Category Archives: Atlantic
Members of Newfoundland and Labrador legislature can now bring babies to work
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's legislature is opening its doors to new faces — very tiny faces. Members of the legislature voted unanimously on Wednesday to permit parents to bring their infants into the House of Assembly...
Lobster protests: Nova Scotia MP demands immediate action from Ottawa
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia MP is demanding Ottawa step in to quell rising anger among lobster fishermen who are accusing Indigenous fishermen of illegally trapping and selling lobster out of season. Chris d'Entremont, the Conservative MP fo...
Nova Scotia lobster fishermen protest ‘out of control’ First Nations fishery
HALIFAX — Hundreds of commercial fishermen protested at two wharves in southwestern Nova Scotia on Tuesday, over what they say is an illegal fishery in St. Marys Bay, continuing a long-standing dispute over fishing rights in the area. A&...
New Brunswickers facing yet another linguistic divide after Tory majority win
Despite the widespread praise he won for his effective management of the COVID-19 crisis, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs failed to win over key parts of the province once the ballots had been tallied on election n...
The latest on the New Brunswick provincial election
FREDERICTON — Here is the latest news on the New Brunswick election. All times local. --- 11:05 p.m. With all votes counted, Elections New Brunswick is confirming that the Progressive Conservatives have won 27 ridings and the Liberals have won 17. The ...
Newfoundland and Labrador can’t afford buy-in for Husky-led oil project: Premier
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — There's no way the Newfoundland and Labrador government can afford Husky Energy’s request for a massive oil project buy-in, Premier Andrew Furey said Monday. "It’s time to start being honest," he told reporters following the reo...
No in-person voting when Nova Scotia Liberals choose their next leader in February
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal party has decided there won't be in-person voting when members choose a replacement for Premier Stephen McNeil in February. Instead, members will be asked to vote online or by telephone between Feb. 1-6, w...
Progressive Conservatives win majority in New Brunswick’s pandemic election
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives won a majority government on Monday, concluding a highly unusual election race — the first in Canada since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Come what may in the months and y...
An election without rallies or baby-kissing: New Brunswick vote a pandemic first
FREDERICTON — Voters in New Brunswick head to the polls Monday in the country's first provincial election since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and lessons learned may provide a template for future campaigns. "Campaigning was very differe...
New Brunswick’s Green party promises to replace Lameque-Shippagan Bridge
FREDERICTON — The leader of New Brunswick's Green party says the bridge that links Lameque and Miscou islands with the Acadian Peninsula will be replaced if his party is elected to govern the province on Monday. David Coon issued a ...
