In mid-February we learned of of Bass River resident April George who died waiting for medical assistance. Medical First Responders were not called because of on-going COVID-19 protocols. In the weeks following, Nova Scotians were told the 26-hundred Firefighters were were trained as MFR's would be given safety equipment and a COVID-19 Vaccine as they were brought back into service. Daniel Gaudet is President of the Fire Services Association of Nova Scotia and he wants to know why this still hasn't happened.

Description - The Nova Scotia government announced this week that regulated child-care centres and licensed Family Home Child Care Agencies will remain open during the province-wide shutdown. But there are still questions about adequate access to personal protective equipment and safety according to CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen.

How are schools and childcare centres positioned for the possible extension of the two week circuit-breaker? I had the chance to speak to this with the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development. The Honourable Derek Mombourquette joined me from his office in Sydney.

For the first time since the 2020 March Break that lasted all year, schools are closed province-wide. This is a two week circuit breaker according to the Premier and Dr. Strang, but the case load will dictate if it's longer than that. Paul Wozney is the President of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union and we discuss the new minister, the new premier and how the Federal Government is now invested in education.

Over the last few days the number of positive cases of Coronavirus have hit new daily records. And the numbers could even double before the public health circuit breaker makes an impact. Infectious Disease expert Dr. Lisa Barrett says these are trailing indicators of past behaviour and it points to the

The pandemic has grounded most musical artists and they've had to turn to a virtual space to reach an audience. For one performer with a passion for planes, it's an opportunity to pay it forward by donating his flight simulator to the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum.

It's almost always easier to save money than to create more of it. And it's always easier to save energy than it is to find greener ways to produce it. And that's what Ben Grieder does as an Energy Coordinator and Energy Efficiency planner with the Ecology Action Center.

Since the start of the pandemic, an Eastern Shore woman has been pitching in to help clean up the shorelines across Nova Scotia. And the granddaughter of a fisherman says that industry generates a lot of waste that ends up on our beaches. But not all of it goes to the trash because some of it becomes art.

The only opposition Member of Parliament in Nova Scotia weighs in on the Liberal Government's budget, the roll-out of COVID vaccines in Nova Scotia and we touch on some of the other stories in the news today.

There was budget news on two fronts on Monday. Chrystia Freeland presented the federal budget, the first since the Liberal Minority government came to power in 2019. And Nova Scotia's provincial budget was passed in the Legislature, the first for new premier Iain Rankin. Dalhousie Political Scientist Dr. Lori Turnbull shares her thoughts on the post-pandemic spending plans and potential for two elections this year.