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**** FISHERIES/AQUACULTURE Media Release Sportfishing Season Delayed until May 1 ————————————————————— Nova Scotia’s sportfishing season is on hold until at least May 1. The season normally begins on April 1, however with the current state of emergency around COVID-19, Nova Scotians are encouraged to stay at home. “Nova Scotians love to fish, however this delay […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Measures to Help Businesses, Seniors and Vulnerable Nova Scotians ————————————————————– Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, gave an update today, March 27, on efforts to help Nova Scotians dealing with COVID-19. “It is important that we all do our part to help […]
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**** Info via the NS SPCA Gilbert needs round the clock care and an incubator to survive! ???? When Gilbert was born, his mother refused to feed him. He was losing weight and his life was in danger when SPCA staff started feeding him with a bottle. He was rushed into foster care where he […]
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**** Info via Health Canada Health products that make false or misleading claims to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19 may put your health at risk Product: Health products that make false and misleading claims to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19. Issue: Health Canada is warning Canadians about the risks of purchasing health products that make unauthorized claims […]
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**** Info via Loblaw Atlantic As you know, we did close the Bedford Superstore this afternoon. We want to assure our customers and employees that we take their safety very seriously. We are aware that one of the colleagues from the Bedford Superstore has recently tested positive for COVID-19. We have been in touch […]
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**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Municipal service updates Friday, March 27, 2020 (Halifax, N.S.) – The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. The municipality is committed to taking important steps in reducing the spread of COVID-19. There are no reductions in public safety service […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Man charged for assault with a weapon and firearms offences At 8:50 p.m. last evening, Halifax District RCMP responded to a report of an assault with a weapon and a man being in possession of firearms at a home in Beaver Bank. Police responded to the home and after several attempts, […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Seventeen New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, will provide an update today, March 27, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————— As of today, March 27, Nova Scotia has 90 confirmed cases […]
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**** HRFE Release A message from Chief Stuebing: The COVID-19 pandemic environment is evolving, and, as you know, the public health policies and protocols to manage through it are changing too. One thing that does not change in the face of this pandemic or any other crisis, is Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency’s (HRFE) commitment […]
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**** NSHA Media Release NSHA operational update, Friday, March 27, 2020 Nova Scotia Health Authority continues to plan and prepare at an organizational level, across the province, for service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. As an organization, NSHA must adapt and respond to changing conditions and optimize the overall system’s ability to respond to the […]
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