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06.02.2021 / 02:17

Stephen McNeil ‘proud’ of legacy as N.S. Liberals prepare to choose new leader

Stephen McNeil held one of his last briefings with reporters Friday as the Liberal party geared up to choose a new leader.On Saturday, leadership convention delegates will choose from a slate of ex-McNeil cabinet ministers: Iain Rankin, Randy Delorey and Labi Kousoulis.McNeil told reporters Friday until his new successor is sworn in he will continue to assume the premier’s responsibilities. A swearing-in date for the next Liberal leader and premier has not been announced.“I will work in a transition to ensure the new leader fully has the capacity to move through to deal with COVID and other things,” McNeil said.

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Premier McNeil indignant at opposition’s belief MLAs should attend prorogation Friday

Stephen McNeil was indignant at the suggestion by the province’s opposition parties they should attend a brief sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature on Friday.“The opposition parties are choosing to politicize this issue,” McNeil said after a meeting of the province’s cabinet on Thursday.“I sit here for 10 months (next) to Dr. (Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health), encouraging Nova Scotians to follow the rules.

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Nova Scotia Liberals keep high approval rate in 2nd coronavirus wave

COVID-19.Approval rates for Premier Stephen McNeil, who announced his resignation in August, also remained stable, according to a new report by Narrative Research.The report, conducted in November with 800 respondents, says satisfaction with the government is at 73 per cent this quarter, compared to 48 per cent in February.Nova Scotia, alongside its former Atlantic bubble partners, received praise globally for leading the province through the coronavirus pandemic and maintaining a relatively low number of confirmed cases.

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N.S. reports 6 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, 28 recoveries

COVID-19 on Saturday.Four of the new cases are located in the central zone and two cases are in the eastern zone.All of the new cases reported on Saturday are under investigation.

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Nova Scotia expects to start COVID-19 vaccinations for high-risk groups in January

COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive this month.The province said select public immunization should begin in January, starting with those most at risk, including long-term care residents and staff, front-line health care workers, and the elderly.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang said in a provincial update on Friday that he doesn’t know how much vaccine the province will get.“We’ve got estimates of probably enough vaccine in…the initial allotments to do 75,000 people, but those no guarantee on those amounts,” he explained.

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Nova Scotia health officials to provide COVID-19 update on Friday

coronavirus.Premier Stephen McNeil will be joined by chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang at 1 p.m.

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Nova Scotia to provide COVID-19 update on Friday

coronavirus on Friday.Premier Stephen McNeil will be joined by chief of health Dr. Robert Strang at 3 p.m.The briefing will be livestreamed on the Global News website.

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‘It’s how the premier rolls,’ NSTU leader says after premier downplays concerns in schools

Nova Scotia premier rejects teachers’ allegations that schools are unsafe The premier also called out Wozney’s leadership, saying it’s “not helpful when leaders use that kind of rhetoric.”“They should be leading. You know, working with parents and quite frankly their hard-working members who are actually out there doing it right now,” said McNeil.“It’s how the premier rolls,” Wozney said in response.

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Seniors ‘deteriorating’: Families dissatisfied with N.S. new long-term care home visitation rules

COVID-19 pandemic struck Nova Scotia, prompting a lockdown in long-term care homes across the province, Northwood resident Yvonne Schwartz could walk.Her active social life at the seniors’ residence in downtown Halifax included visits with friends, games of bridge, shopping, and the meticulous application of lipstick and jewelry.But after five months of confinement to her room, Schwartz’s muscles have given up on her.She now requires a wheelchair during visits with her daughters, Holly Crooks and Jan Marriott.“She stopped wanting to bother getting dressed because there didn’t seem to be any point,” said Crooks.

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Nova Scotia reports new coronavirus case on Wednesday, province now has 5 active cases

novel coronavirus on Wednesday.The new case is located in the province’s Northern Zone and is connected to a previously reported case.There are five active cases of COVID-19 in the province.The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 621 Nova Scotia tests on Tuesday, moving the province’s total number of tests to 73,613.

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Union leaders raise safety concerns over Nova Scotia’s back-to-school plan

Nova Scotia seeing drastic increase in homeschooling interest Unions representing school nurses, custodians and bus drivers joined in on Wednesday to say there isn’t enough work being done by the province to satisfy the concerns they’ve raised by Sept. 8, , the day that classes are set to resume.“There’s definitely a lot of things like the social distancing that was declared for us across the province since March and that is not available in the schools at all.

