COVID-19 restrictions may now be able to receive support from the provincial government.Nova Scotia officials announced on Thursday a one-time grant for businesses in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Hants County.The goal, according to a press release, is meant to support “small, independently owned dine-in restaurants, bars, and fitness and leisure establishments” that have been directly affected by the health orders that took effect on Thursday.

Rising COVID-19 cases leads restaurant and bar group to recommend Halifax closures Those restrictions include limiting restaurants to only takeout or delivery, closures of bars, gyms and libraries and reduced gathering limits.“Small businesses across the province are doing their part.

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Potential exposure to COVID-19 reported on 2 Air Canada flights from Toronto to Sydney, N.S.

COVID-19 on two Air Canada flights travelling from Toronto to Sydney.According to the province, one Air Canada Flight 8210 departed Toronto at 10:20 p.m. on Dec.

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Nova Scotia reports 1 case of COVID-19 at an elementary school in Dartmouth

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In the meantime, students and staff will receive an update Wednesday.As with any positive case, public health said it will be in touch with any close contacts of this case and advise of next steps.“Everyone who is a close contact will be notified, tested and asked to self-isolate for 14 days,” health officials said.

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4 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia on Sunday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“There were no positive test results identified at the site,” said health officials.Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia said it has completed 75,833 tests.

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Atlantic provinces report uptick in COVID-19, including new cluster in P.E.I.

N.S. reports 6 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, 28 recoveries The other new cases reported Saturday were in Nova Scotia’s eastern zone.

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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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Coronavirus: 103rd memorial service for the Halifax Explosion cancelled

Halifax Explosion will be much more subdued and quiet as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Halifax Regional Municipality has announced that the in-person memorial scheduled for Sunday marking the 103rd anniversary of the tragedy has been cancelled. Uncovering of cathedral’s spectacular murals reveals Halifax’s tragic past There will be no large gatherings and no memorial as a result of the ongoing pandemic and related provincial restrictions on large gatherings.Instead, Mayor Mike Savage will make an address to Haligonians at 9 a.m.

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Nova Scotia provides plan on COVID-19 vaccine

The Nova Scotia government has extended public health restrictions in Halifax as new case numbers remain in the double digits. It’s also providing new details on how the COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed next year.

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Nova Scotia choir students release music video after not being able to sing amid the pandemic

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With 14 new COVID-19 cases, Kingston region hits highest ever active case count

COVID-19 in the region Friday.With three new recoveries, the region now has 42 active cases, the highest active case count the region has ever seen. Kingston public health pushes for no-fault compensation for COVID-19 vaccine KFL&A Public Health says there are currently four workplace outbreaks in the region, with 11 active cases associated.The health unit released a detailed list of those who tested positive over the last 24 hours.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia health official discusses COVID-19 vaccine planning

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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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Coronavirus: Nova scotia announces COVID-19 testing strategy for rotational workers

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil announced on Friday a new COVID-19 testing strategy for rotational workers, who are under restrictions in the province when they return home.

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Nova Scotia reports new COVID-19 case at Park West School in Halifax

COVID-19 connected to a primary school in Halifax. The case, located at Park West School, is one of the 15 new cases reported on Friday.Health officials say the individual who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus was not in school on Friday and is self-isolating. Nova Scotia reports 15 new COVID-19 cases Friday Officials are working to identify any students or staff who may have been in close contact with the individual.

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Toronto Public Health updates school screening tool for COVID-19

COVID-19 screening tool for schools, which now includes any student with one symptom must stay home, siblings included.One new requirement is that if a student has even one coronavirus symptom they must stay home, self-isolate and get tested, Toronto Public Health said in a release issued Friday.If the student lives with siblings in the same household, they also must all self-isolate, TPH added. Toronto school with 26 COVID-19 cases temporarily closing as 3 teachers refuse work Use of the new COVID-19 screening tool starts on Monday, Dec.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Dec. 4

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday:Toronto Public Health has made some changes in their COVID-19 screening tool for schools, which now includes any student with one symptom must stay home, siblings included.One new requirement is that if a student has even one coronavirus symptom they must stay home, self-isolate and get tested, Toronto Public Health said in a release issued Friday. If the student lives with siblings in the same household, they also must all self-isolate, TPH added.Use of the new COVID-19 screening tool starts on Monday, Dec.

