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15.05.2021 / 19:03

More COVID-19 testing sites added in Nova Scotia

COVID-19 testing sites are coming to Nova Scotia after the chief medical officer of health said he’s concerned with clusters of cases across the province.During a briefing Friday, Dr. Robert Strang said there were clusters of cases in the Sydney and Bridgewater areas, as well as in the Annapolis Valley from Middleton to Kentville.While the province’s central zone, which includes the Halifax region, has seen the most cases in the most recent wave of the pandemic — with 1,276 active cases, as of Saturday morning — case numbers have been creeping up in the other health zones too.

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Nova Scotia reports 9 new COVID-19 cases related to travel

COVID-19 on Friday. Five of the nine are a group of international travellers.

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Brigadoon Village is preparing for in-person camps this summer

Brigadoon Village, located in Annapolis Valley, is a traditional summer camp where children’s medical needs are taken care of.“Campers can come on Sunday and experience a residential camp, while in a safe environment,” says Jenn Ross, director of operations.Expecting a few changes in programing due to COVID-19, the camp opened its call for applications on Feb. 1.Since then, the camp has already received over 200 applications.“We really see that families are keen to get back to camp,” Ross says.

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Coronavirus: Nova Scotia’s top doctor provides update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang provided an update on the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout Friday, stating that doses of the Pfizer vaccine have now gone to hospitals in Cape Breton and the Annapolis Valley.

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A painful wait for mother of Nova Scotia scallop fisher lost at sea

Chief William Saulis off Nova Scotia’s southwest coast.As of Sunday at 4 p.m. local time, crewman Michael Drake is the only one of the six people on board whose body has been recovered by search teams.

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Coronavirus: Farmers enjoy ‘buy local’ trend, but worry it may not last

As Greg Gerrits hustles to keep up with the surging public appetite for his preserves and parsley roots, his emotions shift between hope and skepticism over the revival of smaller scale agriculture.

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Annual Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival cancelled over COVID-19 concerns

Officials with the annual Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival have cancelled this year’s event due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Uncertainty over temporary foreign workers worries Atlantic farmers

The impacts of the global novel coronavirus pandemic are wide-spread and have now brought uncertainty and worry over the nation’s food supply.

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