John Mcphee
The Chronicle Herald
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Nova Scotia launches bedsore prevention program for nursing homes
Nova Scotia will spend $675,000 to launch a program aimed at preventing and managing bedsores in long-term-care facilities. The pressure injury and complex wound program will continue at an annual cost of $660,000, Health Minister Zach → Read More
Woman fined after Halifax party exceeds gathering limits
A woman was ticketed Thursday after a party that broke pandemic regulations in Halifax. Halifax Regional Police responded to a Halifax residence at 8:16 p.m. after receiving a report of a social gathering that exceeded provincially mandated → Read More
Halifax Infirmary team grapples with pressure on emergency department
An emergency operations team has been struck in the wake of unusual patient volumes this week at the Halifax Infirmary emergency department. The situation has led to long waits and impacts on services throughout the hospital, Nova Scotia Health → Read More
April 7: Two new COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, both in the central health zone. One case is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada and the other is a close contact of a previous case. "Overall, our → Read More
April 6: Six new COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia, variants from past cases identified
Six new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Nova Scotia on Tuesday. Five cases are in the central health zone. One is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person has been self-isolating as required. Three are close contacts of a → Read More
April 3: Four new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia reported four new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. Of two cases in the central health zone, one is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The person is self-isolating, as required. The other is a close contact of a → Read More
COVID-19 exposure advisories issued for Halifax liquor store, Sobeys
An advisory has been issued on potential exposure to COVID-19 at two locations in Halifax. Anyone who worked at or visited the following locations on the specified dates and times should immediately → Read More
April 1: Nova Scotia reports three new COVID-19 cases
Nova Scotia reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Of two cases in the central health zone, one is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The other is a close contact of a previous case. A case in → Read More
Psychological support offered as mass shooting anniversary approaches
Nova Scotians are being offered free psychological support as the anniversary of last year’s mass murder approaches. In a collaboration between the Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia Health, → Read More
Nova Scotia Health shuffles board of directors
There’s been a big leadership shake-up at Nova Scotia Health. The provincial health authority's board of directors will get a new chair and two other board members are retiring, the Health Department said in a news release → Read More
March 24: Nova Scotia reports five new COVID-19 cases
Nova Scotia is reporting five new COVID-19 cases in the central heath zone on Wednesday. Three of the cases are close contacts of previously reported cases. The other two cases are related to travel outside Atlantic Canada. The people are → Read More
Man armed with knife robs Halifax convenience store
A man armed with a knife robbed a Halifax conveniece store early Tuesday monring. Halifax Regional Police responded to the Needs Convenience Store at the intersection of Windsor Street and Chebecto Road at 1:50 a.m. The man demanded cash → Read More
Nova Scotia study targets long-term-care residents, COVID-19
More than 15,500 Canadians over the age of 80 have died from COVID-19, about 69 per cent of the total number of deaths. That might lead us to assume elderly people are more vulnerable to this new coronavirus, which has killed more than 2.7 million → Read More
March 22: Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The two cases in the central health zone are related to previous cases. The number of total active cases dropped by one compared to yesterday to 20. “We should be → Read More
What you need to know about the AstraZeneca vaccine
Recent studies have raised concerns about the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine against variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, as well as possible side-effects such as blood clots. The questions around this particular vaccine → Read More
March 18 update: Woman over 80 dies from COVID-19 in N.S., 3 new cases reported
Nova Scotia reported its first COVID-19 death since the summer on Thursday. A woman, who is over 80, died in the central health zone, the Health Department said in a news release. “On behalf of all Nova Scotians, I extend → Read More
Halifax hospitals to get infrastructure upgrades
Halifax hospitals will get more than $19 million in infrastructure upgrades. The following work will be done at the IWK Health Centre, Halifax Infirmary and QEII Health Sciences Centre: Repairs and upgrades to the IWK's → Read More
March 17: Two new COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday but the number of active cases dropped again in the province. The first case is in the central health zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case. The other case, → Read More
Police respond to Halifax schools after threats made
Halifax Regional Police increased their presence around some schools Friday after threats were made. "Yesterday police received a report of threats made to individuals related to HRCE (Halifax Regional Centre for Education) schools," → Read More
LIVE: COVID-19 news briefing for March 9
Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, will hold a COVID-19 briefing at 11:45 a.m. Watch it here: and follow along with reporter Nebal Snan: Tweets by nebalsnan → Read More