A Cape Breton regional councillor is questioning the enforcement of retail restrictions under Nova Scotia's latest public health order, and whether allowing big-box stores to remain open has led to high case numbers.
Posted: May 27, 2021 6:22 PM AT | Last Updated: May 28
Cape Bretoners are doing their part by getting vaccinated
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2:05Matthew Moore clears up some confusion on a statement made at a CBRM council meeting concerning vaccine uptake.2:05
The vaccination rate in Cape Breton is better than the provincial average, contrary to what Nova Scotia s deputy health minister told Cape Breton regional councillors this week.
Dr. Kevin Orrell told CBRM council Wednesday that younger people are not getting tested as much on the island as they are elsewhere in Nova Scotia, and that vaccine uptake has been lower in Cape Breton than almost all other parts of the province.
GLACE BAY, N.S. Nova Scotia s deputy health minister says some vaccines are going unused in Cape Breton and are being sent back to Halifax before they expire. While COVID-19 numbers drop across the province, cases have remained steady in the Sydney area, with 11 more announced Wednesday for the eastern zone. For the first time on Wednesday the Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay opened its doors as a COVID-19 testing centre. I m glad that there s a testing site in Glace Bay and I m glad there s people in the theatre, even though they are not seeing the kind of show they want to see, said Pam Leader, the Savoy Theatre s executive director.
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Nova Scotia urged to do more to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in nursing homes
Nova Scotia nursing homes have kept COVID-19 out of their facilities during wave two of the pandemic, but some advocates are pressuring the McNeil government to do more to keep residents safe.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 13
Jason MacLean is the president of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union. He was one of five union leaders who spoke Tuesday at the province s standing committee on health, and urged the government to do more to keep long-term care residents and staff safe from COVID-19.(Eric Woolliscroft/CBC)