Category Archives: Atlantic
Health officials report 102 people being treated in designated COVID-19 units
HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia say 102 people are hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 and are being treated in a unit designated for such cases. They say there are 14 people in intensive care, and those in hospital
N.S. woman says sex assault charge shouldn’t stall probe of police conduct
HALIFAX — A Halifax woman who alleges investigators mishandled her sexual assault case says a charge laid this week shouldn't delay probes into police conduct. Carrie Low said in an interview Friday she recently received an email from the city's lawyer...
Nova Scotia to ease restrictions for sports practices, arts rehearsals
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia reported one more death related to COVID-19 Friday, as officials announced they would ease restrictions for sports practices and arts rehearsals beginning next week. Health officials said a man in his 70s died in the Halifax area....
Nova Scotia Liberal member Angela Simmonds first to declare for party leadership
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's two main opposition parties are seeking new leaders, and a member of the Liberal caucus has become the first of either party to officially announce a leadership bid. Angela Simmonds, who was first elected to represent the
N.L. to lower pandemic alert level, COVID-19 case counts grow in provincial jails
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Bars will reopen on Monday in Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time since the government tightened pandemic restrictions in December amid soaring COVID-19 cases. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald acknowledg...
Black history, both personal and communal, now a factor in Nova Scotia sentencing
HALIFAX — Jason Middleton says the inclusion of Black history in his sentencing — both personal tragedy and communal struggle — set a new path for his troubled life. A cultural assessment completed in October 2016 led to a sentence of
Health officials report another four deaths from COVID-19 in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — Four more people have died in New Brunswick as a result of COVID-19, increasing the number of people who have died since the start of the pandemic to 247. The latest deaths involve three people in the Moncton region
Seven recent COVID-19 deaths in N.L. occurred in long-term care, officials say
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador health officials say seven people in the province died of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities or in personal care homes between Dec. 20 and Jan. 28. That number represents 35 per cent of the
Prince Edward Island reports 238 new cases of COVID-19, hospitalizations stable
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting 238 new cases of COVID-19 today. They say there are 15 people in hospital because of the disease, unchanged since Tuesday. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says ther...
New Brunswick must revamp approach to ensure more people become bilingual: report
FREDERICTON — More New Brunswickers need opportunities to learn English or French as a second language in order to prevent the province from being officially bilingual "in name only," warned a new report released Wednesday. The report by provincial cou...