Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia proclaims changes passed in 2020 to Elections Act
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has proclaimed amendments to the province's Elections Act that were passed by the legislature in March 2020. The government said today the changes are officially in force, and they aim to make voting easier by providing internet
New Brunswick health officials report 40th COVID-19 death in the province
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick have confirmed that a person in their 80s has died from COVID-19, the 40th novel coronavirus death in the province. The person was a resident of Pavillon Beau-Lieu, a special care home in Grand
COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier
HALIFAX — With Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak showing no signs of letting up, Nova Scotia's premier warned Thursday he might impose tougher restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the deadly virus. Premier Iain Rankin told a virtual news ...
More endangered right whales spotted in Canadian waters, some fishing areas closed
FREDERICTON — Two more North Atlantic right whales have been spotted in Canadian waters, prompting the first season-long closure of a specific fishing area. Two of the endangered whales were detected on Tuesday by a Fisheries Department aircraft that w...
N.L. in financial crisis of its own making, time to rein in public spending: report
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Poor management and a culture of indifference toward debt have brought Newfoundland and Labrador to a financial breaking point, according to a long-awaited economic report released Thursday.The report titled The Big Reset says the pr...
Plan to restart idled Northern Pulp mill in Nova Scotia to be redrafted: company
HALIFAX — The owners of an idled pulp mill in northern Nova Scotia say their plans for a new effluent treatment facility have been withdrawn from the province's environmental assessment process. Northern Pulp issued a statement Wednesday saying the com...
New Brunswick reports blood clot death in connection with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials on Wednesday reported the province's first death of someone who developed a blood clot after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The individual in their 60s received the vaccine in mid-April and develo...
Report finds climate change rarely part of Atlantic Canada’s fisheries management
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Climate change is rarely factored into management decisions for fisheries in Atlantic Canada and the eastern Arctic, according to a report released Wednesday from a national marine conservation group. Report author Daniel Boyce, a re...
N.B. minister says ‘ignore’ federal vaccine panel and accept first vaccine offered
FREDERICTON — New Brunswickers should ignore new advice from a national panel on vaccines and instead get the first COVID-19 shot they're offered, Education Minister Dominic Cardy said Tuesday. Cardy was reacting to comments on Monday from the National...
N.S. RCMP probe trend in thefts of catalytic converters, prized for their metals
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP are noting an uptick in catalytic converter thefts in the province, which they say is attributable to the rise in price of the rare earth metals found in the emission-control devices. Reports of stolen converters have
