The province shared plans for its five-year school capital plan on Friday, which totals nearly $1 billion in funding. The project will see the construction of several new schools.
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Starting today Nova Scotians 60 and older can book appointments for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
The vaccines are available at community clinics and participating pharmacy and primary care clinics.
Health officials say some AstraZeneca vaccine appointments remain open for people who are 55 to 64 years old.
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Meanwhile, the province reported a total of nine new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday after two school-based cases were identified later in the day.
HALIFAX Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 15 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. One previously reported case is now considered recovered, as the active number of cases increases to 63. Eight of Monday s new cases were identified in the province s Central zone. Four are close contacts of previously reported cases, one of which was identified Sunday, April 18, at South Woodside Elementary School. Three cases are under investigation, one of which was identified on Sunday at St. Joseph s-Alexander McKay Elementary School. The other case is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. Six of the new cases were identified in the province s Eastern zone. One is a close contact of a previously reported case and the others are related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.
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