Category Archives: Atlantic
Second Indigenous-run, off-season lobster fishery opens in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's second Indigenous-run, off-season lobster fishery officially began operating in southern Cape Breton Thursday, coinciding with Treaty Day celebrations. Fishers from the Potlotek First Nation headed out on St. Peters Bay to...
Another First Nation in Nova Scotia set to start self-regulated lobster fishery
HALIFAX — A First Nation in southern Cape Breton is set to become the second Indigenous band in Nova Scotia to launch a self-regulated commercial lobster fishery that will operate outside the regular season. The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs
Dalhousie faculty association investigating president’s letter on Mi’kmaq fishery
HALIFAX — Dalhousie's faculty association says the university's president may have violated academic freedom after he emailed teachers, staff and students to warn them against making negative comments about an Indigenous-run fishery. The president's le...
Corroded rail caused 2019 passenger train derailment in New Brunswick: TSB
HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board says a corroded rail at a road crossing caused the derailment of a Via Rail passenger train last year in eastern New Brunswick. The last two passenger cars jumped the tracks near Coal Branch as
Ex-cabinet minister Kousoulis first candidate in Nova Scotia Liberal leadership race
HALIFAX — A former cabinet minister is the first candidate to jump into the race to succeed Premier Stephen McNeil as leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal party. Labi Kousoulis resigned Wednesday as minister of labour and advanced education as he
Mi’kmaq parliamentarians call for co-managed Indigenous fishery in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — Three Mi'kmaq parliamentarians say Ottawa should create a co-managed Indigenous fishery off Nova Scotia as a long-term solution to conflicts between First Nations and non-Indigenous fishers in the lobster harvest. The proposal comes from Sen....
14 days of solitude: The lonely success of the ‘Atlantic bubble’
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Laurie Leek has spent four of the past eight weeks alone in her home in St. John’s. She was alone for her birthday. She was alone in the weeks immediately following her mother’s death. “It was terrible,”
Newfoundland and Labrador budget grim but unlikely to trigger election
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Despite a grim economic outlook, the budget tabled Wednesday by the Newfoundland and Labrador minority Liberal government is unlikely to trigger an election.The budget forecasts a $1.84-billion deficit and a staggering net debt of $1...
New Brunswick swears in 16-member cabinet, including five newly elected members
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs unveiled his new cabinet Tuesday, elevating five newly elected members of the legislature to portfolios while dropping six former cabinet members. The 16-member cabinet was administered the oath of offic...
As other provinces look to lockdowns, P.E.I. to loosen its COVID-19 restrictions
CHARLOTTETOWN — As Canada's larger provinces look to impose restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19, Prince Edward Island is moving in the opposite direction. Dr. Heather Morrison, the province's chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday the I...
