Kyle Shaw

Nova Scotia is reporting 38 new cases today, as the current viral surge continues to set records for COVID-19 in 2021. Thirty-eight new cases is the highest in one day since the Nova Scotian record of 55 reported a year ago, on Thursday, April 23. Only six people have recovered since yesterday’s report, leading to […]

Nova Scotia has 25 new cases of COVID-19 today. This is not just the highest single-day total of the year—and a substantial jump from the previous high of 15 new infections reported Monday—but the most in a day since the 37 cases reported November 24. And that November mark was what triggered the second-wave lockdown […]

With nine new cases today, Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 numbers keep rising to levels the province hasn’t experienced since the second wave was hitting in the fall. “Six cases are in Central Zone. Five are close contacts of previously reported cases and the other case is under investigation,” says the daily provincial report for Tuesday. Western […]

The same day Nova Scotia announced the good news of expanded vaccine eligibly, it also announced case numbers that suggest a viral surge. The race is truly on to find out if we can spread vaccine protection faster than the virus can spread itself. There are 15 new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia on Monday, […]

A deranged gunman started a murderous rampage in Portapique, Nova Scotia, on the night of April 18, 2020. That rampage ended with the gunman killed before noon on April 19, by the same RCMP he disguised himself as, after he murdered 22 people. Today marks the first anniversary of the massacre, a time that should […]

Today is the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 deaths at Northwood, which is why we published Stephanie Nolen’s outstanding, heartbreaking investigation “What happened at Northwood?” this week. Unfortunately, that story isn’t the only reminder of the risks of C19 in nursing homes: The province is reporting a new case today in “a staff member […]

Another person has died of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. In its daily report, the province identifies her as a woman who was over 80, and she died in the Central health authority zone. She is the 67th declared COVID fatality in the province, and the second C19 death in 2021 (the first was announced March […]

At last you can read “What happened at Northwood?” the investigative feature by Stephanie Nolen that has occupied so much of my attention this week. It is a powerful, illuminating story about last year’s deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the long-term care home, and I am honoured that The Coast is able to bring it to […]

As we continue to request your patience for minimal case reports this week, let’s get to the day’s numbers. The province is reporting two new COVID-19 cases today: “One case is in Central Zone and is related to travel outside Canada. The other case is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside Atlantic […]

As we explained yesterday, with Stephanie Nolen’s Northwood investigation about to be published, his week’s updates about the province’s pandemic numbers are going to be bare-bones. Today is a perfect example, with very little information beyond what the province provides. Nova Scotia is reporting six new C19 cases in its daily press release, for a […]

We need to keep this report short and number-focused today—and for the rest of the week—because we’re working on a huge story about Northwood long-term care facility that comes out Thursday, and it needs all of our attention. If The Coast had a huge staff of reporters and editors like, for example, England’s influential Guardian, […]

Nova Scotia is reporting five new COVID-19 infections in its daily disease update. Four of the cases are in the Central health authority zone, one is in the Eastern zone—specifically the Sydney health network, according to our table at the bottom of this post that makes it easy to understand provincial location data. The new […]