Category Archives: Atlantic
COVID-19 pressure on Nova Scotia intensive care units to peak late next week: doctor
HALIFAX — The strain on Nova Scotia's intensive care units due to an influx of COVID-19 patients should peak by the end of next week, the province's top critical-care doctor said Thursday. COVID-19 patients are expected to continue to arrrive in
P.E.I. reports COVID-19 case involving worker at Charlottetown daycare centre
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island said Thursday they are concerned a case of COVID-19 tied to a daycare centre in Charlottetown may have spread beyond the facility. The case is likely travel-related and involves someone in their ...
N.S. mass killing probe names participants including families, police, victims groups
HALIFAX — The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting has granted standing to 56 participants, including families of those killed, police groups and organizations that advocate against gender-based violence. The announcement Thursday of people ...
Focus on helping right whales survive, not assigning blame: Canadian official
HALIFAX — A Canada-U.S. spat over who is responsible for the recent death of a critically endangered right whale has prompted a senior Canadian official to suggest there's got to be a better way of settling such disputes. Adam Burns, a
N.L. reports 10 new COVID-19 cases, imposes new restrictions in southwest
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting 10 new cases of COVID-19 today and imposing new restrictions in the province's southwest. The province has 81 active reported cases and one person in hospital with the disea...
Judge denies request for recount in N.L. riding where NDP leader lost by 53 votes
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A judge has denied the Newfoundland and Labrador NDP's request for a recount in a tight race in the province's pandemic-delayed election. Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage said Wednesday in a written deci...
New Brunswick reports nine new cases of COVID-19, including two out of province
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting nine new cases of COVID-19 today, including two travel-related cases involving New Brunswickers who are isolating outside the province. Health officials say the new cases involve two people from the Moncton re...
Nova Scotia pauses use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, launches sick pay leave program
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the latest province to pause the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, citing concerns about the rare but serious blood clotting syndrome that has been potentially linked to the vaccine's use. Provincial health of...
N.B. redistributes $163 million in carbon tax revenue, cuts personal income tax
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's finance minister is returning $28 million to New Brunswickers through a personal income tax cut. Ernie Steeves says the benefit is part of the government's commitment to recycle $163 million in revenue generated from the c...
New Brunswick government introduces legislation for photo radar and plate readers
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has tabled legislation to allow municipalities to use technology such as photo radar and red-light cameras. The legislation would also enable the use of school bus cameras and automated licence plate readers t...