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Slow start to Nova Scotia’s short-term rental registry as industry ravaged by COVID-19

short-term rental registry is off to a slow start as the province says it is focusing on education rather than implementing fines.The registry is the tool that Nova Scotia was going to use to regulate a booming short-term rental industry that’s been conducted through services like Airbnb or HomeAway.Data from Statistics Canada indicate that in 2018, the year with the latest available data, private short-term rentals in the province generated an estimated $70.85 million in revenue.

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Fight against Nova Scotia’s deficit will need co-operation of labour: premier

Nova Scotia’s fiscal update projects $853M deficit as a result of COVID-19 McNeil isn’t offering specifics on next steps, including any potential layoffs, at this point, but he told reporters following cabinet today that if labour decides it wants more there would have to be “fewer people.”The premier says he believes “everyone can stay working” but it will have to be under a growth plan the province can afford.McNeil says the most urgent need is to get the economy moving while managing government departments and continuing to deliver key programs.He says how long it will take to dig out of the province’s fiscal hole will depend on how quickly the economy can recover from the effects of the COVID-19 virus, although he says it won’t take a

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Coronavirus: N.S. makes masks mandatory in indoor public places, no new cases Friday

coronavirus was reported in Nova Scotia.The province announced on Friday that no new cases of COVID-19 have been detected, and that masks will become mandatory in most indoor public places starting July 31.There is currently only a single active case in the province. That means 1,003 people are considered to have recovered from the disease.

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No new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, premier to make announcement on Friday

coronavirus was reported in Nova Scotia.The province announced on Friday that no new cases of COVID-19 have been detected and that there is currently only a single active case in the province.That means 1,003 people are considered to have recovered from the disease.The news came as Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health, and Premier Stephen McNeil are prepared to address the province at 1 p.m.

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Nova Scotia pandemic pay to select health-care workers ‘insulting,’ say union leaders

COVID-19 pandemic to those who have had contact with patients in the past four months, with few exceptions.The Essential Health Care Workers Program was billed by Premier Stephen McNeil in May as a way to recognize “the hard work and unique challenges” health-care workers are facing during the outbreak which has left 63 people dead and more than 1,000 people in recovery to date.The province’s largest public-sector union, the Nova Scotia General Employment Union (NSGEU), has called the province’s eligibility restrictions “insulting,” saying the pandemic’s strain on the health-care system was not limited to those with patient contact.

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Nova Scotia’s plan for students to return to school coming in late July: Centres for Education

note posted on its website. Nova Scotia students, parents left wondering what September will bring In the note, Chris Boulter, regional executive director of TRCE, said that the province has “tentatively scheduled” Sept.

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Nova Scotia reports no new cases of COVID-19

coronavirus in Nova Scotia.There are also no active cases in the province.The last new case in Nova Scotia was reported June 9.According to a news release, the province has 53,056 negative test results and 1,061 positive COVID-19 cases to date.Of those, 998 cases have been resolved and there have been 63 deaths.Two people are in hospital following COVID-19 complications, but they no longer have the virus, the statement said.

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Nova Scotia health-care workers calling for more support in child care

Nova Scotia announced Tuesday that child-care centres will be opening June 15 beginning with 50 per cent capacity.

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Halifax small restaurant owners uncertain whether they’ll survive the coronavirus pandemic

The once bustling and vibrant local food and beverage industry in Halifax and Dartmouth has ground to a halt in the face of the coronavirus.

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6 former Nova Scotia premiers issue joint statement of support for province

Six former premiers have issued a joint statement in support of the province as it continues to mourn the worst mass shooting in Canadian history while under a state of emergency due to COVID-19.

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‘Irresponsible and blatantly false’: N.S. premier calls out April Fool’s Day prankster

Nova Scotia’s premier is calling on residents to be wary of misinformation floating around online on April Fool’s Day.

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Coronavirus: 20 new cases identified, bringing Nova Scotia total to 147

Twenty new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Nova Scotia, bringing the provincial total to 147.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia announces 17 new cases, bringing total to 90

Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Nova Scotia, bringing the province’s total to 90.

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Coronavirus: Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre closed until further notice

The Scotiabank Centre in Halifax is closed to events and the public until further notice as the Nova Scotia government has limited all public gatherings to no more than 50 people.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0