6 new coronavirus cases reported in Nova Scotia on Wednesday He said they would also discuss the status of the Saint John zone, which has been under orange-level restrictions since Nov.

29 following a COVID-19 outbreak a long-term care facility.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Nova Scotia reported six new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday and said the province’s number of active cases is now 71.Newfoundland and Labrador had just one new case Wednesday, which officials said was travel-related.Officials in Prince Edward Island did not report any new cases Wednesday.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia begins administering vaccine to health-care workers

With 55 active COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia as of Dec. 16, Premier Stephen McNeil said Wednesday marked a “major step in fighting the virus head-on,” as the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were administered earlier in the day to health-care workers on the front lines of the pandemic.

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Nova Scotia reports 4 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The first vaccinations were given to around 350 frontline health workers in Halifax at a clinic near where the initial shipment of the vaccine is stored on the campus of Dalhousie University.A registered nurse with the COVID-19 unit at the QEII, Danielle Sheaves, was the first person in the province to receive the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, the province said.Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia said it has completed 91,747 tests.

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Manitoba, 3 Atlantic provinces to start 1st doses of coronavirus vaccinations

COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.Manitoba says high-priority health workers will be getting the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine.

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Shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia to provide update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout In the video, Furey and Haggie embrace each other as they walk through wind and rain toward the plane while its cargo is unloaded.Furey says his plan is to begin administering the vaccines Wednesday.Haggie says citizens in the province are waiting and are eager to be inoculated against the novel coronavirus, which has led to more than 13,500 deaths in Canada since March.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec.

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Nova Scotia reports 6 new cases on Tuesday

coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 57.Three of those cases are located in the central zone, two in the northern zone and one in the western zone. The province says all of the new cases are connected to previously reported cases.Since the start of the second wave, Oct.

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Nova Scotia to provide update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout

first allotment of 1,950 doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Those who will attend the briefing include Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, Nova Scotia’s deputy chief medical officer of health; Dr.

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Potential COVID-19 exposure in New Glasgow

COVID-19 exposure warning for a location in New Glasgow.Health officials are asking anyone who visited the Century Snooker Club at 980 East River Rd. on Dec.

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Legal cigarette sales rose in Atlantic provinces during coronavirus bubble: study

legal cigarette sales in the Atlantic region have risen dramatically and the so-called Atlantic bubble erected to control COVID-19 may have helped dampen the illegal tobacco trade.An Ernst & Young report conducted for the Convenience Industry Council of Canada says while the sale of legal cigarettes rose over 20 per cent across Canada, the highest jump was felt in the Atlantic provinces.

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Man shot by police after shooting at Manhattan cathedral

NEW YORK – A man was shot by police after shots rang out at the end of a Christmas choral concert on the steps of a Manhattan cathedral Sunday afternoon.It’s unclear if the gunman was killed and police said there's no indication anyone but the gunman was shot. The shooting happened just before 4 p.m.

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Single-digit increases in COVID cases continue Sunday in Atlantic Canada

Nova Scotia reports 6 COVID-19 cases on Sunday Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health, called the single-digit case numbers a positive sign but said it was too soon to relax.New Brunswick reported two new cases Sunday, giving the province 65 active infections.

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Nova Scotia reports 6 COVID-19 cases on Sunday

Nova Scotia reports 7 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday One is a close contact of a previously reported case while the other is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. That individual is self-isolating as required by the province’s COVID-19 restrictions.The final case announced on Sunday is located in the western zone and is also related to travel outside Atlantic Canada.

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N.B. unions unhappy over Higgs’ wage-freeze pitch

Union leaders in New Brunswick are calling out Premier Blaine Higgs for his plan to use a wage-freeze for non-unionized public sector workers as a template in bargaining negotiations. The CUPE director says the proposal is insulting to those working on the front lines of the pandemic.

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Nova Scotia reports 7 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 61.Three of the new cases are located in the western zone, two of which are close contacts of previously reported cases. One of the cases is an employee of Eden Valley Poultry, where an outbreak of COVID-19 was declared on Friday.

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New Brunswick reports 1 new coronavirus case on Saturday

coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 72.The province says the new case is an individual self-isolating in the Saint John area.

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Nova Scotia warns of potential COVID-19 exposure on flights, at locations in New Glasgow

coronavirus on West Jet flights and in New Glasgow.Public Health asks anyone at the following New Glasgow locations to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19:It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at either of these locations on the date noted may develop symptoms until Dec. 20.

