Category Archives: Atlantic
Facing backlash, Ottawa announces full public inquiry into N.S. shootings
HALIFAX — Bowing to public pressure, the federal and Nova Scotia governments agreed Tuesday to scuttle their plans for a joint review into the April mass shooting that claimed 22 lives and instead establish a more rigorous and&...
Facing backlash, Ottawa announces full public inquiry into N.S. shootings
HALIFAX — Bowing to public pressure, the federal and Nova Scotia governments agreed Tuesday to scuttle their plans for a joint review into the April mass shooting that claimed 22 lives and instead establish a more rigorous and&...
Health officials say there are no active COVID-19 cases on Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials on Prince Edward Island say there are no active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Dr. Heather Morrison, the chief medical officer of health, said today all 36 cases confirmed by authorities since the sta...
Health officials say there are no active COVID-19 cases on Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials on Prince Edward Island say there are no active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Dr. Heather Morrison, the chief medical officer of health, said today all 36 cases confirmed by authorities since the sta...
Monitoring of contaminated sites in Nova Scotia remains weak: auditor general
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's acting auditor general says the provincial government does not have a co-ordinated approach for managing the risks associated with more than 100 contaminated sites. Terry Spicer says his staff came to th...
Monitoring of contaminated sites in Nova Scotia remains weak: auditor general
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's acting auditor general says the provincial government does not have a co-ordinated approach for managing the risks associated with more than 100 contaminated sites. Terry Spicer says his staff came to th...
Protests spreading over mass shooting review decision by Ottawa, Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — Protesters gathered at two Nova Scotia locations Monday as family members of mass shooting victims vowed to maintain pressure on Ottawa and the province to hold a full public inquiry into the ...
Halifax rally hopes to increase pressure for public inquiry into April massacre
HALIFAX — People are gathering at a Halifax park today to demand a public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shootings. The gathering at Victoria Park comes less than a week after the province unveiled a plan for a pan...
N.S. premier defends mass shooting probe against criticism it lacks key powers
HALIFAX — Premier Stephen McNeil says if panellists leading a review into Nova Scotia's recent mass shooting need more powers, he expects they will request them from his government. The Liberal leader responded Friday to criticism from families, o...
Nova Scotia making mask-wearing mandatory in most indoor public places by July 31
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is making mask-wearing mandatory in most indoor public places beginning July 31 — even for performers singing at concerts. Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, said today the measure ...
