in the rural Nova Scotia comm...
Oct 18, 2021
