With its employees nervous about a COVID-19 outbreak in St. John's and ridership plummeting, DRL Coachlines has decided to suspend its cross-island bus service after completing a partial run on Saturday.
Halifax, Cape Breton announce school closures with major storm bearing down
Schools in Halifax and Cape Breton have already announced cancellations for Monday with a major winter storm in the region.
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Posted: Feb 07, 2021 12:43 PM AT | Last Updated: February 7
Snow will start to fall in western Nova Scotia late Sunday afternoon and move east this evening. (Dave Irish/CBC)
All Halifax Regional Centre for Education schools will be closed on Monday.
A news release from the HRCE said the decision was based on the weather forecast.
HRCE offices will be closed until at least noon, according to the release.
Marine Atlantic says the MV Blue Puttees has returned to regular service after it was taken out of service when two crew members tested positive for COVID-19.
The Crown Corporation says all employees now working on the ferry have tested negative for COVID through two separate tests.
The Blue Puttees was tied up in North Sydney with crew members isolating onboard while they waited for test results.
1 new case of COVID-19 in N.L.; Nunatsiavut prepares for 2nd dose of vaccine
Over 70 per cent of adults in Labrador s north coast communities have received the first dose of Moderna s product, according to Nunatsiavut s health minister.
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Public health nurse Betty Sampson prepares the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine administered in Makkovik on Jan. 11.(Submitted by Nunatsiavut government)
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new case of COVID-19 on Friday, while Nunatsiavut prepares to roll out second doses of the Moderna vaccine next month.
The new case is a man under 40 in the Eastern Health region. The Department of Health says it has completed contact tracing, and that the case is related to international travel.
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