Category Archives: Atlantic
Charter tuna boat captains in P.E.I. hope for mackerel closure exemption
NORTH LAKE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — A sport fishing industry that is synonymous with Prince Edward Island is hoping for an exemption to the recent closure of the Atlantic mackerel fishery, which is its primary source of bait. Troy Bruce, chairman
N.L. offers driver’s licence equivalencies for Ukrainian refugees, others left out
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is offering provincial driver's licences to Ukrainian refugees, but not to refugees from other countries like Syria or Afghanistan — and experts say the exclusion should stop. Hassan Ahmad is an assistant la...
Officials say congested radio system worked as designed during N.S. mass shooting
HALIFAX — The radio communications system used by the RCMP during Nova Scotia’s mass shooting worked as it was designed to — even if officers struggled to get messages through because of network congestion, officials told an inquiry Thursday. The syste...
N.S. mass shooting: Bureaucracy and muddled advice in RCMP’s search for helicopter
HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting has released new details about the Mounties' scramble to find an aircraft to track down the killer on the night of April 18, 2020. Documents released Thursday show RCMP commanders were
N.S. says new funding model piloted for family doctors will cut province’s wait list
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s health minister said Thursday a new pilot project that will permit some family doctors to be paid for the number of patients on their roster, not just for services provided, will help reduce the province’s nearly
N.S. mass shooting inquiry: Communications official admits warning was delayed
HALIFAX — An RCMP official broke down in tears when she told a public inquiry Wednesday that the unclear practices her team used to alert the public to an active shooter led to a crucial delay during the killer's 2020
Ukrainian refugees in N.L. hit with car insurance rates five times provincial average
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion of their country and arrived in Newfoundland are being asked to pay thousands of dollars for car insurance, and advocates say the high rates are complicating refugees' efforts to settle
170 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion arrive in New Brunswick on charter flight
MONCTON, N.B. — Olha Oliinyk displayed a broad smile as she stepped off a charter flight in Moncton, N.B., Tuesday as part of a group of 170 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion. "I am really grateful because it was a
Issuing alert about N.S. gunman would have led to more dead police: RCMP official
HALIFAX — A senior Nova Scotia RCMP official says she has no regrets that an emergency alert was not sent during a killer's 13-hour rampage in 2020, saying doing so would have led to more dead police officers. Lia Scanlan, director
Lost emails and unexplained delays: Mass shooting inquiry uncovers new RCMP snags
HALIFAX — An RCMP officer said Tuesday she worked as fast as she could to warn the public on social media about a killer on the loose in Nova Scotia on April 19, 2020, but there was a crucial delay