The New Reality Maritimes

• The New Reality: Performers take art online to keep festivals alive during COVID-19

  Both the Halifax Busker Festival and the Halifax Jazz Festival have gone completely online due to COVID-19 this year, forcing performers to adapt and innovate.

  Entertainment

  Jul 17, 2020
  
• The New Reality: Online sales boom for businesses that went digital during COVID-19

  Canada Post even reached an all-time, one-day record on May 19, delivering 2.1 million parcels to Canadians — about three times the norm for this time of year. 

  Economy

  Jul 13, 2020
  
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• The New Reality: How COVID-19 could impact the commercial real estate market

  With employees being forced to work from home there's been a decrease in the need for office space.

  Economy

  Jul 6, 2020
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• The New Reality: COVID-19’s impact on playing and watching sports

  'This was a bucket list item. I've always wanted to see the Canadiens play, and to watch them in the Bell Centre would've been amazing.'

  Sports

  Jun 29, 2020
• N.B. woman downsizes into tiny home off the grid during coronavirus pandemic

  A New Brunswick woman has downsized into a tiny home off the grid during the pandemic in search of a simpler life.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2020
• The New Reality: Virtual health care likely to remain permanent fixture in Maritimes

  Virtual health care has become common during the pandemic, with patients and physicians voicing their support and Maritime provinces working to support its use in the future.

  Health

  Jun 12, 2020
• The New Reality: Where do you go when the bathrooms are closed?

  Temporary public washrooms are being considered by the Halifax Regional Municipality to help address limited access to washrooms.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2020
• The New Reality: As bookings plummet, short-term hosts court long-term tenants during COVID-19

  According to AirDNA, available Airbnb listings in Nova Scotia dropped more than 17 per cent between January and April this year.

  Consumer

  Jun 8, 2020
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• The New Reality: Farmers’ markets go digital and physically distanced during COVID-19

  Craft and farmers' markets across the Maritimes have had to alter the way they operate due to COVID-19.

  Health

  Jun 5, 2020
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• The New Reality: Physiotherapy to come back as hybrid model in Nova Scotia

  As clinics adjust to the new normal, Telehealth won't be abandoned. Alison Beaton estimates that her practice will likely see a 50/50 split of in-patient versus Telehealth appointments for the rest of year.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2020