Nova Scotia reported no new&nbsp;cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, for the sixth day in a row.

There are currently three active cases in the province and one person is in intensive care related to the virus, according to a news release.

Nova Scotia Health Authority&nbsp;labs completed 879 tests on Wednesday.

To date, the province has had 1,089 positive COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths.

The most recent COVID-19&nbsp;case in Nova Scotia was announced last Friday.&nbsp;It was identified in the province's central zone and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.&nbsp;

The latest numbers from around the Atlantic bubble are:

&nbsp;reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The cases are related to an 

,&nbsp;bringing the province's number of active cases up to 22. There are also two potential community exposure sites to COVID-19&nbsp;in Moncton, at the 

&nbsp;reported no new cases on Wednesday, but the province is 

 to get tested.&nbsp;There are&nbsp;four active cases.&nbsp;

reported no new&nbsp;cases on Tuesday. The province has three active cases.

Despite the increase in cases in New Brunswick, a spokesperson for the Nova Scotia government said the province has no intention of changing its border protocols at this time.

Anyone with one of the following symptoms of COVID-19 should visit the&nbsp;

Anyone with two or more of the following symptoms is also asked to visit the 811 website:

4th sexual assault trial for former SMU groundskeeper delayed

A fourth sexual assault trial for former Saint Mary’s University groundskeeper Matthew Percy has been pushed back by nearly a year because he has changed lawyers for the fourth time.

Matthew Percy is shown outside a Halifax provincial court courtroom on June 19, 2018.

Matthew Albert Percy

Uber to launch in Halifax before the end of December

Uber is in the process of finding drivers as it prepares to launch its service in Halifax.

A person holds up a phone with 'Uber' on it, with a car in the background having an 'Uber' label on the dash.

Uber has been operating in Surrey, B.C., since receiving approval last week from B.C.'s independent Passenger Transportation Board. The city's mayor says the company is operating illegally without a city business licence.

UBER

Uber is planning on rolling out its service in Halifax before the end of 2020.

Town councillor running for mayor of Wolfville broke code of conduct

A town councillor vying to become mayor of Wolfville, N.S., was disciplined in 2018 for violating the town's code of conduct by "inappropriately communicating" with a staff member.

Carl Oldham, who has been a councillor in Wolfville for 12 years, is running for mayor.

Carl Oldham

Release of voters' private information worries Inverness County candidate

Online voting, by telephone or internet, started on Tuesday in Inverness County and runs until polls close on Oct. 17.

A roadside sign reads "Inverness, come to play."

A provincial housing needs assessment shows the scale of the housing problem in Inverness County, but neither the warden nor the deputy warden returned calls for comment.

Inverness town sign

Voting by telephone or internet started Tuesday in Inverness County and runs until polls close Oct. 17.

New online hub to streamline Halifax port operations

Pier extensions in the Port of Halifax with dredging barges, gravel trucks and construction machinery have become a feature of the waterfront in recent years. Now an invisible expansion will make it easier to co-ordinate the movement of cargo when ships arrive in Halifax.

The CMA CGM Libra holds 11,400 containers.

CMA CGM Libra

Cargo ships like the CGM Libra are a common sight at the Port of Halifax.

Nova Scotia currently has three active cases of COVID-19.

No new COVID-19 cases reported in Nova Scotia on Thursday

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