Category Archives: Atlantic
Desmond inquiry: ex-manager of veterans clinic said it lacked psychiatric resources
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A former manager with a clinic for veterans in Nova Scotia told an inquiry Thursday the facility had a shortage of psychiatric services when a former soldier was referred there. Derek Leduc, the former health services manager
New Brunswick premier encourages people to obey health rules and to get vaccinated
FREDERICTON — The premier of New Brunswick says he's disappointed to hear some people are still not following public health restrictions more than a year into the pandemic. Blaine Higgs made the comments at a news conference Thursday, noting that most
P.E.I. getting more than 47,000 extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine in May and June
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island says it will receive double the number it expected of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in May and June. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison says the extra 47,430 doses will mean more people will ge...
COVID spike in Nova Scotia leads to month-long ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown for Halifax
HALIFAX — Atlantic Canada's largest city is going back into COVID-19 lockdown after Nova Scotia on Thursday reported its highest single-day case count since last spring. Premier Iain Rankin said month-long "circuit breaker" restrictions were necessary ...
Health officials in New Brunswick report 34th COVID-19-related death in the province
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is confirming its 34th COVID-19-related death: a person in their 60s in the Saint John region.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 today.Three new cases are in the
Nova Scotia COVID-19 cases climb as pace of vaccinations also increases
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's COVID-19 case count continued to climb Wednesday as the province announced 25 new infections one day after banning non-essential travel from most of the rest of Canada. The province has identified 64 cases since last Friday and
Desmond inquiry: social worker reveals details about final call with former soldier
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A social worker who spoke to Lionel Desmond the day before the former soldier killed three family members and himself told an inquiry Wednesday she wished she could have spent more time with him. Helen Luedee was
New rules would allow N.L. to cut bonuses at provincial energy corporation Nalcor
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is proposing new rules that would end the big bonuses regularly paid to executives at provincial corporation Nalcor Energy. Energy Minister Andrew Parsons tabled changes to existing legislation on Wednesday ...
New Brunswick reports first case of ‘rare blood clot’ related to AstraZeneca vaccine
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick confirmed on Tuesday a first case in the province a patient experiencing blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The patient in their 30s received the vaccine in mid-March, before its use was limited to p...
Nova Scotia restricts non-essential travel from all provinces except P.E.I. and N.L.
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is restricting all non-essential travel from most of Canada for the next month because of the high number of COVID-19 cases across the country. The move also means another delay in the reopening of the Atlantic travel
