Pam Sword
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REPLAY: Nova Scotia COVID-19 briefing for April 13
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, provided a COVID-19 briefing April 13. Watch a replay: → Read More
LIVE at 11:45 a.m.: Nova Scotia COVID-19 briefing for April 6
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, are providing a COVID-19 briefing at 11:45 a.m. Watch it live: → Read More
What's open and closed in HRM over Easter weekend 2021
We may not need to stay the blazes home like we were asked to last Easter, when the pandemic was a newer, routine-shattering thing, but you still need to plan ahead for regular Easter weekend closures. So while the Easter bunny may have you → Read More
LIVE at 11:45 a.m.: Nova Scotia COVID-19 update for March 30
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, are providing a COVID-19 update at 11:45 a.m. Watch it live: → Read More
LIVE: Nova Scotia COVID-19 briefing for March 26
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, will provide a COVID-10 briefing at 1 p.m. Watch it live: → Read More
LIVE at 11:45 a.m.: Nova Scotia COVID-19 briefing for March 23
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, will give a COVID-19 briefing at 11:45 a.m. today. Watch it live here: → Read More
Fatal drug overdose in Halifax area may be linked to contaminated Ecstasy
A person in the Halifax area died last week of a fatal overdose related to Ecstasy suspected to have been contaminated with other drugs, Nova Scotia Health says. The public health agency said on social media that it received a report of the → Read More
LIVE at 1 p.m.: Nova Scotia COVID-19 update for March 19
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, will hold a COVID-19 briefing at 1 p.m. today. Watch it live. → Read More
Winter's last hurrah brings snow, bad driving conditions to Nova Scotia
Winter is bowing out with a blast today, as upwards of 15 centimetres of snow is forecast to fall in some parts of Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Community College has cancelled classes at its campuses provincewide. St. Francis Xavier University in → Read More
Man badly injured in late-night shooting in Halifax's west end
A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot in Halifax on Wednesday night. Halifax police say they were advised of a possible shooting at 10:38 p.m. after a man arrived at the QEII hospital with life-threatening injuries. → Read More
LIVE at 1 p.m.: COVID-19 briefing for Nova Scotia for March 5
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, are holding a COVID-19 briefing at 1 p.m. Watch live here: → Read More
LIVE at 3 p.m.: COVID-19 update for Nova Scotia
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, will hold a COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m. Watch it live: → Read More
LIVE at 2 p.m.: Nova Scotia COVID-19 briefing for Feb. 19
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, are holding a COVID-19 briefing at 2 p.m. today. With Iain Rankin being sworn n as the province's new premier next Tuesday, this is likely → Read More
LIVE at 3 p.m.: COVID-19 briefing for Nova Scotia
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, are holding a COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Watch it live here: → Read More
LIVE at 3 p.m.: Nova Scotia COVID-19 update
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, are holding a 3 p.m. COVID-19 briefing. Watch live here: → Read More
Schools cancelled as messy storm rolls into Nova Scotia
Public schools across Nova Scotia have cancelled classes for the day as a messy winter storm bears down on the region. The Nova Scotia Community College has also decided classes at its campuses will not go ahead. Dalhousie University has → Read More
Driver pulled from fiery Halifax crash just before explosion
A Halifax police officer and a bus driver pulled a driver from their burning vehicle moments before it exploded early Friday morning in downtown Halifax. Just before 1 a.m., police received a report of a vehicle upside-down and on → Read More
LIVE: Nova Scotia COVID-19 update for Jan. 12
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, are providing a COVID-19 update at 3 p.m. Tuesday. You can watch a livestream of the briefing here: → Read More
LIVE: Nova Scotia COVID-19 briefing for Jan. 8
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, are holding a COVD-19 briefing at 1 p.m., Friday. You can watch it live here: → Read More
Gas prices up 4.8 cents a litre in Nova Scotia
Gas prices in Nova Scotia took a leap of 4.8 cents a litre in today's weekly price adjustment. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board provincial regulator moved the minimum price for litre of regular gas to 105.9 in the Halifax area, → Read More