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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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Family of Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility inmate raises concerns over cell restrictions

COVID-19 outbreak at Saskatoon jail flagged as potentially fatal systemic failure Welsh says when her brother and other inmates advocate for more out-of-cell time, they’re told it’s not possible due to a shortage of correctional officers.Jason MacLean is the president of the union representing correctional officers in Nova Scotia.He says issues with staffing shortage in correctional facilities, particularly Central Nova, aren’t new.“I know the superintendents in all these facilities have been putting into the public service commission asking for help, meaning they want to do some hires, there was a hiring freeze put on, an unofficial hiring freeze,” he said.MacLean says there is a need for the correctional service division to undergo a

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Nova Scotia reports 1 new coronavirus case at St. Margaret’s Bay Elementary school

COVID-19 on Tuesday evening, connected to St. Margaret’s Bay Elementary school in Central Zone.The province said the school will be closed on Dec.

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N.S. top doctor says province will take more aggressive approach to COVID-19 testing

Dr. Robert Strang says the Nova Scotia will take a more aggressive approach to testing along with increasing its list of asymptomatic pop-up testing sites; healthcare teams will be going mobile. Jesse Thomas has more.

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Procter & Gamble COVID-19 outbreak grows to 15 cases in Belleville, Ont.

COVID-19 at a Belleville manufacturing facility grew by six cases on Tuesday.According to Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health’s COVID-19 online dashboard, there are now 15 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus associated with the outbreak at the Procter and Gamble plant on University Avenue. COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at Procter and Gamble plant in Belleville On Monday, HPEPH reported that an outbreak had been declared at P&G, as of Friday.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia announces COVID-19 mobile testing units

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil on Tuesday announced the province is adding “another tool” to their repertoire of coronavirus-fighting strategies: mobile testing units.

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P.E.I. reports no new cases of COVID-19 as provincial neighbours deal with outbreaks

Nova Scotia to provide COVID-19 update on Tuesday The outbreak led to the withdrawal from the Atlantic regional bubble of Prince Edward and Newfoundland and Labrador last week along with New Brunswick which is also dealing with its own recent surge in cases.In P.E.I., Chief Public Health Officer Dr.

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Nova Scotia to provide COVID-19 update on Tuesday

coronavirus Tuesday afternoon.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang will be joined by Premier Stephen McNeil at 3 p.m.The briefing will be streamed live on the Global News website.

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300 Nova Scotians charged for violating COVID-19 regulations since March

COVID-19 regulations since the pandemic began.Since March 24, police say 308 Nova Scotians have been charged. Of those, 67 were charged under the Emergency Management Act and 241 under the Health Protection Act.

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Internal control weaknesses identified in ‘clean’ Nova Scotia auditor general report

report says.However, weaknesses in the government’s internal controls have been identified, which the report says “should be addressed in a timely manner.” N.S. health minister to retire from politics after term ends Weaknesses were found in two provincial departments: the Department of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services and the Department of Lands and Forestry.Statements from the Department of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services showed issues in processing controls for purchases and payments.

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Lethbridge city council extends mandatory mask bylaw until at least Feb. 23

put into effect on Aug. 24, and according to the bylaw was set to “be revoked after the first regularly scheduled council meeting following Dec.

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Coronavirus: Rapid COVID-19 testing site pops up in Wolfville, N.S.

COVID-19 detected in Wolfville, N.S., wastewater in experimental research “We’re starting to go out across the rest of the province and we want to get an idea of how much virus is in any community,” said Barrett.Fredericton-based company LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. has teamed with Acadia University and Dalhousie University to test wastewater for traces of COVID-19 and Wolfville’s municipal wastewater system is part of that research.Their goal is to determine the best way to test the wastewater coming from homes and businesses for traces of COVID-19.

