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| Feb 7, 2024 | Roseway Hospital emergency department closed overnight Feb. 7-9 | SHELBURNE, N.S. — Overnight emergency services at the Roseway Hospital in Shelburne will be suspended for the next two evenings.
Nova Scotia Health is advising residents that the emergency department will close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. ... |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Western Kings Memorial Hospital after-hours clinic closed to start 2024 | BERWICK, N.S. — The after-hours clinic at Berwick’s Western Kings Memorial Health Centre will be temporarily closed to kick off the New Year.
The clinic will be closed for three days from Tuesday, Jan. 2 until Thursday, Jan. 4.
Anyone with ... |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Emergency department closures happening less often in 2023-24 at Windsor, N.S., hospital | WINDSOR, N.S. — Susan Burgess smiles when she sees the green letters illuminating the fact that the Hants Community Hospital’s emergency department is open.
The sign is located on Payzant Drive near the Windsor hospital.
Burgess, a retired ... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Western Kings Memorial Health Centre’s after-hours clinic to be closed Nov. 28 | BERWICK, N.S. — The Western Kings Memorial Health Centre’s after-hours clinic in Berwick is closing tomorrow Nov. 28.
The clinic will be closed from 5-9 p.m.
The clinic accepts patients through booked appointments only. Those looking to boo... |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Nova Scotia hunkers down for ice storm: Many schools, facilities closed | Schools, public spaces like recreation centres and libraries, and even major shopping centres are staying shut Friday ahead of a major — and lengthy — mess of a storm that's hitting Nova Scotia.
And people are being warned not to travel if ... |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Nova Scotia Health announces medical service reductions due to staffing shortages, increased demand | Nova Scotia Health is reducing some medical services at hospitals due to staffing shortages and increased demand for services caused by the surge of COVID-19 cases in the province.
According to the health authority, some 600 staff and physi... |
| Jan 9, 2022 | Jan. 9: Nova Scotia announces 837 new cases of COVID-19 | Nova Scotia reported 837 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
Combined with Saturday's reported 1,145 new cases, the province saw a total of 1,982 new cases over the weekend.
Sunday's numbers include 541 cases in the central zone, 133 cases in ... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Dec. 9: St. F.X. University outbreak hits 59 cases, Halifax school closed for a week | Nova Scotia reported a climbing COVID-19 case count at St. F.X. University on Thursday and the closure of a Halifax school.
There were 38 new cases identified at St. F.X., bringing the total to 59 in the outbreak.
Provincewide 52 new COVID-... |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Sydney walk-in clinic to close | SYDNEY, N.S. — It appears the Sydney Family Practice walk-in clinic will be closing at the end of the month.
Dr. Reggie Sebastian said due to a lack of financial and physical help, he is stepping down, there will not be any doctors there af... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | What Canadians need to know before crossing the U.S. land border | Canadians looking to drive or sail to the United States officially got the green light Monday, when the land border reopened to non-essential travellers for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
While travellers from the state... |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Oct. 14: Nova Scotia announces 26 new COVID-19 cases, limited 3rd-dose eligibility | On Thursday, Nova Scotia reported 26 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 recoveries.
Of the new cases, 23 are in the central zone, two are in the western zone and one is in the eastern zone.
The province is also opening bookings starting Oct. 19 f... |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Nova Scotia announces five drop-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics for next week | Nova Scotia Health is opening a series of drop-in clinics for vaccination next week.
In an Oct. 9 release, public health officials said the clinics are part of Nova Scotia Health’s COVID-19 vaccine outreach.
Clinics will be set up in the fo... |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Oct. 8: Nova Scotia reports 25 cases, temporarily closes Halifax school | Public health announced 25 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with 38 recoveries. Also Friday, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, recommended closing Duc d’Anville Elementary in Halifax to contain the spread of the ... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Investigation finds three people died due to COVID-19 outbreak at Halifax hospital | Nova Scotia Health has released the findings and recommendations of its investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak at the QEII Health Sciences Centre's Halifax Infirmary site in May.
The results of the investigation, released on Wednesday, into... |
| Jul 27, 2021 | July 26: One new COVID-19 case announced in Nova Scotia | HALIFAX, N.S. — Nova Scotia authorities announced one new COVID-19 case found in testing over the weekend.
The case is in the central zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case.
Monday's news release covered results from 2,67... |
| Jul 26, 2021 | July 26: One new COVID-19 case announced in Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia authorities announced one new COVID-19 case found in testing over the weekend.
