preparedness

Health

Ottawa launches pandemic preparedness agency, seeks faster vaccine development

The federal government is creating a new agency to improve Canada’s ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. Nurses’ Union calls for review of severe weather emergency preparedness plans

HALIFAX, N.S. — In the aftermath of last weekend’s major winter storm, the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union (NSNU) is calling…

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Halifax

PODCAST: Preparing for hurricane Lee Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read Subscribe to SaltWire Connects and our Prices at the Pumps podcasts wherever you prefer to listen. Join us for this podcast interview with Jason Mew from Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Office. Discover the importance of emergency preparedness, …

PODCAST: Preparing for hurricane Lee Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read Subscribe to SaltWire…

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Halifax

Active hurricane season expected, N.S. rolls out preparedness campaign

A busy tropical storm season is likely to cap a turbulent Nova Scotia summer that began with wildfires and deadly…

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Nova Scotia

In wake of N.S. flooding tragedy, a mother and father press for better preparedness

Tera Sisco reaches into a drawer, pulls out a sheet of paper and reads a sentence prepared for her son’s…

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Halifax

Nova Scotia farmers get $4 million for emergency preparedness, response plan in wake of recent wildfires, floods

Between post-tropical storm Fiona, a polar vortex, drought, extreme wildfire conditions and floods, farmers in the province have dealt with…

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Canada

‘Determined’ teen hiker praised for preparedness after missing more than 50 hours in Metro Vancouver park

A teenage girl who was missing for more than two days in Golden Ears Provincial Park has been found alive…

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