Category Archives: Atlantic
Deadline looms in Vautour family battle to remain on land in N.B. national park
FREDERICTON — A showdown is looming between Parks Canada and the family of the late Jackie Vautour over the occupancy of land in Kouchibouguac National Park. Parks Canada is sticking to a March 31 deadline for the family to vacate the
Nova Scotia to keep school mask mandate in place until mid-April
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will keep its mask mandate in place for public schools as it drops the requirement for most other public spaces on Monday. Officials announced the change Friday, saying it’s in response to advice from a pediatric advisory
Dikes to protect N.S.-N.B. link from flooding expected to cost up to $300 million
HALIFAX — An engineering study says the cost of a decade-long project to save the land link between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate-related flooding will range between $189 million and just over $300 million. The study released Friday sugges...
Ottawa and provinces to spend $16.1 million on health research in the Maritimes
FREDERICTON — Ottawa and the three Maritime provinces are providing $16.1 million in funding over the next five years for what's described as patient-oriented health research. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement Thursday at t...
Province rejects findings calling for release of factors behind N.S. youth jail riot
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Justice Department is rejecting a ruling by the provincial information commissioner that documents about a 2016 riot at a youth detention facility should be made public. The Canadian Press had asked under the province's freedom ...
Prince Edward Island eases some COVID-19 restrictions but masking, isolation remain
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials on Prince Edward Island have eased some of the province's COVID-19 restrictions today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the changes don't mean the pandemic is over. She says measures such as mask...
Nova Scotia government added to lawsuit over deaths at Halifax long-term care home
HALIFAX — The province of Nova Scotia has been added as a defendant in a proposed class-action lawsuit against a long-term care facility in Halifax where 53 people died from COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. In a statement today, the
N.L. looks to rename Colonial Building in St. John’s as part of reconciliation effort
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Newfoundland and Labrador considers a name change for its historic Colonial Building in downtown St. John’s, an Indigenous leader in the province says it’s an opportunity to revisit the province’s Confederation with Canada. Chief ...
Nova Scotia announces $3 million for mental health and addictions projects
HALIFAX — The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is getting $3 million in provincial funding for mental health and addictions projects. Beginning this summer, the province says eligible organizations and services will be able to apply for funding ...
N.S. fisherman returns to Ukraine to provide aid and transportation to refugees
HALIFAX — Though the air raid sirens shatter his rest, Canadian fisherman Lex Brukovskiy says he's feeling a sense of calm being back in Ukraine to help his war-ravaged homeland. "Sitting back home and watching it, it was hard," he said