Category Archives: Atlantic
Bill allows voting halt in New Brunswick municipal elections for COVID-19 outbreak
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick has introduced legislation that would allow the suspension of candidate nominations and voting in the May 10 municipal elections if there is a lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak.Introduced today, the legislation would allow...
Nova Scotia to open provincial boundary to travellers from New Brunswick on Saturday
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is opening its provincial boundary with New Brunswick on Saturday, citing low COVID-19 case numbers in both provinces. Premier Iain Rankin made the announcement Friday — one day after the four Atlantic premiers announced the retur...
New Brunswick pulls plug on plans to privatize cannabis sales
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has decided not to privatize recreational cannabis sales. In a news release today, Premier Blaine Higgs says the province will continue with the government-run Cannabis NB model for all of the province's canna...
Exiled Belarusian politician urges Canada to speak out in support of democracy
OTTAWA — The exiled opposition leader of Belarus says she is an "accidental" revolutionary who threw herself into the dangerous political arena of her country only out of love for her people, husband and children. Speaking to theology students in Hali...
Ottawa invests $50.5M in Moltex Energy Canada to develop nuclear reactor technology
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Ottawa is investing $50.5 million in Moltex Energy Canada Inc. to help in the development of the company's stable salt nuclear reactor and spent fuel recycling technology. The money includes $47.5 million from the Strategic Innovatio...
Atlantic premiers announce return of regional travel bubble by April 19
HALIFAX — Atlantic Canada's premiers say the region's residents will be able to resume unrestricted travel between the four provinces in mid-April. The return of the so-called Atlantic bubble was jointly announced Thursday by the premiers of Nova Scoti...
Superspreader events led to N.L. COVID-19 outbreak that spread through teens: doctor
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Superspreader events are what led to a COVID-19 outbreak that swept through young people in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital region and shut down the provincial election, health officials said Wednesday. Though the province's publ...
N.L. Liberal leader accused of misleading the public over COVID modelling comments
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader Andrew Furey is in hot water for comments in early February in defence of his decision to call a winter election in the midst of a global pandemic. Furey told reporters on
New estimates indicate N.L. election unlikely to hit 50 per cent voter turnout
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The latest estimates from Newfoundland and Labrador's elections authority indicate voter turnout in the delayed provincial election is unlikely to reach 50 per cent. Elections NL spokesperson Adrienne Luther said today her office est...
P.E.I. says grocery, gas station workers aged 18 to 29 eligible for AstraZeneca shot
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is offering the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to young people aged 18 to 29 who work in gas stations and convenience or grocery stores. Today's announcement comes after the province opened AstraZeneca vaccinat...
