NSP Someone (you know who you are) recently got me to thinking about the history of policing in Nova Scotia, which led me to this 1990 article by Greg Marquis (the author, more recently, of a book about the murder of Richard Oland). The piece, entitled “The History of PolicingRead...

Daily brief Premier Stephen McNeil began by offering his condolences to the family of the Northwood long-term-care facility (LTCF) resident who died on Tuesday and assured families withloved ones in the facility that the government is “working very hard” to get Northwood back to something like normal. Dr. Robert StrangRead More

Editor’s Note: Since I decided to do daily COVID-19 updates, I’ve been greatly assisted by my columnists who have provided excellent weekly content to make up for my focus on the pandemic. This week, I’ve hit a bit of a dry spell, and can offer only an abbreviated weekly edition,Read...

Editor’s Note: The Spectator is reaching into Michelle Smith’s gardening column archive for some weekly advice that is as relevant now as when it was first written, although you might have to wait for the snow to melt to follow these tips from May 2017.   What to do this week Okay,Read More

Daily briefing Premier Stephen McNeil opened today’s briefing by sending his condolences to the families of the three Northwood residents who died of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours and those who died over the weekend. He also marked the National Day of Mourning for all workers who’ve died onRead More

Daily briefing There were no press briefings on Saturday, Sunday or Monday but the government sent out press releases all three days: On Saturday, the province announced six additional COVID-19 deaths, five at the Northwood long-term-care facility (LTCF) in Halifax and one in the Western Zone, involving a man inRead More

Daily brief Dr. Robert Strang on Friday announced 23 new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing total confirmed cases in the province to 850. There have been 16 COVID-19-related deaths to date (no new deaths were announced today) and 392 people have now recovered leaving 442 active cases. StrangRead More

Hail and Farewell I liked Ray Paruch. It was probably inevitable that a reporter constantly railing against municipal secrecy would feel a certain affinity with a district councilor doing the same, but I also just liked Ray Paruch. He was friendly and funny and had no problem talking to aRead...

Daily brief Dr. Robert Strang announced four additional COVID-19-related deaths on Thursday, three at the Northwood long-term-care facility (LTCF) in Halifax and one at the Harbourstone Enhanced Care Facility in Sydney. This brings total COVID-19-related deaths in the province to 16. Shannex reported the death on its website today: ItRead More

Daily brief Dr. Robert Strang announced two additional COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing total deaths in the province to 12. Both occurred at the Northwood long-term-care facility in Halifax, the site of the province’s worst COVID-19 outbreak. That brings total deaths at the facility to eight. Strang said the majorityRead More