Category Archives: Atlantic
Newfoundland and Labrador deficit soars to $2.1 billion for fiscal 2020-21
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Declining oil revenues coupled with costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has Newfoundland and Labrador projecting a $2.1-billion deficit for fiscal 2020-21 — an increase of $1.35 billion from last year's bu...
N.S. mass shooting review format criticized as lacking powers, transparency
HALIFAX — Ottawa and Nova Scotia have announced a review of the April mass shooting that left 22 people and the gunman dead, but the process drew criticism from victims' relatives as being too secretive and lacking th...
All Nova Scotia students back to class Sept. 8 under COVID-19 safety protocols
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia released its long-awaited back-to-school plan Wednesday, which aims to have all elementary and high school students in classrooms by Sept. 8. Education Minister Zach Churchill said while the objective is for sc...
Victims of Nova Scotia mass shooting march to demand public inquiry
BIBLE HILL, N.S. — Family members of victims and their supporters marched to an RCMP station on Wednesday, calling for a full public inquiry into the April mass shooting that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia. About 280 people ...
New Brunswick premier isn’t ruling out provincial election later this year
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he's not pushing for a provincial election later this year, but isn't ruling one out either. Three byelections still need to be held, and Higgs told reporters Tuesday he's questi...
N.S. nursing homes look for action on funding increases in wake of COVID-19
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's nursing home operators are looking for action on long-standing requests for more funding and a plan to build or renovate facilities, after the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the system's weaknesses. The Nursing H...
Most ships in Cabot Strait not complying with whale-protection rules: study
HALIFAX — A study of ship speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary speed restriction meant to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that migrate through the area. Advocacy group Oceana...
Elections New Brunswick preparing for general election during pandemic
FREDERICTON — Elections New Brunswick has ordered masks and other protective equipment in light of growing speculation the province's minority Tory government could call a general election before the end of the year. "We're ready when the pol...
Over three dozen senators demand ‘open, transparent’ inquiry into N.S. shooting
OTTAWA — Over three dozen Canadian senators are calling on the federal and Nova Scotia governments to launch a "fully open, transparent and comprehensive inquiry" into the mass shootings that left 22 people dead in the province in April. In an ope...
Cornwallis statue, park and street need to go: Halifax task force
HALIFAX — A statue dedicated to Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis should be permanently removed from the public square and a street and park in the city honouring him should be renamed, a task force is recommending. Public commemoration ...
