The CERB (Canada Emergency Response Benefit) combines two previously announced streams—the emergency care benefit, and the emergency support benefit. The CERB has two main objectives: Catch Canadians who don’t qualify for regular EI and relieve some of the burden on regular EI by funnelling some of those who do qualify into this quicker-to-release relief program. […]
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So, why is everyone watching dystopic films right now?
Last week it was reported that Contagion—Steven Soderbergh’s nearly-decade-old drama about a global epidemic—climbed back into the iTunes top 10 movie rental charts. And the 2011 thriller was not alone. Dustin Hoffman’s largely forgotten 1995 virus-thriller Outbreak has also experienced a surge in streaming popularity on Netflix. Book publishers are even reporting a rise in […]
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How to get your farmers’ market fix during the lockdown
Whether you’re a Saturday regular at one of the city’s farmers’ markets or a local veggie ingenue, there are a lot of options coming online when it comes to Nova Scotia produce. Recently the provincial government announced it was providing $30,000 to Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia to help various markets make the transition to […]
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Dalgona Coffee is my new self-isolation coping strategy
I’m a lactose-intolerant, strict americano drinker—or at least I was pre-quarantine. But today, I made that cool whipped coffee thing that’s all over Instagram (I know you’ve seen it too) and I might never go back. Borne from the rich cafe culture of South Korea and carrying no pedigree (it’s made from instant coffee, so […]
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Here’s everyone who won at Theatre Nova Scotia’s Merritt Awards this week
While COVID-19 meant that the local theatre scene couldn’t gather IRL to celebrate another smashing year of stage productions, that doesn’t mean the (awards) show wouldn’t go on. Rather, Theatre Nova Scotia crowned the best plays, performers and producers (to name a few) via streaming on Monday night. As theatre as a form feels threatened […]
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Voice of the city: Making the case for play
For many adults, the pressure is on since children are out of school—and will be until at least May 1. The absence of a structured environment that includes bells signalling the next activity or timed eating and recess, is no longer part of a child’s day. Afterschool sport and recreation programs have stopped. The result […]
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Forty percent of Halifax households are supposed to pay rent tomorrow
Tomorrow, thousands of people in Halifax who rent the space they live in will have to pay their rent. But many who have lost income or job prospects because of COVID-19 are right stressed about how they’re going to pay—especially those waiting for the $2,000 Canada Emergency Response Benefit to come online and start flowing […]
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Friday, March 27 COVID-19 in NS news update
Key points as of March 27, 8pm 17 new cases for a total of 90 COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia None are connected to the St. Patrick’s Day Party in Lake Echo, but… …there was potential exposure at an Antigonish hockey tournament Restaurants will be able to deliver booze Remote learning may be coming for […]
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Now’s the time to start a socially distant, low-maintenance book club
We had tried starting a book club before. Three times. Or was it five? Probably six if you include the podcast about books that never got off the ground. All I knew was I wanted this time to be different: For it to actually work and for my friend and I to get back to […]
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Thursday, March 26 COVID-19 in NS news update
Key points as of March 26, 9pm There are 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia We might have our first case of community spread Two people are hospitalized and two people have recovered The Steve & Strang Show had guests at today’s briefing, doctors Krista Jangaard and Brendan Carr The 2020 camping season and […]
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Six ways to broaden your mind wider than social distance requirements
So here you are, googling work-from-home hacks; making your own sourdough starter; generally trying to figure out what our new normal looks like as the province enters a state of emergency and COVID-19 continues to shake our world. You’re bored or busy with remote work or maybe both. Time has never felt more like a […]