Category Archives: Atlantic
New Brunswick health officials report ninth COVID-19 death at Edmundston care home
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting another COVID-19-related death in the province today. The death of a resident in their 70s at the Manoir Belle Vue long-term care home in Edmundston brings the number of COVID-19-related de...
Prince Edward Island expanding access to COVID-19 vaccination in coming weeks
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials on Prince Edward Island say they are expanding access to COVID-19 vaccination because supply is set to increase over the coming weeks. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison said today she expects the Isla...
Nova Scotians in their early 60s to be first to get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia residents aged 63 and 64 will be first in line next week to receive the recently approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Health officials said Tuesday 13,000 doses of the vaccine will be administered on a first-come, first-served bas...
Desmond inquiry: miscommunication affected plans to treat former soldier for PTSD
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — In the four months before Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself, the former soldier was supposed to receive therapeutic help to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder. But that never happened. A provincial inq...
Nova Scotia legislature opens for spring sitting with speech from the throne
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia legislature began its first full sitting since the onset of the pandemic with a throne speech Tuesday that pledged a COVID-19 recovery review to ensure government programs meet public needs. The speech mapping out the Liberal
Report on N.S. ambulance service says delays caused by offloading wait times
HALIFAX — A report into Nova Scotia's privately operated ambulance service says a significant amount of ambulance time is exhausted by unproductive non-emergency activities. The report by Fitch and Associates released Monday says ambulances spend a con...
Businesses and provincial officials hopeful for reopening of Atlantic bubble
FREDERICTON — The CEO of the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce says the sooner the Atlantic bubble can be restored, the better. Sheri Somerville says businesses are eager for COVID-19 restrictions to ease and borders to reopen to allow free travel within
New Brunswick moves to yellow in COVID-19 response plan, relaxes health orders
FREDERICTON — Public health officials in New Brunswick reported five new cases of COVID-19 Monday as the province shifted to the "yellow" level of its pandemic response plan. Under the new restrictions, residents can expand their circle of regular cont...
Seven new COVID-19 cases in Atlantic Canada, including two on Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Two Atlantic Canadian provinces showed signs of progress in their fights against COVID-19 on Sunday, while another saw a record number of active virus cases in the aftermath of a sudden outbreak. Public health officials in Prince Edward...
Ballot counting has begun in Newfoundland and Labrador’s chaotic pandemic election
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Nearly a month after Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial election was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials say the counting of the ballots has begun — at least for those that have been returned. Ten teams of two
