Category Archives: Atlantic
Charlottetown council to decide future of Sir John A. Macdonald statue
Charlottetown city council will decide tonight how to proceed with possible changes to a statue of Canada's first prime minister. The artwork in Prince Edward Island's capital, which features Sir John A. Macdonald sitting on a bench, has been vandalize...
Charlottetown council to decide future of Sir John A. Macdonald statue
Charlottetown city council will decide tonight how to proceed with possible changes to a statue of Canada's first prime minister. The artwork in Prince Edward Island's capital, which features Sir John A. Macdonald sitting on a bench, has been vandalize...
Nova Scotia reports record-breaking 63 new cases of COVID-19, premier urges testing
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia health authorities are reporting a record-breaking 63 new cases of COVID-19. It’s the highest single-day increase in case numbers the province has recorded since the pandemic first emerged last spring. The Department of Health say...
N.S. hikes fines for breaching health orders, expands testing as COVID-19 cases climb
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia doubled fines for breaching public health orders and expanded its testing capacity on Sunday after a weekend of record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers. Public health officials reported 63 new cases on Sunday, marking the highest si...
Families upset with lack of information about mystery New Brunswick brain illness
FREDERICTON — Families who fear their loved ones are afflicted with a mysterious neurological syndrome in New Brunswick say they're losing patience waiting for information from the health officials who are investigating. "I can appreciate that maybe t...
Nova Scotia reports 52 cases of COVID-19, New Brunswick reports another death
HALIFAX — COVID-19 case counts shot up Saturday in Atlantic Canada's most populous province, while health officials in New Brunswick reported another death from the disease. Nova Scotia's Health Department reported 52 new COVID-19 infections Saturday,...
New Brunswick to require 7-day hotel quarantine for most travellers entering province
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is setting up isolation hotels where most people travelling into the province will have to stay at their own expense for at least seven days. Premier Blaine Higgs made the announcement Friday in light of increasing numbers
Halifax enters lockdown as health officials attempt to contain COVID-19 outbreak
HALIFAX — As the Halifax area went into its first full day of a four-week lockdown Friday, health officials reported another 44 new cases of COVID-19. Officials said 33 new infections were identified in the Halifax area, including at five schools.
Weld failure caused 2019 collapse of Halifax construction crane during storm: report
HALIFAX — A provincial government study has concluded the collapse of a 68-tonne construction crane in Halifax during post-tropical storm Dorian was the result of a weld failure in the lower portions of the tower. Nobody was killed or injured when
Weld failure caused 2019 collapse of Halifax construction crane during storm: report
HALIFAX — A provincial government study has concluded the collapse of a 68-tonne construction crane in Halifax during post-tropical storm Dorian was the result of a weld failure in the lower portions of the tower. Nobody was killed or injured when
