The new approach allows patrons to use their own cell phones to check in upon arriving to a restaurant, in order to make contact tracing easier for Public Health.

Nova Scotia officials announced on Thursday a one-time grant, capped at $5,000, for businesses in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Hants County.

A report by the Coast has alleged that Zane Kelsall, the now-former co-owner of Two If By Sea Cafe and Anchored Coffee, created an atmosphere of "manipulation and intimidation."