Category Archives: Atlantic
Municipal elections to proceed in northwest New Brunswick after COVID lockdown lifts
FREDERICTON — Elections New Brunswick has announced new dates for municipal elections in the northwest of the province, which has been under lockdown since April 11. Chief electoral officer Kim Poffenroth says the new election day for voters in that ar...
New Brunswick ends lockdown in northwest, reports 36th COVID-19-related death
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials reported the 36th death in the province attributed to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday and announced an end to the lockdown in the Edmundston region. The latest COVID-19 victim — a person in their 20s
Nova Scotia declares provincewide shutdown as COVID-19 cases surge
HALIFAX — A rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia has led to a provincewide shutdown after health officials reported a record 96 cases on Tuesday. Premier Iain Rankin said that as of Wednesday at 8 a.m., all schools and
Number of mysterious brain disease cases in New Brunswick now at 47
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick say they have identified three more cases of a mysterious neurological syndrome in the province. Health Department spokesman Bruce Macfarlane says the province is analyzing 47 cases of the unknown brain ...
Charlottetown city council sends John A. Macdonald statue debate back to committee
Charlottetown city council says more discussion is needed before it decides what to do with a statue of Canada's first prime minister. Council voted 7-2 Monday evening to send the issue back to committee for further discussion. The artwork, which feat...
Right whale spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence, prompting closure of a crab fishing zone
CHARLOTTETOWN — The first North Atlantic right whale of 2021 has been spotted in Canadian waters. The whale was seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Sunday by a Fisheries Department aircraft conducting aerial surveillance. As a result, a 15-day closure...
Right whale spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence, prompting closure of a crab fishing zone
CHARLOTTETOWN — The first North Atlantic right whale of 2021 has been spotted in Canadian waters. The whale was seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Sunday by a Fisheries Department aircraft conducting aerial surveillance. As a result, a 15-day closure...
N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is sending nine health-care workers to Ontario on Tuesday to help the province deal with a third wave of COVID-19 that is threatening to overwhelm hospitals. Premier Andrew Furey says the health-care profess...
Case involving COVID-19 variant that emerged in India confirmed in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick on Monday reported a COVID-19 case involving a variant first identified in India. Health officials said the case in the Fredericton region involves a previously reported infection. "With the arrival of this more aggressive v...
Nova Scotia reports single-day high with 66 COVID cases, schools to close in Halifax
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia set another single-day high for COVID-19 cases Monday with 66 new infections, prompting the closure of all schools in the Halifax area. Premier Iain Rankin told reporters the virus was "on the move" in Halifax. "We have
