The lasting impact of historic Portuguese voyages of discovery is unquestionable. The slave trade, the diaspora of the Sephardic Jews, and the intercontinental spread of plants and animals all make clear these voyages’ long-term global significance. Navigations reexamines these Portuguese quests by placing them in their medieval and Renaissance settings. It shows how these voyages […]
HALIFAX There was rapid testing with no waiting at the Halifax convention centre this afternoon. There s literally no lineup, said Megan Macpherson. I just walked in, walked out, it was literally four minutes, it was awesome. It s a far cry from the long lines a little over two weeks ago. I do know that there have been days when it has been wound around the building and up the block, but this week has been relatively quiet, said volunteer Sarah Blenkhorn. At its peak, Nova Scotia s lab processed over 19,000 tests in one day. Tuesday, that number was down to around 7,300.