Category Archives: Atlantic
Suspicious envelopes sent to MP offices in N.S. contained chemical irritant
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed today that three suspicious envelopes sent to three federal constituency offices on Monday contained some kind of chemical irritant, but it remains unclear what the substance was. The Mounties issued a statement say...
Envelope with disturbing images and ‘suspected chemical irritant’ sent to N.S. MPs
OTTAWA — A trio of suspicious brown envelopes — at least one containing "disturbing images" and an apparent skin and eye irritant — arrived at three local constituency offices for Conservative Nova Scotia members of Parliament Monday. Rick Perkins, the...
N.L. reports 46th death due to COVID-19, eases public health restrictions
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting the province's 46th death from COVID-19, as bars, lounges and movie theatres reopen after more than a month. Officials today moved the province into "modified Alert Level 3,...
New Brunswick reports four more COVID-19 deaths, drop in hospitalizations
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus today and a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. The latest deaths involve two people in their 60s in the Edmundston region, a person in th...
Prince Edward Island reports slight drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is reporting a one-patient drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations, for a total of 11. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison said today there are six additional patients who were admitted for other reasons and ...
New Brunswick maple syrup producers seek more Crown land to expand production
FREDERICTON — Maple syrup producers in New Brunswick are pushing the provincial government to respond to their request for more Crown land on which to expand production and meet a growing global demand for their products. Producers have been waiting tw...
Health officials report another COVID-19-related death in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting another COVID-19-related death in the province. The death of a person over the age of 90 in the Edmundston region is the 259th since the start of the pandemic. There are 159 people
Recoveries are quickly outpacing new COVID-19 cases in Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting 12 people in hospital as a result of COVID-19, including one person in intensive care. In a statement Sunday, chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison said there are also s...
Health officials in Nova Scotia report slight drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations
HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia say 95 people are hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 and are being treated in a unit designated for such cases, - down seven from Saturday. There are 13 patients in intensive care. Those in
Health officials report six more COVID-19-related deaths in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — Six more people have died as a result of COVID-19 in New Brunswick. Provincial figures show that as of today, 258 people have died as a result of the illness in the province since the start of the pandemic.