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The first day of open travel within the Atlantic Provinces produced a long traffic jam in both directions on the Trans Canada Highway linking Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. However, descriptions remind us of a quote from Mark Twain who said, "Reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated."

Supporters of a major tourism designation in southern Cumberland are holding their breath for a major announcement at any moment.

The hope for some fairness in rural internet service is slowly taking shape in Cumberland County.

The Mayor of Amherst says a move to privatize the county dump is to head-off a dramatic increase in the cost of providing the service.

The premiers of the four Atlantic Provinces have agreed to a travel bubble beginning Friday, July 3rd.

Nova Scotia has only one active case of COVID-19 and that patient is in an intensive care ward at a hospital.Does that mean the virus is beaten or is it simply gathering strength for round two?

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer is headed to New Brunswick for minor surgery. Dr. Robert Strang announced today, during his COVID press conference, that he requires a minor follow-up procedure that is not currently offered in Nova Scotia.

There were no new cases of coronavirus to announce today, and not a single active case in any of Nova Scotia’s 132 long-term care facilities where most positive cases and deaths occurred. 

Reporting on new cases of the coronavirus in Nova Scotia is quickly becoming a thing of the past. For the second day, the province has zero new cases, and that is not because testing as been reduced. In fact, the microbiology lab at the QEII health sciences centre tested 763 people yesterday.