Category Archives: Atlantic
New Brunswick to delay second dose of COVID-19 vaccine for lower-risk people
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick have decided that people who are less at risk for severe complications from COVID-19 can wait up to 90 days to get a second vaccine dose. With variants of the novel coronavirus circulating in
‘It destroyed him.’ Lionel Desmond’s friend and fellow infantryman recalls firefights
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — While serving in Afghanistan in 2007, Cpl. Lionel Desmond was well liked among the members of his platoon, mainly because of his goofy sense of humour. "He was very funny," Desmond's best friend and fellow platoon member,
Canadian government modifies North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2021
FREDERICTON — The federal Fisheries Department will continue efforts this year to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters, but it is making some changes to reduce the impact on the fishing industry. The government announced Th...
N.L. reports 48 new infections, 46 presumed cases as outbreak fears hit Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador health authorities reported 48 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, while a Labrador mayor asked for calm and compassion after a presumed positive infection was identified in his town. Officials said the 48 new cas...
Nova Scotia premier-designate Iain Rankin to be sworn into office Tuesday
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia premier-designate Iain Rankin and his new cabinet will be sworn in next Tuesday. Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc will preside over the ceremony at the Halifax Convention Centre.Rankin was chosen as Liberal party leader at a virtual conven...
Apology sought after woman kicked out of N.B. hospital for holding husband’s hand
FREDERICTON — A Riverview, N.B., woman wants an apology after her mother was kicked out of a hospital by security for holding her father's hand. Kim Crevatin says her father, Kendyl Terris, has Alzheimer's and is living at the Moncton Hospital
Health officials in New Brunswick report three new cases of COVID-19
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting three new cases of COVID-19 today. Officials say one case involves someone in their 40s in the Saint John region and two cases are in the Edmundston area, involving someone in their
Lionel Desmond inquiry: Sister says her family received no help from Veterans Affairs
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The immediate family of a former Canadian soldier who killed three members of his family and himself received no support from Veterans Affairs after he returned home to Nova Scotia in 2016, the man's sister told
Zero new COVID cases in P.E.I. as officials say case involving variant is contained
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief medical officer of health says it appears the first case in the province of a more contagious novel coronavirus variant has been contained.The variant first detected in the United Kingdom was identified over...
New Brunswick reports three new COVID-19 cases and 24th COVID-19-related death
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick on Tuesday reported its 24th COVID-19-related death, at an Edmundston long-term care facility that has been one of the hardest-hit nursing homes in the province. Health officials said the latest death involved a resident in ...
