Category Archives: Atlantic
P.E.I. health officials strongly recommend voluntary use of face masks indoors
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief medical officer of health is strongly urging people to wear non-medical face masks indoors but so far isn't recommending they be mandatory. Dr. Heather Morrison said Tuesday she used to ask people ...
Head of New Brunswick public libraries resigns amid patronage accusations
FREDERICTON — The executive director of the New Brunswick Public Library Service is resigning after just five months on the job following accusations he got the position through political patronage. Kevin Cormier sent a letter ...
‘It’s painful,’ says N.S. MP of string of abusive calls, veiled threats
HALIFAX — A Liberal member of Parliament says she is installing a home security system in response to abusive online and telephone comments received after she advocated for increased gun control and a feminist analysis of the Nova S...
New COVID-19 cases in P.E.I. reveal pandemic not over on island: public health
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief medical officer of health is warning that the five new cases of COVID-19 discovered over the weekend indicate the province is still susceptible to the novel coronavirus. "After 67 days without a case we...
N.L. presents three scenarios in its COVID-19 back-to-school plan for the fall
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's back-to-school plan aims to maximize in-class attendance with the option of a return to remote learning if the COVID-19 risk increases. The Education Department released its plan Monday for resum...
P.E.I. reports three new COVID-19 cases, including one seniors’ residence employee
CHARLOTETOWN, P.E.I. — Prince Edward Island reported new COVID-19 cases for the first time in more than two months, announcing three new cases on Saturday — including one person who worked at Charlottetown seniors' home. Dr. Heather Morrison, the provi...
Premier promises to keep a close watch on people in vehicles with U.S. plates
HALIFAX — With an increasing number of Nova Scotians complaining on social media about seeing cars with American plates entering the province, Premier Stephen McNeil has pledged to keep a closer watch on those showing up at the border fr...
Traffic heavy as Atlantic provinces lift travel restrictions within region
Soon after the four Atlantic provinces lifted travel restrictions within the region early Friday, heavy cross-border traffic was reported across the Maritimes. Residents of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince...
Inquiry into mass shooting in Nova Scotia facing delays due to ‘technicalities’
HALIFAX — Technicalities are causing delays as the provincial and federal governments work out what form an inquiry into the April mass shooting that claimed 22 lives will take, the province's justice minister said Thursday. Speaking aft...
Atlantic Canada prepares to lift travel restrictions as regional “bubble” opens
Atlantic Canadians are closely eyeing travel requirements and coronavirus case numbers across the region as the four provinces prepare to open their borders to their neighbours Friday, an experiment that's prompted excitement and anxiety among resident...
