NOTE: This week is now over. For the very latest news, please go here. But for an informative look back at exactly how Nova Scotia responded to COVID-19 in realtime, keep on reading. Click here for a smaller, mobile-friendly version of The Coast’s Nova Scotia COVID-19 case graph. The Coast has never aimed to be […]
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News updates and questions answered what you need to know about coronavirus COVID-19 virus pandemic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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For those incarcerated with their babies, COVID-19 puts two generations in peril
Yesterday, we heard two prisoners at the Nova Institution federal prison for women in Truro were awaiting results on COVID-19 tests. Fortunately, by early afternoon, it appeared both were negative— spared for now from being added to a list that’s being compiled by Justin Piche at University of Ottawa. Piche is tracking positive coronavirus cases in […]
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Friday update: looking for hope on the holiday weekend
Key points as of the latest provincial news update: Our death toll is rising Waiting for Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 model The essential Easter Bunny Calling out Costco for real this time Our death toll is rising Nova Scotia’s second death from COVID-19 was announced at Thursday’s news briefing, in Halifax. The patient was a woman […]
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Halifax Regional Council approves pedway over Summer Street for QEII redevelopment project
Halifax Regional Council met today for its second virtual meeting since COVID-19, and if this story was being written in the “before times,” it’d be dabbled with budget deliberation, likely someone’s meandering thoughts on the morality of supporting developers over renters and certainly, someone standing to say “I don’t have a question, but I […]
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Beauts and the beats
“There’s something fleeting about the idea of a dalliance,” says Beauts lyricist Jeff Lawton. Lawton and bandmate Darryl Smith cradle pints at a dimly-lit table at The Local. It is late February, when COVID-19 was but a murmur in the news cycle, and the Halifax indie band’s debut LP was about to drop. “I looked […]
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An updated guide on how to assess yourself for COVID-19
Now that Nova Scotia has confirmed cases of community spread, (and has worked its ass off to increase its testing capacity) in order to keep ahead of coronavirus’s wrath, health officials are asking you to phone 811 if you’re experiencing two or more of these symptoms: 1. A fever of more than 38 C or […]
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There are still lots of ways to support small business in Halifax right now
In such a close-knit community like Halifax, where cafes, restaurants, local shops, and evenings at local watering holes fill our downtime, it’s tough to imagine a vision of the neighbourhood where we’re all confined to our homes. What are we without casual banter, brunch lineups and the ability to pet dogs in the Common? […]
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Week 3 recap: Blazing mad
The biggest news of Nova Scotia’s third week living under COVID-19, March 27 to April 3 Provincial briefing hijinks—and tie-jinks Case numbers keep hitting milestones McNeil’s meme-making mic drop Community spread arrives Reaching seniors where they live When every school is a home school Ringing in the new fiscal year Provincial briefing hijinks—and tie-jinks Three […]
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Tuesday update: Your party could kill and other stern reminders from McNeil and Strang
Everybody loves a good chart in the time of coronavirus, and while this chart sucks because it now has a green line that’s counting deaths in the province, it’s possibly a welcome sign that the red line—which shows how many new cases of COVID-19 are diagnosed in the province each day—is sort of, kind of […]
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NS supreme court says environment minister “committed palpable and overriding error” around Alton Gas
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia overturned the environment minister’s approval of the Alton Gas project, citing inadequate consultation with Sipekne’katik First Nation. Alton Gas must now resume consultations for 120 days, or until both parties are satisfied. Given the present circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, no start date has been set […]
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Nova Scotia reports first official COVID-19 death
A press release from the Nova Scotia department of health and wellness says a woman in her 70s died yesterday due to the novel coronavirus, the first in our province—but the 324th nationwide. The release says the woman died in hospital in the Eastern Zone (Guysborough, Sherbrooke, Antigonish and Cape Breton area.) “This virus is […]
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Monday update: Thirty one new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia
After the highest one-day jump in cases since this whole “unprecedented time” began, Nova Scotia now has 293 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now enough community spread (meaning cases can’t be tracked down to a single source) in Nova Scotia that travel or a connection to travel has been removed from the requirements for […]
