Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia premier defends costs for idled international ferry service to Maine
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier defended the provincial subsidy for the ferry service between Yarmouth and Maine on Thursday, despite operations being cancelled for the third consecutive year. Stephen McNeil told reporters following a cabinet meeting ...
N.L. man charged with threatening politicians gets more time for psychiatric test
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland and Labrador judge has extended by a week a mental health assessment to determine whether a man alleged to have threatened to kill local politicians is fit to stand trial.George Brake, 66, appeared by
Racist description of Halifax-area town leads to police investigation of transit app
Halifax police are investigating a possible hate crime after receiving complaints about a smartphone app that used a racial slur to describe a predominantly Black community east of the city. The Israel-based owners of the public transit app Moovit — us...
Nova Scotia Business Minister Geoff MacLellan says he won’t run next election
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Business Minister Geoff MacLellan says he is leaving politics in order to restore some balance in his life. In a heartfelt, informal speech to reporters following a cabinet meeting Thursday, MacLellan said he won't be running in
Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King shuffles five members of his cabinet
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King has shuffled five members of his cabinet into new roles. James Aylward moves from health to transportation and infrastructure, while Ernie Hudson becomes the new health minister — moving from soc...
Nova Scotia fishery sector gets $45 million in joint funding to help with COVID-19
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's fish and seafood industry is getting nearly $45 million from the federal and provincial governments to help it weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will be taken from the $400 million Atlantic Fisheries Fund and will go
N.L. party leaders lock horns over who’s best to negotiate with federal government
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The two main contenders for premier of Newfoundland and Labrador are at odds over who's best suited to negotiate with the federal government for help with the province's struggling finances. The sparring erupted in a televised debate...
N.L. Liberals to release platform day after debate dominated by bleak finances
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — With nine days until voters head to the polls in the Newfoundland and Labrador election, the Liberals say they're releasing their platform this afternoon.A party spokesperson confirmed the plan on Wednesday night, after Liberal Leade...
N.S. medical officer says asymptomatic testing has declined as case counts fall
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health is asking residents to make more use of the province's current COVID-19 testing capacity following a drop in asymptomatic testing. “We encourage all Nova Scotians to consider making COVID-19 testi...
Prince Edward Island eyes tougher travel restrictions, reports zero new cases
CHARLOTTETOWN — Public health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting zero new cases of COVID-19. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison said today there are two active reported cases on the Island and that officials haven't ident...
