Category Archives: Atlantic
New Brunswick reports 15 new infections and one more COVID-related death
FREDERICTON — Health officials are reporting that the 21st person to die in New Brunswick from COVID-19 is a resident in their 80s of the Manoir Belle Vue long-term care home in Edmundston. The province is also reporting 15 new infections
New Brunswick groups ask province for protection from rent increases and evictions
FREDERICTON — A coalition of 32 groups representing tenants and low-income New Brunswickers has written to the provincial government seeking help to address what they call worsening housing conditions in the province. In the letter, sent Monday, the g...
P.E.I. chief health officer hopes Atlantic bubble reopens in couple of months
CHARLOTTETOWN — The chief medical health officer in Prince Edward Island says she hopes the Atlantic travel bubble could reopen as early as April 1. A final decision, however, rests with the region's premiers, Dr. Heather Morrison said Tuesday, adding...
N.S. Liberal Leader Iain Rankin names transition team led by former cabinet minister
HALIFAX — The next premier of Nova Scotia has announced a six-person transition team led by former cabinet minister Diana Whalen as he prepares to navigate the challenges of governing in a pandemic. Iain Rankin was chosen as the successor to
With 41 COVID-19 cases in the past two days, N.L. election tensions are high
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — With an election on Saturday in Newfoundland and Labrador, a sudden outbreak of COVID-19 in the provincial capital city is stoking public anxiety and political fireworks. Officials reported 30 new cases of the disease on Tuesday, af...
New Brunswick eases COVID-19 restrictions in two regions, including Edmundston
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is easing COVID-19 restrictions in two regions of the province where infection rates had been high. The Edmundston region, which has been under lockdown for the last 15 days, will move to the red pandemic-alert level at
N.S. retail, fitness businesses expand capacity with loosened COVID-19 restrictions
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia increased gathering limits on Monday and eased other COVID-19 restrictions amid continued low daily infection counts. Until March 7, retail businesses and fitness facilities can bump their operating capacities to 75 per cent, pro...
Acadian group in N.B. praises life of Jackie Vautour, who resisted expropriation
FREDERICTON — An Acadian man who fought to remain in his home on New Brunswick's eastern shore is being recalled as a symbol of the francophone minority's resistance to unjust expropriation of their lands. Jackie Vautour died on Sunday at the
COVID outbreak, winter weather in Newfoundland slows pace of election campaign
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey defended his decision to call a provincial election during the COVID-19 pandemic after authorities on Monday said they had detected community spread in St. John's. Health officials repor...
Over 33,000 vote in Newfoundland and Labrador advance poll, up slightly from 2019
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Elections Newfoundland and Labrador says more than 33,000 people have voted in the province's advance polls. The province released figures late on Saturday indicating 33,523 was the final tally of votes, up from 21,289 at the single-...