The case is in the central zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case.
Monday's news release covered results from 2,671 tests performe... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Steps of hope: After losing part of his leg, Nova Scotia man gets mobility back through prosthetic | Where you find Chuck Keddy, Jimmy is there, too.
Jimmy is a constant companion; the one Keddy leans on. Jimmy can be credited for making Keddy’s life infinitely easier. But Jimmy isn’t your typical friend.
'Jimmy' is the name of Keddy’s pro... |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Steps of hope: After losing part of his leg, Nova Scotia man gets mobility back through prosthetic | Where you find Chuck Keddy, Jimmy is there, too.
Jimmy is a constant companion; the one Keddy leans on. Jimmy can be credited for making Keddy’s life infinitely easier. But Jimmy isn’t your typical friend.
'Jimmy' is the name of Keddy’s pro... |
| Jun 28, 2021 | June 28: Nova Scotia announces four new COVID-19 cases, more second-vaccine rescheduling dates | The latest new COVID-19 case count in Nova Scotia is four, Nova Scotia Health reported on Monday.
Three cases are in eastern zone. Two are under investigation and the other is a close contact of a previously reported case.
The other case is... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | JUNE 16: Nova Scotia announces 8 new COVID-19 cases | Nova Scotia is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19 and 13 recoveries as of Wednesday.
According to a news release, five of the cases are in the central zone. Four are close contacts of previously reported cases and the other is under inve... |
| May 28, 2021 | Nova Scotia Health announces updated testing sites in CBRM | SYDNEY, N.S. — More COVID-19 testing opportunities are heading to Cape Breton.
In a release, Nova Scotia Health said a new mobile testing unit will be set up at Knights of Columbus at 3236 Plummer Ave. in New Waterford.
The clinic will offe... |
| May 27, 2021 | May 26: Nova Scotia reports 37 new COVID-19 cases, but less people are getting tested | New case numbers in Nova Scotia continue dropping with the province reporting 37 new COVID-19 cases Thursday.
There is still community spread in the central zone, where 22 of the new cases are located.
Eleven cases are in the eastern zone a... |
| May 17, 2021 | May 17: Nova Scotia reports 91 new COVID-19 cases, expands Pfizer and Moderna eligibility to people 30 and older | Nova Scotia is reporting 91 new COVID-19 cases Monday.
There are 95 patients in hospital, and 21 of them are in the intensive care unit.
The median age of people hospitalized in the third wave is 56.5 for non-ICU, and 59 for people in ICU.
... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Annapolis Valley woman finds solace in living final days at new hospice | Judith Doré looks forward to laundry days at the Valley Hospice.
“You can hear the washer and dryer, and it’s so homey,” she said.
“This is my home now.”
Doré, a longtime Avonport resident, moved into the new 10-bedroom hospice residence ne... |
| Apr 4, 2021 | Family doing what it takes to find Waterville mom a kidney | Sarah Mackinnon knows she’s putting an enormous ask out into the ether.
But time is of the essence.
“At the end of the day, we want to make sure that we’re doing anything and everything that we can to try and save my mom,” she said.
Her mom... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | March 16 update: Nova Scotia's COVID-19 immunization program to expand to homeless shelters | Nova Scotia will expand its COVID-19 immunization program to homeless shelters next month.
The shots will be delivered beginning in early April at seven shelters in Halifax, the Health Department said in a news release.
The release didn’t n... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Study underway in Nova Scotia long-term care facilities to determine health factors related to severe COVID-19 outcomes and vaccine effectiveness | MONTREAL, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF), is supporting a study in the Maritimes aimed at determining which health factors cause long-term care residents to exper... |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Nova Scotian firefighter calls for national regulations after receiving partially trained PTSD service dog | WINDSOR, N.S. — A volunteer firefighter is urging people to do their research before welcoming a service dog into their lives.
And, he wants to see national guidelines implemented that clearly define training protocols for these service ani... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Mother demands answers from medical examiner’s office after finding son’s bones, missed phone in belongings | Note: Some readers may find the contents of this story disturbing.
Corinne Cook needed her son’s belongings.
She thought they would bring her some peace after all she had been through.
In the summer of 2017, Joshua Slauenwhite disappeared f... |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Passengers of 33 Marine Atlantic crossings asked to get tested for COVID-19 | NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. — Public Health has issued warnings to passengers of 33 Marine Atlantic ferry crossings for potential exposure to COVID-19.