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St. FX students raise concerns with decision to move forward with in-person exams

Nova Scotia reports 1 new coronavirus case at school in Kings County[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]It’s for that reason why some students at St. FX say the university should be doing its part to move its exams into an online format.“I was very disappointed in how the university has been handling this issue,” said Bailey Chisholm, a third-year economics student at St.

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St. FX students voice concerns with in-person exams

Despite the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia, St. Francis Xavier University says they’re still moving forward with in-person exams before the holidays.

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COVID-19 rapid testing held in Wolfville after wastewater research

A COVID-19 rapid testing pop-up clinic was held up in the town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia on Monday. This move came after researchers detected traces of the coronavirus in the town’s wastewater. Jesse Thomas has more.

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N.L. tightens border, reports one new COVID case; six new cases reported in N.B.

COVID-19 Monday.The province pulled out of the so-called Atlantic bubble last week, closing travel to all non-residents except those arriving for purposes deemed essential.Starting Tuesday, all essential travellers will have to submit a form and obtain a reference number to show border officials when they arrive.The province has 36 active cases of COVID-19, including a travel-related case announced Monday, with 338 cases confirmed across the province since the onset of the pandemic.New Brunswick reported six new cases of COVID-19 Monday, bringing its active case count to 120.Five of the province’s six new cases are in the Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton regions, which remain under heightened public health restrictions including

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COVID-19: Waterloo Public Health orders Mennonite schools, churches closed

Section 22 Class Order to members of the Old Order, Markham, Old Colony and David Martin Mennonite communities in Waterloo Region on Monday, which goes into effect immediately. Coronavirus — Wellington County’s Old Order Mennonite churches, schools ordered to close In the order, it says that there have been 93 positive tests for the coronavirus within the community with four community-associated workplaces in outbreak with an additional seven under monitoring due to COVID-19.Waterloo Public Health says it has received reports of people who are sick who are not self-isolating or getting tested for COVID-19.It says that Countryside Christian School in St.

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10 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday by Hasting-Prince Edward Public Health

COVID-19 response framework, the local health unit announced an additional 10 cases, bringing the active case count to 32.According to the HPEPH COVID-19 dashboard, five of the new cases are related to an outbreak. Earlier in the day, the health unit confirmed a workplace outbreak at the Procter and Gamble facility on University Ave, where nine employees have tested positive.

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Health officials report potential COVID-19 exposure at 2 Halifax locations

COVID-19 at two locations in Halifax on Monday.

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Nova Scotia reports 16 new coronavirus cases, pop-up rapid testing set up in Wolfville

COVD-19 on Monday and said 138 active cases of the virus remain in the province.According to the government, 15 of the new cases are in the Central Zone. The other is a school-based case and was reported on Sunday.The school-based case is connected to the Northeast Kings Education Centre in Canning, Kings County, in the Western Zone.

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New COVID-19 cases in Ottawa fall after one-day spike, but data suggest virus is spreading

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health says 29 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, down significantly from the 79 new infections reported on Sunday. One additional person in Ottawa has died.

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New Brunswick reports 6 new COVID-19 cases on Monday

coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 120.Two cases are located in the Moncton region, two in the Saint John region and one in the Bathurst region. These cases are under investigation, the province said.One travel-related case involves an individual in their 60s and is located in the Fredericton area.

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COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at Procter and Gamble plant in Belleville

With 31 active COVID-19 cases, Hastings Prince Edward reaches province’s yellow status While HPEPH does not typically disclose the location of a workplace outbreak in order to protect individuals’ privacy, this information is disclosed when needed to meet public health objectives such as contact tracing.“It is incredibly important that impacted individuals isolate immediately and seek testing as directed by public health in order to prevent further local transmission of COVID-19,” Dr. Oglaza says.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Nov. 30

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Monday:York Region Public Health says 62 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a workplace outbreak at State Window Corp. on Hunter’s Valley Road in Vaughan.The local public health unit said that since the company is not open to the general public, the risk is considered low to York Region residents.Out of the 62 COVID-19 cases, seven cases are from York Region, 28 cases are from Peel Region, 22 cases are from Toronto and five cases are from Simcoe-Muskoka.