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New Brunswick leadership approval higher than before COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.A report by Narrative Research says 72 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the government led by Premier Blaine Higgs, who was re-elected in September.The rates are steady compared to pre-election satisfaction, at 76 per cent in August, but saw an increase throughout the pandemic. In February, before there was a coronavirus outbreak in the province, the Tories had a 48-per cent satisfaction rate.

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New Brunswick to provide COVID-19 update following outbreak at Edmundston Regional Hospital

COVID-19 on Friday following the outbreak at Edmundston Regional Hospital, which reported the day before.According to the province, visitation has temporarily been suspended at the hospital.CEO of the Vitalité Network, Dr. France Desrosiers, said the decision has been made to protect the safety of patients and staff as they investigate the outbreak.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Vitalité asked the public to avoid the emergency department at the Edmundston Regional Hospital unless cases are extremely urgent.New Brunswick also announced four new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and said Zone 2 (Saint John region) is moving to the yellow level effective as of midnight Dec.

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Students, universities prepare for holiday travel outside Atlantic Canada during a pandemic

St. Francis Xavier University, said she’s a bit apprehensive about her flight back home to Toronto for the upcoming holiday break.“I’ll be nervous going on a plane.

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New Brunswick politicians accuse Opposition of politicizing COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine.The accusation came after a Thursday question period dominated by demands from Liberal MLAs for details on the province’s plan for the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.

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New Brunswick gives COVID-19 vaccination details, Nova Scotia releases stimulus list

COVID-19 Thursday.Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said New Brunswick’s shipment of 1,950 doses of the Pfizer vaccine would be used to inoculate long-term care residents and staff, staff from provincial rapid COVID-19 response teams, ambulance workers, health-care workers involved in COVID units, seniors 85 and older and First Nations nurses.Shephard said the vaccine plan would be carried out by the provincial Emergency Measures Organization.“We know that vaccinating our entire province is going to be a long process,” Shephard said.

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Nova Scotia reports 4 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday

COVID-19 lockdown isn’t easy, but these small Newfoundland towns are pulling it off Nova Scotia is also reporting another school related case. An individual who tested positive is connected to Tallahassee Community School in Eastern Passage.“The school will close to allow for deep cleaning, testing and contact tracing, and is expected to reopen to students on Wednesday, Dec.

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First wave of vaccine roll-out to be discussed at N.B. COVID-19 cabinet committee

coronavirus vaccine will be stored and who will receive them is due to be a topic of discussion at a Wednesday meeting of the COVID-19 cabinet committee.Premier Blaine Higgs says he expects public health to provide an update on the logistics of administering the first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.“So we say, OK, here’s where it’s going to be, and then here’s who we’re going to, what we’re recommending for patients to be vaccinated and how that rolls out,” Higgs told reporters Wednesday.

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First wave of vaccine roll-out a topic at N.B. COVID cabinet committee

The first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in New Brunswick next week and provincial officials are still working on the rollout plan. Premier Blaine Higgs says he’ll discuss it with the COVID cabinet committee.

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Air Canada cuts deal ‘massive blow’ to Cape Breton, according to airport CEO

‘Verge of collapse’: Air Canada reports more service cuts, station closures in Atlantic Canada The airline announced that effective Jan. 11, it would be suspending all service to Sydney and Saint John, N.B., until further notice.MacKinnon says the airport has now lost all connectivity, hindering families, rotational workers and businesses in Cape Breton, though he hopes it will be able to bounce back after a winter closure.

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New Brunswick reports 1 new COVID-19 case on Wednesday

coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 74.The case is travel-related and the individual is self-isolating in the Saint John region.To date, the province has confirmed 542 positive COVID-19 cases and has seen 461 recoveries.There have been seven deaths in the province as a result of the virus. Health officials say there are currently three New Brunswickers hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19.As of Wednesday, the province has completed 135,266 tests for the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]On Wednesday, Public Health identified a COVID-19 case in a traveller who may have been infectious on two Dec.

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‘Restrictions are working’: 6 new coronavirus cases reported in Nova Scotia on Wednesday

COVID-19 on Wednesday and said 71 active cases remain in the province.The province said all new cases are in central zone. Four of the cases are close contacts of previously reported cases.

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New Brunswick legislature returns in person, does not make use of hybrid system

province’s COVID-19 recovery plan.The legislature decided to adjourn two weeks ago as the southern part of the province began to turn orange to avoid having MLAs travelling between health zones.

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Nova Scotia ready to roll out its first batch of vaccines

1,950 doses from Pfizer are expected to arrive on Dec.15th. The province will spend this week, testing out its distribution system and promises. Elizabeth McSheffrey has the details on who’s in line to get the vaccine first.

