Workers demolish the Mills Brothers building on Spring Garden Road. Photo: Janet Whitman

Roundup: COVID numbers jump—new restrictions, Hfx loses a landmark, making news more accessible, Deborah Robinson re-elected Acadia chief, fighting housing crunch

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 25, 2020

Roundup: COVID grows—Atlantic bubble shrinks, MHL season in turmoil, Antigonish mayor concerned about students’ post-holiday return, Lunenburg Co. worker hurt on job

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 24, 2020

Roundup: COVID spreading faster, Tatamagouche inspires poet, emergency brain surgery for young hockey player, Bridgewater stabbing suspect to test Crown’s case

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 23, 2020

Roundup: COVID now in schools, We’koqma’q First Nation pursues land claim, supporting mental health, Nova Scotia’s toxic legacy

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 17, 2020

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Roundup: Strang fears as COVID grows, Boston tree on its way, no charges for cop after New Glasgow shooting, Bridgewater faces housing crunch

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 16, 2020

Plus: Looking back at a medical prodigy who became a champion for women's health care...

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Roundup: Cdn COVID count climbs, Pugwash doc charged with sexual assault, new book tells Peace by Chocolate story, grow your own vegetables this winter

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 13, 2020

Plus: How the youngest doctor in the history of Dalhousie's medical school became a fierce advocate for women's health care...

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Roundup: COVID keeps climbing—43K Canadian cases, art blooms in Pugwash, another plaudit for fiddler, MLA fights drunk-driving prosecution

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 12, 2020

Plus: The Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival returns, showcasing emerging talents and under-represented voices...

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Roundup: COVID keeps climbing, First Nations group buys Clearwater, farm owner faces backlash, Peter MacKay officially out, drive-thru flu clinic successful

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 10, 2020

Plus: Standing alone together—veterans and their supporters find new ways to mark Remembrance Day...

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Roundup: COVID on the rise—many exposure warnings, concert for shooting victims, Desmond inquiry delays continue, Neptune’s Christmas classic returns

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 9, 2020

Plus: A local architect's service with an elite Second World War Commando unit...

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Roundup: 18 known COVID cases, $2.1M for the arts, spotlighting missing & murdered Indigenous women, C.B.’s unique mobile flu clinic, more hungry Nova Scotians

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 6, 2020

As of yesterday (Nov. 5), Nova Scotia has 18 known cases of COVID-19, with one new case reported in the Central Zone in the latest government update. So far, t...

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Roundup: N.S. COVID count climbs to 19, art of remembrance, a Christmas tradition transforms, new Tancook ferry coming

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 5, 2020

In its latest update, the provincial government identified four new cases of COVID-19, raising the number of known active cases in Nova Scotia to 19. The pres...

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Roundup: 16 known COVID cases, school gyms reopening for community groups, new ways to mark Remembrance Day, mackerel fishery loopholes closing

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 4, 2020

As of yesterday (Nov. 3), Nova Scotia has 16 known cases of COVID-19, including one new case identified in yesterday's media update. Health officials are inves...

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Roundup: COVID count still climbing, police investigate ‘suspicious death’ in Lunenbrug Co., SPCA rescues 72 cats, helping people make better food choices

Trevor J. AdamsNovember 3, 2020

Plus: Shopping for a good cause—an easy way to support Hospice Halifax's vital work...

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