Category Archives: Atlantic
Prince Edward Island announces two new cases of COVID-19, both travel related
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health authorities in Prince Edward Island say two new cases of COVID-19 in the province can be traced to travel outside the Atlantic region. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the latest pat...
Teachers learn that online classes for foreign students come with geopolitical snags
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In the midst of the summer scramble to get courses online at Memorial University in St. John’s, Sonja Knutson realized there were political implications to remote learning she hadn’t considered. A Memorial student living in Ira...
Newfoundland and Labrador Tories vote against leadership review of Ches Crosbie
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador has voted down a motion to hold a leadership review of its leader. The party says in a news release that the motion for a review of Ches Crosbie's leaders...
Lost cow ends in misconduct allegations for N.L. politician
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A pregnant Scottish Highland cow's four days on the loose from a Newfoundland farm in the middle of a snowstorm resulted in allegations of misconduct against a well-known politician and farmer.A report released this week by
Experts, national parents group, call for specialized proton therapy clinic in Canada
HALIFAX — An advocacy group for children's cancer research says it's time Canada makes an advanced form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, more widely available. Canada is the only G7 country without a clinical proton facility — a situation t...
Nova Scotia health officials confirm one new, travel-related case of COVID-19
HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting one new case of COVID-19. The latest case involves a person who travelled outside Atlantic Canada and was diagnosed while in isolation in Nova Scotia. As of today, Nova Scotia has three active
New restaurants in Nova Scotia required to be accessible by end of the month
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is requiring new restaurants, lunch counters, cafes and delis to be accessible to people with disabilities under rules that take effect at the end of the month.The province says any new restaurant with seating will need
N.L. health officials investigating whether essential worker broke isolation orders
Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are investigating whether a woman who tested positive for COVID-19 violated isolation orders. The woman is from Saskatchewan and was granted a travel exemption to the province to work as an essential health...
Nova Scotia to adopt national COVID-19 smartphone application for contact tracing
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says his province will adopt the federal government's COVID-19 smartphone application. McNeill told reporters today following a cabinet meeting that his government needs to sign off on a few more details wit...
Desmond inquiry: No word on when fatality inquiry in Nova Scotia will resume
HALIFAX — Nearly seven months after the COVID-19 pandemic halted an inquiry into why a former soldier killed three family members and himself in Nova Scotia, there has yet to be any indication of when it will resume. Provincial Justice Minister
