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A group of roughly two dozen Mi'kmaw protesters and their allies picketed the entrance to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on Thursday in Dartmouth.

First Mikmaw COVID-19 vaccine clinic opens in Nova Scotia Thirty people received the first dose of the vaccine Wednesday in Millbrook First Nation, with another 170 people expected to get the shot today. The clinic is available to Mikmaw people aged 55 and up.  Social Sharing Clinic in Millbrook First Nation will serve as a prototype for a dozen other Mikmaw communities Posted: Feb 25, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 25 Millbrook First Nation Chief Bob Gloade was among the first peo...

Nova Scotia Healths labs completed 2,969 tests Wednesday  — the most done in a day since early December. "You can see from todays numbers that the cases are ticking up. And so, let me remind all Nova Scotians of the importance of testing," said Premier Iain Rankin in a news release, encouraging everyone to get tested regardless of whether they have symptoms. One person is currently hospitalized in intensive care related to COVID-19. The province is increasing its testing capacity, as the...

Posted: Feb 22, 2021 11:44 AM AT | Last Updated: February 22 Bernice Burns, 82, was the first person to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the prototype clinic in the IWK Health Centre on Monday morning.(CBC) The first prototype clinic for vaccinating people 80 and older in Nova Scotia against COVID-19 is up and running in Halifax this morning at the IWK Health Centre.  Bernice Burns, 82, was the first one to get a shot at 8 a.m. "Its an honour really, it really is," Burns said after rolling up her s...

COVID-19 Community Vaccine Clinics Open in March NOTE: A complete list of clinic locations follows the release. Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will expand again next month with 10 community-based clinics for Nova Scotians age 80 and older. The first prototype community vaccine clinic will open at the IWK Health Centre on Monday, Feb. 22. More clinics will follow in the coming weeks. Clinics will open in the following communities on these dates: Monday, March 8: Halifax, New Minas, Syd...

  HALIFAX -- Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting two new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, as the number of active cases in the province has increased to 15. One of Fridays new cases was identified in the provinces Central zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case. The other case was identified in the provinces Eastern zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. "Since our last update we have seen case numbers slightly creep up, including cases with unkn...

Posted: Dec 23, 2020 5:38 PM AT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020 The RCMP raided five unlicensed cannabis dispensaries on Wednesday.(Mark Crosby/CBC) Nine people were arrested Wednesday after the RCMP raided five unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the Halifax area. Police say they seized a "significant quantity" of cannabis, cannabis products and cash from the dispensaries on Caldwell Road in Cole Harbour. The businesses operated on land that is part of the Millbrook First Nation.  RCMP s...