Category Archives: Atlantic
New Brunswick auditor general says NB Power must make debt reduction a priority
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's auditor general says NB Power needs to make reducing its $4.9-billion debt a priority, adding that credit rating agencies are taking notice of the utility's liabilities. Kim Adair-MacPherson tabled two volumes of her annua...
Desmond inquiry: psychiatrist says stressors caused relapses for soldier with PTSD
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The psychiatrist who diagnosed Cpl. Lionel Desmond with post-traumatic stress disorder in 2011 told a fatality inquiry Tuesday that the soldier had great difficulty dealing with major life stressors, even after four years of tre...
Premier Iain Rankin, new Nova Scotia cabinet sworn in by lieutenant-governor
HALIFAX — Iain Rankin was sworn in as Nova Scotia's 29th premier Tuesday along with a cabinet that included two former leadership rivals.Rankin tapped ex-Liberal party leadership contenders Labi Kousoulis and Randy Delorey for high-profile jobs, with K...
Profit margin of heavily subsidized Yarmouth-to-Maine ferry service revealed
HALIFAX — A private ferry operator has released the management fees it receives from the Nova Scotia government after a judge last week ordered the figure be disclosed. Bay Ferries said today that under a deal dated April 1, 2018, it
Profit margin of heavily subsidized Yarmouth-to-Maine ferry service revealed
HALIFAX — A private ferry operator has released the management fees it receives from the Nova Scotia government after a judge last week ordered the figure be disclosed.Bay Ferries said today that under a deal dated April 1, 2018, it
Commercial fishers seek intervener status in lawsuit over Indigenous fishing rights
YARMOUTH, N.S. — A group representing commercial fishers is seeking intervener status in a lawsuit filed by a First Nation challenging Nova Scotia's rules around buying and selling seafood products. The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance said toda...
N.B. Opposition calls for review into long-term care home after 7th COVID-19 death
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick reported a seventh COVID-19-related death at the Manoir Belle Vue long-term care home in Edmundston Monday, leading the Opposition Liberals to call for a review into the facility. The Edmundston care home has been hard hit ...
Nova Scotia expands access to COVID-19 vaccine to people age 80 and older
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia began expanding its COVID-19 vaccination program Monday, opening a community clinic in Halifax for people 80 years of age and older. It's the first of several clinics planned across the province for that age group over the
N.L. election a ‘warning signal’ for rest of country: Democracy Watch
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Simone Dubeau has cast a ballot in every election since she was first eligible to vote. So when she tried several times Friday to register online for a mail-in ballot with Elections Newfoundland and Labrador and
Report says mandatory ship speeds required to protect right whales in Cabot Strait
OTTAWA — Voluntary speed restrictions in place for vessels passing through the Cabot Strait don't go far enough to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a newly released report. Oceana Canada says an analysis of vessel tracking d...
