Posted: May 15, 2021 2:53 PM AT | Last Updated: May 15
Kelly Clark reacts after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Kevin Orrell at Nova Scotia s first drive-thru vaccination clinic at the Dartmouth General Hospital in Dartmouth this week.(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)
Nova Scotia announced 86 new cases and 115 recoveries in Saturday s COVID-19 update. I m pleased to see that our new case number is a double-digit figure for the first time in more than two weeks, Premier Iain Rankin said in a news release from the Department of Health. Thanks to the sacrifices of Nova Scotians, we re seeing hopeful signs of a downward trend. However, we must stick with the restrictions and public health measures to stop the spread while we continue to vaccinate more and more Nova Scotians.
A B.C. couple moving to Nova Scotia says they're sitting in limbo after their requests to enter their new home were denied due to COVID-19 restrictions.
CBC Radio s The House: Breaking the third wave
On this week’s show: Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin discusses his province’s efforts to fight its third wave of COVID-19. Plus hear a panel of political strategists take on the Trudeau ethics probe, Bill C-10 and Quebec language laws; a dive into why some Indigenous groups support the shutdown of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline; a report on the rise of politician-hosted podcasts; and a look at the fate of summer camps during the pandemic.
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Posted: May 15, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 15
Premier Iain Rankin and Nova Scotia s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang during a COVID-19 briefing in March.(Communications Nova Scotia)
The Nova Scotia government has been granted an injunction that will put a stop to all anti-vaccine and anti-public health order protests, including an anti-mask rally that was planned for Saturday in Halifax.
Irving has shut its Halifax Shipyard after a positive COVID-19 test from someone connected to its second Arctic and offshore patrol ship. Meanwhile, Nova Scotia reported Thursday the province has distributed its 400,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine.