Category Archives: Atlantic
Video depicting violent arrest of N.L. Indigenous man shows systemic racism: council
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The president of a Labrador Indigenous council says he is disgusted and angry following the release of a video depicting a municipal enforcement officer throwing a handcuffed Indigenous man to the ground. Todd Russell, president of t...
New Brunswick reports three new cases of COVID-19 in Campbellton area
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 in the Campbellton area. Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province's chief medical officer of health, said today the cases involve a person under the age of 19, someone between the ages
Nova Scotia restaurants boycott lobster in response to violence against the Mi’kmaq
HALIFAX — Kourosh Rad, owner of Garden Food Bar and Lounge in Halifax, says he removed his popular lobster-based menu items in support of the province's Mi'kmaq fishers. The Mi'kmaq are in a dispute over fishing rights in southwestern Nova Scotia
The RCMP have ‘let down’ Indigenous fishers facing violence in Nova Scotia: minister
OTTAWA — The RCMP in Nova Scotia have failed to properly protect Indigenous people embroiled in an ugly dispute over lobster fishing, Canada's Indigenous services minister said Monday. Marc Miller was one of four federal cabinet ministers who took part...
Cabinet ministers request emergency debate over Nova Scotia treaty dispute
OTTAWA — Four cabinet ministers and the NDP have requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons over a treaty dispute between commercial fishermen and Mi'kmaq fishers. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan says parliamentarians should ...
Cape Breton elects first female mayor, Halifax council reaches gender parity
HALIFAX — The Cape Breton Regional Municipality elected its first female mayor on Saturday, while the Halifax Regional Municipality voted in a record number of female councillors during the latest round of municipal elections in Nova Scotia. Amanda McD...
N.S. First Nations chief calls for military support after lobster pound fire
A federal promise of more police resources to contain escalating violence in southwestern Nova Scotia fishing communities met with scant approval Saturday, with one First Nations leader calling for military support in the wake of a suspicious fire. Fed...
Mi’kmaq sell lobster outside N.S. legislature, call for repeal of sale restrictions
HALIFAX — An Indigenous group set up in front of the provincial legislature in Halifax today to sell a catch of lobster amid tension over a treaty right to fish outside of the federally designated season. More than 100 people lined
Nova Scotia reports one new case of COVID-19, has four active cases
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting one new case of COVID-19.Health officials say the new case is in the central health zone, which includes Halifax, and is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada.The infected person is in self-isolation.The provin...
N.S., B.C. police watchdogs to probe officers’ destruction of evidence in Assoun case
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog agency is asking its British Columbia equivalent to assist in probing whether officers broke the law when evidence was destroyed in the case of a wrongfully convicted man. Felix Cacchione, director of the Serious...
