Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Top Health Officials to Address Province at 3 p.m.
A media release from the NSHA says that top health officials will be available this afternoon to provide the latest info on COVID-19. The event will take place at the IWK. In attendance will be Premie...
Mar 17, 2020
Daily Catch – March 16: Covid-19 Updates, Bernadette Jordan On Open Pen Farms and The Latest on Gas Prices
This is the daily catch for March 16, 2020. In today's collection of South Shore news, we look at all of the latest on COVID-19 travel restrictions, the debate on open-pen fish farming and gas prices....
Mar 16, 2020
Two More “Presumptive” Cases Of COVID-19 In NS
There are now five presumptive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Nova Scotia. In a release, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health announced that the two cases are in Hali...
Mar 16, 2020 Dr. Robert Strang. Photo: Nova Scotia
Interrupter Clause To Be Implemented Again, Tonight
Petroleum products saw another rough week as prices continued to plummet amidst Covid-19, leading to the use of the interruptor clause again. Looking back two weeks a barrel of crude was selling for $...
Mar 16, 2020 (file photo)
Minister Jordan Says Open-Pen Fish Farms Not Her Jurisdiction
Bernadette Jordan Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard says whether or not Cermaq establishes open-pen farms is out of her jurisdiction. The issue has risen to prominence in rece...
Mar 16, 2020 Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Oceans, Fishery and the Canadian Coast Guard. Photo: Office of Minister Bernadette Jordan.
Daily Catch – March 13: Covid-19 Updates, Open-Pen Fish Farming Concerns and An Olympic Celebration
This is the daily catch for March 13, 2020. In today's collection of South Shore news, we look at all of the latest on COVID-19, how one group in Chester is opposing open-pen fish farms and Liverpool ...
Mar 13, 2020
Liverpool Honors Local Olympian
Today at Queens Place Emera Centre community members from Liverpool and surrounding areas to celebrate a local Olympian. Sarah Mitton recently qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after throwing 18.8...
Mar 13, 2020 Sarah Mitton celebrates after winning gold at the Summer Universiade in Italy (Photo Courtesy - Mathieu Belanger)
PM Sheds Light On COVID-19 Situation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirms his wife Sophie Grgoire Trudeau tested positive for COVID-19. He spoke to reporters outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, calling his wife's symptoms "mild" but poin...
Mar 13, 2020
BREAKING: NHL Season Suspended
The NHL is going to suspend the rest of its season due to concerns over COVID-19. Earlier Thursday, the NHL tweeted "Given the uncertainty regarding the next steps regarding the coronavirus, Clubs are...
Mar 12, 2020 Daniel Thornton / CC
N.S. Energy Employees Working From Home After Covid-19 Contact
The Department of Energy and Minnes announced today that a number of their staff are working from home after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19. The Department of Energy says eight of the...
Mar 12, 2020 Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines Photo: Nova Scotia
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