The crossings were scheduled from Dec. 29 to Jan. 16.
During a live-streamed press conference Fri... |
| Jan 21, 2021 | Ecole acadienne de Truro to close after COVID case | Public Health is reporting a case of COVID connected to Ecole acadienne de Truro.
According to the release, the person did not attend school today and is self-isolating. The francophone public school will close until Wednesday, Jan. 27, for... |
| Apr 24, 2020 | In-home blood collection program launched in Nova Scotia | People who require time-sensitive blood collection will be able to get them at home in Nova Scotia starting Monday.
The Nova Scotia Health Authority has launched the program because of impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic on public and privat... |
| Nov 25, 2019 | ‘Extremely risky’ decisions part of emergency room routine - Nova Scotia ER doctor | On a recent evening, Dr. Sam Campbell examined at least five people in a crowded ambulance hallway at the Halifax Infirmary emergency department.
“I mean, there’s no way you can do a proper examination in an ambulance hallway,” said Campbel... |
| May 6, 2019 | Security guard at Halifax’s QEII says assaults, poor supports and training all part of job | It was Sarah Slaunwhite’s job to supervise the young man who had jumped off a bridge.
The 27-year-old Dartmouth resident was only a couple of months into her job as a security guard at Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre. The man had ... |
| Feb 9, 2019 | VIBERT: Health authority falls short on ‘values’ test | The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is “renewing” its strategic plan and has invited Nova Scotians to weigh in on the organization’s chosen values.
They are good values; strong values; values most organizations would be proud to live by... |
| May 26: Nova Scotia reports 37 new COVID-19 cases, but fewer people are getting tested | New case numbers in Nova Scotia continue dropping with the province reporting 37 new COVID-19 cases Thursday.
There is still community spread in the central zone, where 22 of the new cases are located.
Eleven cases are in the eastern zone a... |
| Shelburne's Roseway Hospital emergency department closing Feb. 10 and 12 | SHELBURNE, N.S. — The Roseway Hospital emergency department in Shelburne will be temporarily operating on altered hours including closures on Feb. 10 and Feb. 12.
The department will close at 6 p.m. on Saturday and re-open Sunday, Feb 11 at... |
| JUNE 18: Nova Scotia announces 11 new COVID-19 cases | Nova Scotia officials announced 11 new COVID-19 cases and 15 recoveries on Friday.
The majority of new cases continue to show up in the central zone, with nine reported. Six of those are close contacts of previously reported cases, two are ... |
| Annapolis Royal urgent treatment centre closed for the day Dec. 1 | ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. — Annapolis Community Health Centre’s urgent treatment centre will be closed for the day Friday, Dec. 1 as of 1:30 p.m.
At this time, there is no indication the centre will not reopen for its scheduled hours on Monday,... |
| Residents fighting for emergency care at Middleton, N.S., hospital | Wayne Atwater is concerned with continued emergency department closures at Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Middleton.
The Morden resident, who is almost 70, was one of about 40 people who attended a rally in support of the department on Jan. ... |
| JUNE 17: 14 new COVID-19 cases announced in Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia is back up to double-digit new COVID-19 cases, reporting 14 on Thursday.
Twelve of the new cases are in central zone, where 11 are close contacts of previously reported cases and the other is under investigation.
One case is in ... |
| Nova Scotia Health announces updated testing sites in CBRM | SYDNEY, N.S. — More COVID-19 testing opportunities are heading to Cape Breton.
In a release, Nova Scotia Health said a new mobile testing unit will be set up at Knights of Columbus at 3236 Plummer Ave. in New Waterford.
The clinic will offe... |
| June 28: Nova Scotia announces four new COVID-19 cases, more second-vaccine rescheduling dates | The latest new COVID-19 case count in Nova Scotia is four, Nova Scotia Health reported on Monday.
Three cases are in eastern zone. Two are under investigation and the other is a close contact of a previously reported case.
The other case is... |
| May 17: Nova Scotia reports 91 new COVID-19 cases, expands Pfizer and Moderna eligibility to people 30 and older | Nova Scotia is reporting 91 new COVID-19 cases Monday.
There are 95 patients in hospital, and 21 of them are in the intensive care unit.
The median age of people hospitalized in the third wave is 56.5 for non-ICU, and 59 for people in ICU.
... |