EHS

• NDP calls on Nova Scotia to waive all ambulance fees for COVID-19 emergencies

  Nova Scotia NDP leader has called on Premier Iain Rankin to waive all ambulance fees for COVID-19 patients regardless of when they became sick.

  Health

  Jun 16
• Nova Scotia COVID-19 survivor asks why the province won’t cover ambulance fees

  Danica Pettipas says she's on the hook for three ambulance bills the government won't cover, despite a policy waiving ambulance fees for COVID-19 patients after May 1.

  Canada

  May 20
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• Dartmouth shooting victim dies from injuries, investigation now a homicide

  Police say they've made three arrests and are not looking for any other suspects.

  Crime

  May 12
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• Ambulance fees have been waived for COVID-19 patients, but why no one else?

  'This very logic which applies rightly to COVID, should apply to all medical circumstances across the board,' said NDP Leader Gary Burrill.

  Health

  May 5
• N.S. ambulance service delays caused by offloading wait times: report

  The report by Fitch and Associates released today says ambulances spend a considerable amount of time waiting in hospitals to offload patients into busy emergency departments.

  Health

  Mar 8
• EHS Operations to get ambulance recruitment back to pre-COVID levels, improve response times

  Senior manager of provincial operations at Nova Scotia's EHS Operations said ambulance availability is a 'complex issue' that is 'influenced by a number of factors.'

  Health

  Feb 18
• Nova Scotia paramedics continue to face roadblocks in accessing COVID-19 vaccine

  Michael Nickerson, business agent for the International Union of Operating Engineers, says accessibility continues to be an issue for paramedics trying to get the vaccine.

  Health

  Jan 21
• N.S., N.B. paramedics face different challenges accessing COVID-19 vaccine

  Unions say N.B. paramedics were unable to get time off to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this weekend, while paramedics in N.S. are unsure when they'll get their first shot

  Health

  Dec 20, 2020
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• Man sprays several people with sensory irritant at store on Quinpool Road

  Police say the suspect is described as white man with long brown hair, wearing a bright blue and orange windbreaker.

  Crime

  Nov 10, 2020
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• Halifax police investigating weapons call on Cunard Street

  As of 4:20 p.m., police were on the scene in the 6000 block of Cunard Street. 

  Crime

  Jul 30, 2020