Category Archives: Atlantic
N.L. delays second dose of vaccine to four months, reports three new COVID-19 cases
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is extending the interval between the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to four months. Public health officials said Wednesday the change will help them vaccinate 40,000 more people with a singl...
N.L. delays second dose of vaccine to four months, reports three new COVID-19 cases
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is extending the interval between the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to four months. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said Wednesday the change will see nearly 40,000 mor...
Ottawa wants Indigenous livelihood fisheries in N.S. part of commercial season
HALIFAX — Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan released a plan Wednesday outlining conditions for Indigenous lobster fishers to participate in moderate livelihood fisheries during commercial seasons. The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs, ...
Three-day lockdown ends, schools and businesses to reopen on Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island say there is no evidence of widespread community transmission and the health orders that closed schools and most non-essential businesses for three days will end at midnight Wednesday. Chief medi...
Nova Scotia re-examining conservative approach to vaccinations as supply increases
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will re-examine its methodical approach to COVID-19 vaccinations as supply increases and medical advice changes, chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang said Tuesday. The province has so far received 61,980 doses of vacc...
New Brunswick reports four new COVID-19 cases and one more COVID-19-related death
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 today and one more death attributed to the novel coronavirus.Health officials say the province's 28th COVID-19-related death involves a resident in their 80s of the Manoir Belle Vue lo...
Nova Scotia anti-racism advocates call for changes to ‘racist’ justice system
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government needs to address systemic racism that has led to the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous people in its criminal justice system, anti-racism advocates told a legislative committee Tuesday. Emma Halpern, execut...
P.E.I. health officials expect to give first vaccine dose to all adults by July 1
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island say they will shift their focus to getting a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to all adults by July 1, even if it means delaying the second shot for some. Chief medical officer
Psychiatrist reveals to inquiry that Desmond had ‘mixed personality traits’
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — In all, Lionel Desmond spent five years seeking treatment for debilitating mental disorders that emerged after he served as an infantryman during a violent tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2007. In 2011, he was diagnosed with
N.L. ballot counting to begin this week and numbers suggest it could last until April
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Rough estimates from Newfoundland and Labrador's elections authority indicate it could be April before a winner is declared in the province's chaotic pandemic vote — almost two months after the original election day. Elections NL spo...
