Mutated Covid-19 Strains Discovered In Nova Scotia
New, more infectious strains of Covid-19 from both the United Kingdom and South Africa have been found in Nova Scotia.
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Stanfield’s and East Coast Lifestyle Partner On New Clothing Line
Two of the biggest names in Nova Scotia fashion have partnered on a new line of winter clothing.
Moncton Company Doubles Its Team As Online Hiring Grows During Pandemic
VidCruiter has been busy this past year helping organizations staff up, including the hiring of contact tracers in Baltimore and 1,400 traveling nurses in just 10 days to help New York City fight Covid-19.
Halifax Businesses Prepare For A Second Year Without Cruise Ship Traffic
The cruise industry generates about $170 million in economic activity for Halifax each year, and after Covid-19 obliterated the city’s cruise season in 2020, another year of empty berths has some downtown businesses worried.
Peggy’s Cove Viewing Platform Will ‘Control Access’ To Lighthouse, Rocks
The federal and provincial governments are contributing $3.1-million to fund infrastructure improvements at the iconic Nova Scotia tourism site, most notably an accessible viewing platform to control access to the rocks and lighthouse.
Nova Scotia Universities To Receive $25-Million In Government Aid
The ten universities in Nova Scotia will receive a combined $25 million in Covid-19 relieve from the provincial government, to help them stay afloat financially during these uncertain times. Universities everywhere, much like the business community, are suffering from the loss of revenue from tuition, residents fees, and other sources of income. The money is expected to be transferred from the government to the universities within the coming weeks.
Porter Airlines To Resume Flights in March
The airline said the tentative date to resume operations is March 29, but with no firm commitment to return to the Maritimes.
Halifax Loses Flights Amid 1,900 New Air Canada Layoffs
Air Canada will cut close to 2,000 jobs across the country, affecting flights in Halifax and Fredericton.
Restaurants Sales in Nova Scotia Saw $400,000,000 Dip In 2020
Restaurant revenue dropped by more than 24 percent in 2020, and the recovery to pre-pandemic levels will be slow says Luc Erjavec of Restaurants Canada.
Saint John Startup Wants To Protect Companies From AI Hackers
James Stewart and Stephen Goddard are the founders of TrojAI, a software company that’s developing solutions to protect artificial intelligence platforms from adversarial attacks on training data and AI (artificial intelligence) models.
