Category Archives: Atlantic
Newfoundland and Labrador to vote in winter, pandemic election on Feb. 13
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador will become the fourth province to go to the polls during the COVID-19 pandemic after Premier Andrew Furey called an election for Feb. 13. The governing minority Liberal leader announced the election Friday ...
Picturesque lighthouse at Nova Scotia’s Peggys Cove to get viewing platform
HALIFAX — Easily one of Canada's most recognizable landmarks, the rugged point of land surrounding the postcard-perfect lighthouse at Peggys Cove, N.S., will be getting a much-needed facelift this summer. Plans were unveiled Friday to build a large vie...
N.L. offers owners of Terra Nova oilfield $175 million — but only if oil flows again
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is offering $175 million to the owners of the dormant Terra Nova offshore oilfield, but only if oil starts pumping again. The announcement came late Thursday afternoon, as rumours of an impending election in...
Higgs warns N.B. could enter highest alert level should infections continue to rise
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health described the province on Thursday as a home surrounded by a neighbourhood in flames. Dr. Jennifer Russell said New Brunswick residents needed to remain vigilant as COVID-19 cases surged in ...
NB Liquor and Cannabis NB report third quarter sales increases and profits
FREDERICTON — NB Liquor and Cannabis NB are both reporting third quarter revenue increases. The two Crown corporations released their third quarter figures Wednesday for the period ending Dec. 27, 2020. NB Liquor says total sales for the 13-week period...
Another COVID-related death reported at seniors facility in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — There has been another death reported at a long-term care facility in Saint John, N.B., bringing the total number of COVID-related deaths in New Brunswick to 12. The latest death — a person in their 70s — was the
N.L. can’t solve economic crisis without addressing poverty: advocates
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — During the first five months of the pandemic, the number of people who contacted a sex worker support group in St. John's jumped by 100, according to the head of the St. John's Status of Women
New Brunswick reports two more COVID-linked deaths and 17 new infections
FREDERICTON — Public health officials in New Brunswick reported Tuesday that two seniors living in a retirement facility where a COVID-19 outbreak had been declared have died from the disease. Health officials said the deaths earlier in the day involve...
Prince Edward Island reporting one new COVID-19 case
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island reported one new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison said the latest case involved a man in his 30s who had travelled outside Atlantic Canada. She said there were eight
N.L.’s growing demographic troubles lie behind cancelled seniors’ tax discount
APPLETON, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's aging population has turned a seniors' discount on property taxes into a financial burden for the tiny town of Appleton.Town Mayor Garrett Watton says when he was elected three and a half years ago,
