A new Lyme disease dashboard shows that western Nova Scotia has some of the highest Lyme disease rates in North America and a potential large disparity in diagnoses among the province's health regions. Dr. Robert Murray, a retired dentist in Lunenburg and the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation board member, breaks down the findings. Chief executive of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business Dan Kelly discusses how Canada's tight labour market is forcing many companies to offer regular COVID-19 testing over vaccine mandates. At the same time, others are reversing previously announced inoculation requirements even as Omicron variant cases rise. Jim Cormier, Retail Council of Canada, shares Canadians report shopping early and stock shortages ahead of Christmas. Wayne MacKay, Law Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie, explains a title claim for 60 per cent of New Brunswick's territory that was filed by six Wolastoqey chiefs and what it means for New Brunswick.
