Category Archives: Atlantic
Reducing Nova Scotia’s deficit will need co-operation of public sector: premier
HALIFAX — Public-sector workers will have to dampen their wage expectations in the coming years as Nova Scotia grapples with a projected $853-million deficit resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Stephen McNeil said Thursday. After five consecu...
Ottawa initially refused to hold joint inquiry into mass killing: N.S. minister
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's justice minister says he privately pushed Ottawa for a full federal-provincial public inquiry into the April mass shooting but federal officials initially rejected the idea. Mark Furey says that's why the pro...
Ottawa initially refused to hold joint inquiry into mass killing: N.S. minister
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's justice minister says he privately pushed Ottawa for a full federal-provincial public inquiry into the April mass shooting but federal officials initially rejected the idea. Mark Furey says that's why the pro...
New Brunswick to ease travel restrictions Aug. 1 for Quebecers who live by border
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is opening its bubble by allowing some Quebec residents who live near the border to visit for day trips starting Aug 1. Residents of the Avignon and Temiscouata regions and Listuguj Fi...
Nova Scotia relying on public to adhere to mandatory indoor mask order
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health minister says he has faith the public will comply with the province's indoor mandatory mask-wearing order that takes effect Friday. While there aren't specific penalties or fines for violating the mask-wearing rule, ...
American who attacked N.S. women sentenced for fleeing to Canada in 1996
HALIFAX — A New York state judge has sentenced a man who committed violent sexual crimes in Nova Scotia to between two and six years of additional jail time for absconding from justice and fleeing to Canada in 1996. Willia...
American who attacked N.S. women sentenced for fleeing to Canada in 1996
HALIFAX — A New York state judge has sentenced a man who committed violent sexual crimes in Nova Scotia to between two and six years of additional jail time for absconding from justice and fleeing to Canada in 1996. Willia...
Nova Scotia moves from surplus to $853-million deficit due to pandemic
HALIFAX — After a thin $55-million surplus tabled in February's budget, COVID-19 costs have driven Nova Scotia's finances deep into the red, resulting in a $853-million deficit. Finance Minister Karen Casey said Wednesday in her budget update...
Families of N.S. mass shooting victims transform protest into march of thanks
HALIFAX — Relatives of victims of the Nova Scotia mass shooting marched through the streets of Halifax on Wednesday to thank their supporters for helping them persuade Ottawa and Nova Scotia to call a full public inquiry into the&nb...
Inquest to probe police killing of Indigenous man, New Brunswick says
FREDERICTON — A coroner's inquest will look into the police killing of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick in June. The provincial government says the Rodney Levi inquest will start after investigations and any potential court proceedings are done. Levi...
