Category Archives: Atlantic
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs gets his first shot of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs said he didn't even feel the needle enter his arm as he got his first shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. "You mean it's all over?" he asked licensed practical nurse Brenda Tree.
Halifax woman blames slow ambulance response in death of husband
HALIFAX — A Halifax woman whose 79-year-old husband died in her arms last year just six minutes from a local hospital is speaking out after it took nearly 40 minutes for an ambulance to respond to her 911 call. Anne MacPhee
N.L. Tory leader Ches Crosbie delivers parting shot as he steps down after loss
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative party is stepping down after losing his seat in the provincial election, but he's not fading gently away. Ches Crosbie announced his resignation Wednesday morning whi...
Government’s half-price meal promotion a big success for restaurants in P.E.I.
CHARLOTTETOWN — A promotion launched by the P.E.I. government to get people back into Island restaurants proved such a success the government increased its funding by $375,000. The province initially invested $500,000 into the Dine In and Save program,...
Health officials in New Brunswick report 14 new cases of COVID-19
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 14 new cases of COVID-19 today. Eight of the new cases are in the Edmundston region and involve contacts of previous cases. Meanwhile there are four new cases in the Moncton region, and
Oxford-AstraZeneca suspension doesn’t mean vaccine is unsafe: N.S. top doctor
HALIFAX — Recent advice from Canada's expert vaccine panel against using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on people under 55 doesn't mean those doses are unsafe, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer said Tuesday. Dr. Robert Strang, however, said the provi...
Head of nursing in Prince Edward Island offers reassurances that vaccines are safe
CHARLOTTETOWN — The head of nursing in Prince Edward Island says some residents cancelled their vaccination appointments today after the province suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine because of safety concerns. Marion Dowling says residents ...
New Brunswick extends restrictions and limits use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
FREDERICTON — Health officials reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the Edmundston region of northwestern New Brunswick Monday and expanded the area under the red level of their pandemic response plan. The province imposed a "circuit-breaker" last week...
Prince Edward Island suspends Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine program on national advice
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island have suspended all use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because of safety concerns.The decision follows advice from Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization to pause use of ...
Nova Scotia premier defends extensive changes proposed for Biodiversity Act
HALIFAX — Changes that would eliminate more than half of a 20-page bill aimed at protecting Nova Scotia's biodiversity are being defended by Premier Iain Rankin. Proposed changes to the Biodiversity Act, tabled Monday before the legislature's law amend...
