Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia to spend $700,000 to equip all public schools with defibrillators
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is spending $700,000 to equip all the province's public schools with automated external defibrillators. Education Minister Derek Mombourquette said today in a news release schools are often used by people of all ages during evenin...
Highlights of New Brunswick’s 2021-22 provincial budget
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Finance Minister Ernie Steeves tabled a $10.7-billion budget for 2021-2022 on Tuesday. Here are some highlights: - Projected deficit of $244.8 million for 2021-22 and an increase in net debt of $241 million to reach $14.1 bi...
New Brunswick reports five new COVID-19 cases, has 41 active reported infections
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting five new cases of COVID-19 today. They say the Fredericton and Edmundston health zones each have two new cases and the Moncton region has one new infection. All five new cases are linked
New Brunswick reports five new COVID-19 cases, has 41 active reported infections
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting five new cases of COVID-19 today. They say the Fredericton and Edmundston health zones each have two new cases and the Moncton region has one new infection. All five new cases are linked
New Brunswick reports five new COVID-19 cases, has 41 active reported infections
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting five new cases of COVID-19 today. They say the Fredericton and Edmundston health zones each have two new cases and the Moncton region has one new infection. All five new cases are linked
‘Does this go on until the fall?’ Delayed N.L. election holding up projects, services
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's delayed election is causing headaches for towns hoping to get infrastructure work done, according to the head of an organization representing the province's municipalities. As the election drags on past th...
Nova Scotia to use mobile van clinics to vaccinate at Halifax homeless shelters
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is planning to use mobile van clinics to vaccinate about 900 people who work at or use homeless shelters in the Halifax area. Premier Iain Rankin told reporters Tuesday the van clinics "will be a key piece
New Brunswick finance minister says surplus unlikely in Tuesday’s provincial budget
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's finance minister says the provincial budget to be tabled Tuesday afternoon isn't one he is looking forward to delivering, but it's one the province needs.Ernie Steeves made the comment Monday as he stood outside a shoe
New Brunswick government tables $10.7-billion budget shaped by COVID-19 pandemic
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government tabled a $10.7-billion budget Tuesday that is heavily influenced by the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. "While better days are ahead, we know that COVID-19 will continue to have...
Health officials in New Brunswick report one new case of COVID-19
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the travel-related case involves a person in their 50s in the Edmundston region, in the northwest of the province. There are 36 active reported COVID-19 infec...
