Category Archives: Atlantic
Former cabinet minister Churchill launching bid for Nova Scotia Liberal leadership
HALIFAX — Former provincial cabinet minister Zach Churchill is poised to officially launch his bid for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal party on Tuesday. In a news release issued today, Churchill's campaign team says he will make the announcem...
As inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting begins, questions linger about its approach
HALIFAX — A public inquiry into the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history is set to begin hearings this week in Nova Scotia. And as the proceedings open Tuesday in Halifax, the three presiding commissioners will be facing skeptical participant...
New Brunswick set to reduce COVID-19 public health restrictions as of midnight
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting another COVID-19-related death as the province prepares to move to the least restrictive level of the government's COVID-19 winter plan. There have now been 298 COVID-19-related deaths in ...
Nova Scotia injects $1 million in new money for child-care providers under new deal
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's child-care providers are being offered additional funding from the province to help offset a 25 per cent reduction in fees resulting from a new funding deal with Ottawa. Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Bec...
Pharmacists fear easing of COVID-19 restrictions in N.B. will slow vaccination drive
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is set to lift many COVID-19 restrictions this weekend, but the executive director of the province's pharmacists' association warns the easing could slow the rate of vaccination. Jake Reid said Thursday that pharmacies are a...
Prince Edward Island releases plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
CHARLOTTETOWN — The Prince Edward Island government has released its plan for getting the province to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The detailed plan follows the announcement of the target last fall. In a statement today, Environment Mini...
N.B. politicians speak out against racist symbols seen during Fredericton protest
Fredericton's mayor has apologized for comments that she says minimized the harm caused by a weekend protest against vaccine mandates that included antisemitic and white supremacist symbols. Kate Rogers wrote on Twitter Wednesday that when she earlier...
New Brunswick reports three more COVID-19 deaths, drop in hospitalizations
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials are reporting three more COVID-19 deaths today and a drop in hospitalizations. The latest deaths involve a person in their 70s in the Moncton region, a person in their 80s in the Saint John area,
Nova Scotia post-secondary students get $875 grants to help pay bills during pandemic
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government on Wednesday said it would offer one-time grants of $875 to thousands of post-secondary students to help them pay their bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government said about 11,000 students qualify for the $9....
Prince Edward Island premier isolating after his child tests positive for COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — The premier of Prince Edward Island is isolating after a member of his family tested positive for COVID-19. Dennis King posted on Twitter Wednesday that one of his children tested positive Monday evening. King said he has been workin...