Category Archives: Atlantic
Vickers, Higgs spar over economy as N.B. election campaign nears home stretch
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick business leaders were presented with stark differences in political parties' economic plans Tuesday as they heard from three leaders ahead of next week's provincial election. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers says the p...
N.L. Premier Andrew Furey to run in Oct. 6 byelection in bid for assembly seat
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A date has been set for a Newfoundland and Labrador byelection on the island's west coast that will provide Premier Andrew Furey an opportunity to enter the legislature. Former premier Dwight Ball announced Monday he is resignin...
Former N.L. premier to resign seat, clearing way for bid by Premier Andrew Furey
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's new Liberal premier says he is planning to run for his seat in the west coast riding that former premier Dwight Ball will soon vacate. Ball announced today that he is resigning as the member of
N.B. Tories, Liberals drop candidates after posts on LGBT community surface
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick's two major political parties have each dropped a candidate in the provincial election after social media post about the LGBT community surfaced. Blaine Higgs, leader of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives,&n...
Homeless group departs after weeklong stay on lawn of Moncton, N.B., church
MONCTON, N.B. — The minister of a church in downtown Moncton, N.B., says a weeklong stay by a group of homeless people camped next to the sanctuary quietly came to an end over the weekend. Rev. Chris VanBuskirk said in an
Early voting soars in N.B. election as voters seek to avoid election day lineups
FREDERICTON — New Brunswickers turned out in unusually high numbers for advance voting this weekend, with the province's chief electoral officer saying she believes people are eager to avoid election day lineups during a pandemic. Kim Poffenroth, ...
N.B. Tories’ stance on rural hospitals careful after February policy retreat
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader is trying to extinguish fears he'll revive plans to cut acute care beds and ERs at rural hospitals, while also declining to confirm if existing levels of service wil...
Nova Scotia woman fails to win stay as husband seeks medically assisted death
HALIFAX — A judge in Nova Scotia has rejected a woman's second bid to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted death. The woman was seeking a stay of a lower court ruling that rejected her request for an injunction, havi...
Mental health: Newfoundland loosens COVID-19 rules for ‘rotational’ workers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador has rolled out new COVID-19 testing rules for people who routinely work outside the province and return on a set schedule. Janice Fitzgerald, the province's chief medical officer, said Friday&...
New Brunswick party leaders say province doesn’t have enough people
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative and Liberal party leaders vowed on Friday to increase the province's population if they are elected to govern on Sept. 14. Tory Leader Blaine Higgs said if re-elected, his ...
