Posted: May 06, 2021 11:38 AM AT | Last Updated: May 6
Hants East MLA Margaret Miller recently expressed concern to Premier Iain Rankin s chief of staff about a new hire in the premier s office.(CBC)
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin says he has no evidence of improper behaviour by a member of his staff toward any MLAs in his caucus.
Hants East MLA Margaret Miller told the premier s chief of staff this week that she planned to resign from the Liberal Party caucus following a new hire by Rankin s office.
In an email on Tuesday to Joanne Macrae, obtained by CBC News, Miller writes that she is beyond disappointed and sees no other way to express her feelings.
It s weeks away, Rankin told CTV Atlantic on Tuesday evening. One week into a province wide lock-down, Nova Scotia reported 153 new cases on Tuesday, its highest total since the pandemic began more than a year ago. There are now more than a thousand active cases of COVID-19 and two people in the Halifax area died from from complications related to the novel coronavirus – and it s not clear they even knew they had it. Rankin says the strict public health restrictions are the key to flattening the curve. It has to happen, Rankin said. Earlier this week, Rankin had strong words for some people who did not follow public health guidelines, and the province has also doubled fines, but when asked what more he s prepared to do he took a diplomatic tack.
2 Nova Scotians die at home due to COVID-19 complications, province reports 153 new cases
Two Nova Scotians with COVID-19 died at home due to complications related to the virus, provincial officials said Tuesday. Both the people, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 70s, lived in the central zone, which includes the Halifax area.
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Workers process tests during a rapid testing event at Dalhousie University.(Robert Short/CBC)
Two Nova Scotians with COVID-19 died at home due to complications related to the virus, provincial officials said Tuesday.
Both the people, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 70s, lived in the central zone, which includes the Halifax area.
HALIFAX In what Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin described as an especially difficult briefing, Nova Scotia announced two new COVID-19 deaths and 153 new cases on Tuesday. One of the people who died was a woman in her 50s, and one was a man in his 70s. Rankin said they both died at home from COVID complications – one was unknown to Public Health, as they had not tested positive before their death. This is indeed a very sad day, said Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health. These people are not cases or numbers – they are family, friends, and neighbours.