Warning About COVID-19 Investment Scams

**** COVID-19/NOVA SCOTIA SECURITIES COMMISSION Media Release Warning About COVID-19 Investment Scams ————————————————————— The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is alerting investors to be wary of people taking advantage of COVID-19 and economic turmoil to engage in investment scams. A Nova Scotia investor contacted the commission after receiving a call from someone saying they were with […]

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Two New Presumptive Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Two New Presumptive Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia This update will be livestreamed (3pm) on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————— Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health has announced two new presumptive cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of presumptive positives in the province to five. The two cases […]

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Response to COVID-19: Municipal Services Update

**** HRM Media Release Public Service Announcement Response to COVID-19: Halifax Transit service updates The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Steps are being taken to mitigate impacts on municipal services while also helping to reduce the spread of the disease. The health and wellness of […]

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COVID-19: Mic Mac Mall reduces hours of operation

**** Info via Mic Mac Mall The safety and health of our visitors, customers and tenants are of the utmost importance for Ivanhoé Cambridge. We’re accordingly taking several precautionary actions, including providing our tenants the possibility of reducing their operating hours to 11:00am – 7:00pm, Monday to Saturday, and 12:00pm – 5:00pm on Sunday, effective […]

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Due to the COVID-19 virus, Bide Awhile will be restricting access to the public and volunteers until further notice

**** Bide Awhile Release Due to the COVID-19 virus, Bide Awhile will be restricting access to the public and volunteers until further notice. We want to ensure the health and safety of our staff are not compromised during this time and feel limiting access to the building is crucial in making sure operations can continue […]

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Police charge two people after search of a Dartmouth business

**** HRP Media Release Police charge two people after search of a Dartmouth business Police have charged two people after conducting a search of a business in Dartmouth on March 13. At approximately 12 a.m., members of the Drug Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division, assisted by members of the Guns and Gangs Unit […]

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Nova Scotia RCMP release monthly provincial impaired statistics for February 2020​

**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP release monthly provincial impaired statistics for February 2020​ As Nova Scotia’s Provincial Police, road safety is a top priority. In an effort to keep citizens informed about enforcement on our roadways, the Nova Scotia RCMP is releasing​ statistics for all RCMP detachments in Nova Scotia​ for February 2020 […]

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GoodLife and Fit4less response for COVID-19

***** Goodlife / Fit4less Releases With the well-being of our Members, Associates & our community in mind we have made the difficult but important decision to close all GoodLife Fitness Clubs across Canada, effective immediately. We continue to be committed to the well-being of our Associates, including those who will be without work during the […]

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Response to COVID-19: Parks & Recreation service updates

**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Parks & Recreation service updates The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. The health and wellness of residents and employees is our main priority. Effective Tuesday, March 17 all municipally owned recreation facilities, community centres and arenas will be […]

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Health Canada: Update on the rifampin drug shortage

**** Info via Health Canada Product: Rofact (Rifampin) Issue: Bausch Health, Canada Inc. is releasing a limited number of lots of its tuberculosis drug rifampin (Rofact), to mitigate a national shortage. Although these lots contain slightly higher than acceptable levels of a nitrosamine impurity, the risks of not being treated immediately are greater than would result from […]

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