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New book chronicles Nova Scotia womens’ stories of struggle, strength in 2020

We Are Unbreakable: Raw, Real Stories of Resilience from Women in Nova Scotia in 2020, one morning in October.“I literally woke up in my bed and it was in my head. I immediately went on a mission to find 21 other women to contribute their stories,” Dean tells Global News, saying she wanted to included the voices of 22 women to pay tribute to the 22 victims of April’s mass shootings.“Especially in a pandemic, we are alone a lot of the time in our homes and life is so much different now.

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Coronavirus: N.S. top doctor says vaccine recipients must be immunized close to area where product is stored

Due to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine’s handling requirements, which require it to be kept at -70 C, Nova Scotia chief medical officer Dr.

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Coronavirus: 1st doses of vaccine expected to arrive in Nova Scotia on Dec. 15

The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Nova Scotia on Dec. 15, announced Premier Stephen McNeil on Tuesday.

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New Brunswick reports 5 new cases of COVID-19, case confirmed at Fredericton High School

novel coronavirus on Tuesday and four additional recoveries, according to the province’s online dashboard.The province says four cases are close contacts of previously confirmed cases of COVID-19There is one individual in the Saint John region who is between 30 and 39 years old. New Brunswick reporting 2 new cases of COVID-19 Three of the four cases who are close contacts are located in the Fredericton region.Two are individuals under the age of 19 while one individual is between 40 and 49 years old.The fifth case is an individual between 70 and 79 years old in the Fredericton zone.

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New Brunswick boxer headed to Mexico for match amid COVID-19

COVID-19 in Mexico and over 100,000 deaths.“As soon as I get to Mexico I get tested once I get off the plane and we’re quarantined within the facility that the event is happening,” said Brewer. Nova Scotia fitness business requests exemption to stay open amid COVID-19 Preparing for the fight while in New Brunswick has been a challenge, because sparring partners are not allowed due to COVID-19 restrictions.“He goes to the gym three times a day, he turned his kitchen into a gym for COVID, he goes out every night and visualizes and pretends he’s shadowboxing and just seeing his opponent in his mind,” says Jennifer Nagle, Brewer’s girlfriend.With his trainer located in Moncton, much of his coaching is done on Zoom.

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Nova Scotia to receive 1,950 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, dry run of distribution this week

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine next week.The province says that in order to be prepared for when the vaccine does arrive, it will be participating in a dry run this week with the federal government, Dalhousie University and Pfizer. First coronavirus vaccine shots could be doled out in Canada next week The exercise will test shipping, delivery, tracking and storage but not include any doses of the actual vaccine.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Marla MacInnis, a spokesperson for the health department, says that the initial test run of doses is scheduled to arrive next week.

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Nova Scotia reports 8 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, 2 at schools

COVID-19 and reached the milestone of completing more than 200,000 tests on Monday.Two of the new cases are the school-connected cases announced on Sunday; one is at Ian Forsyth Elementary School in Dartmouth in the central zone.The school will remain closed until Dec. 10, in order to allow for a deep cleaning.

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Region quietly rezoned to Fredericton’s yellow phase from Saint John’s orange phase

New Brunswick reporting 2 new cases of COVID-19 Monday also saw a new beginning for the Moncton and Fredericton regions, where residents find themselves back in the yellow phase, which is a key step in the province’s push to control the spread of COVID-19.Dr.

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Moncton, Fredericton regions returning to yellow phase

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs announced the two regions will return to the less-restrictive yellow phase of the province’s COVID-19 recovery plan. The changes take effect at midnight. Callum Smith has more.

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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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New Brunswick confirms 4 new coronavirus cases, 2 regions moving back to yellow

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]She also reminded New Brunswickers not to have big holiday gatherings.“We’ve been able to avoid the disasters from other provinces and we need to keep that up,” said Russell.Premier Blaine Higgs, who was also at the briefing, said that an all-party cabinet committee agreed that the Moncton and Fredericton regions will return to the yellow phase at midnight.In the meantime, Saint John will remain in the orange phase due to the number of active cases in the area, but Higgs notes that it could go back to yellow “possibly later this week.”“I am convinced that working together, we will get through this.”

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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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Active COVID-19 cases in New Brunswick drops below 100 on Saturday

COVID-19 on Saturday.The province reported only two new cases and fifteen additional recoveries since Friday.

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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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Higgs resists calls for eviction freeze, rent control

Premier Blaine Higgs is resisting calls for a freeze on evictions from opposition politicians, advocates and tenants. Nova Scotia recently banned evictions and instituted a rent increase cap for the duration of the pandemic, but Higgs says he’s not sure such measures are needed in New Brunswick.

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

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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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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Few new cases announced Wednesday in Atlantic Canada as region awaits vaccine

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