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Report predicts cost hikes for Halifax flights south amid Air Canada-Transat merger
A consumer advocate says Halifax passengers should expect to pay more for flights down south after Air Canada takes over Air Transat routes. Gabor Lukacs, founder and director of Air Passenger Rights, obtained a page from a consultant’s ...
Pfizer shutdown to slow Nova Scotia's vaccine rollout; four new COVID-19 cases reported
A temporary manufacturing shutdown at Pfizer will take at least 13,500 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine out of Nova Scotia's supply over the next couple of months. The supply stoppage is related to the company upgrading its Belgium ...
Harvard epidemiologist from Halifax optimistic about incoming vaccines
As a clinical epidemiologist, Lewis Novack was happy to roll up his sleeve recently and get his Moderna COVID-19 shot. But he understands the uncertainty around these drugs that have been fast-tracked through clinical trials in order to combat the ...
VIDEO: COVID-19 vaccine rollout moves into Nova Scotia nursing homes; 5 new cases reported
Nova Scotia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has moved into long-term care. Residents of Northwood's Halifax and Bedford campuses received Moderna shots on Monday. Ann Hicks, 77, laughed as people gathered at the Halifax campus ...
Jan. 5 update: Nova Scotia aims to have 75% of residents vaccinated by early fall; 3 new COVID-19 cases reported
Nova Scotia reported three new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, all in the central health zone, as the province released more details about its immunization plan. One case is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada and the other two are under ...
Halifax family collects blood donor pledges in dad's memory
Bruce Phinney loved Christmas, helping friends out and volunteering his time in support of causes such as his beloved Acadia University. So it’s in keeping with that spirit of generosity, particularly during this festive season, that his ...
Nova Scotia native leads research into genetic tracking of COVID-19
Genetic scientists are shining a light on exactly how fast and how far the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can spread. For a study recently released in the journal Science, researchers used genetic sequencing to analyze particular specimens ...
School break extended in Nova Scotia, poultry plant closed amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nova Scotia will close its public schools for an extra week over the holiday season, Premier Stephen McNeil announced Friday. Schools will close Dec. 18 and reopen Jan. 11, McNeil said at a COVID-19 briefing, as part of an abundance of caution to ...
Halifax Transit union launches petition as concerns mount about passengers who refuse to wear masks
It’s rare that you see anyone without a mask in a mall or other indoor public spaces even when there’s lots of space for social distancing. But flaunting the mask public health order is becoming increasingly common on cramped buses and ...
Halifax epidemiologist 'optimistic' amid plans for COVID vaccine rollout
A Halifax epidemiologist sees light at the end of the pandemic tunnel but cautions that we’ve got some travelling to do yet. Dr. Susan Kirkland of Dalhousie University’s department of community health and epidemiology said the ...
