Category Archives: Atlantic
New Brunswick city rebuilding its IT system after major cyber attack in November
Saint John, N.B., is rebuilding its computer network rather than submitting to criminals who launched a cyber attack against the city in November. City manager John Collin updated council Monday on the city's efforts to rebuild its IT system following ...
New Brunswick hits 800 cases of COVID-19 since start of the pandemic
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick reported 21 new COVID-19 infections Monday, bringing the total number of reported cases in the province since the beginning of the pandemic to 800. "For the eighth consecutive day we are reporting on double-digit increases i...
Airports in N.B., N.S. without commercial service after Air Canada cuts
HALIFAX — Air Canada's service cuts in Nova Scotia and in New Brunswick risk slowing the entire region's economic recovery, the CEO of a regional airport authority said Monday. The airline's decision to cut service to Saint John, N.B., and to
N.S. records no new cases of COVID-19 but province ‘not out of the woods’: Strang
Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today, the first time in nearly two months the province hasn't logged any new infections. As much of the rest of Canada continues to see record-breaking numbers, Nova Scotia
Atlantic Canada records 33 new COVID-19 cases, bulk of new infections in N.B.
HALIFAX — Health officials across Atlantic Canada reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with the ongoing surge in New Brunswick making up the bulk of new infections. Officials in that province reported 30 new cases, while Nova Scotia identifie...
New Brunswick reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, new travel restrictions on students
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting 30 new cases of COVID-19 today, one of the highest single-day increases since the onset of the pandemic. Health officials say eight cases are in the Fredericton region, seven are in the Edmundston area, the
They stayed the blazes home: Why East Coast politicians avoided COVID travel scandal
HALIFAX — While much of the rest of Canada was consumed with stories about politicians ignoring pandemic protocols and jetting south to sunny climes, Atlantic Canadians this week were puzzling over a tepid scandal involving a New Brunswick cabinet mini...
New Brunswick government extends Campobello ferry service to address COVID concerns
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is extending ferry service to Campobello Island until Feb. 7 to address residents' concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents of the island — which is connected by a bridge to the state of Maine — want a
Austerity, privatization fears loom over uncertain Newfoundland and Labrador election
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Fears of austerity and privatization are bubbling over in Newfoundland and Labrador as the province faces an uncertain future and rumours swirl of an election call as early as next week. After a major labour leader quit
New Brunswick bans non-essential travel into province, Nova Scotia tightens border
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are increasing border controls to stop the spread of COVID-19 across the Atlantic region. New Brunswick announced Friday it is prohibiting all non-essential travel into the province following a sustained rise in...