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62 coronavirus cases linked to Vaughan window manufacturing facility

COVID-19 have been detected at a window design and manufacturing facility in Vaughan.In a notice issued on its website, York Region Public Health said the cases are linked to a workplace outbreak at State Window Corp. on Hunter’s Valley Road.The local public health unit said that since the company is not open to the general public, the risk is considered low to York Region residents.York Region Public Health said it was first notified of a cluster of cases on Nov.

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Nova Scotia reports 1 new coronavirus case at school in Kings County

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Given the school has been closed, public health said “this case is not believed to have been in school while infectious.”In the meantime. Northeast Kings Education Centre will remain closed for the week and students will be supported to learn at home.“As with any positive case, public health will be in touch with any close contacts of this case and advise of next steps.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Nov. 29

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Sunday:York Region Public Health says 11 coronavirus cases have been linked to a group of people playing soccer at a Vaughan sports centre.In a public notice, health officials said a group of 20 to 25 people played soccer at TRIO Sportsplex and Event Centre in Vaughan on Nov. 11 and 15.“While the group wore masks during play, masks were not worn in the change rooms,” the notice read.Health officials said they were first notified of a case on Friday and have since identified 11 cases associated with the group.

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10 new coronavirus cases reported in Nova Scotia on Sunday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,254 tests the day before, said the province.The province also noted there were 540 tests administered at the rapid-testing popup site in Dartmouth on Saturday and one positive result.“The individual was directed to self-isolate and has been referred for a standard test,” health officials said in a statement.Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia said it has had 44,909 negative test results, 200 positive COVID-19 cases and no deaths.Public health said 75 cases are now resolved, and no one is currently in hospital.“No matter where you live in Nova Scotia, it is important to follow all public health measures,” said Dr.

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New COVID-19 cases in Ottawa jump to highest number in two weeks

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health said Sunday that 79 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, the highest figure reported in the city in more than two weeks. Two more people have died.

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Nova Scotia identifies 5 new potential COVID-19 exposure locations

COVID-19 self-assessment page in order to book a COVID-19 test.Individuals who were at the locations can also call 811 if they don’t have online access or if they have symptoms that concern them.This should be done regardless of whether an individual has coronavirus symptoms.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]According to the province, all potential exposure notifications are now listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures.

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Nova Scotia reports 14 new coronavirus cases, sets new record for daily tests

Nova Scotia to offer pop-up rapid testing in Dartmouth this weekend, Wolfville next week One is located in the western zone and one is located in the northern zone.There are now 125 active cases in the province.“I want to remind all Nova Scotians that we are asking you to avoid non-essential travel in and out of western and central HRM and parts of Hants County,” said Premier Stephen McNeil.“If you are doing some shopping this weekend, it’s best to stay close to home and buy local.

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All the potential COVID-19 exposure sites in Nova Scotia over the past 14 days

COVID-19 exposure sites Nova Scotia Health has issued a warning for over the past 14 days.The list will be updated as health officials provide more locations and exposure dates no longer become relevant, for example, if there is no longer a chance of someone developing symptoms due to 14 days having passed.Nova Scotia recommends visiting the province’s website to do a self-assessment if, in the past 48 hours, individuals have had or are currently experiencing:Or two or more of the following symptoms:It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at the location on this date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec.

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Nova Scotia to offer pop-up rapid testing in Dartmouth this weekend, Wolfville next week

COVID-19 rapid-testing sites in the province over the coming days.The pop-up testing has a few requirements; individuals must be at least 16-years-old, have no COVID-19 symptoms, have not recently travelled, have had no contact with someone who has COVID-19 and have not been at a location with a potential COVID-19 exposure.The goal is to detect how much virus is in the community, Dr. Lisa Barrett, an infectious disease specialist at Dalhousie University, told Global News earlier this week.

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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
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