Category Archives: Atlantic
Recoveries outpaced new COVID-19 cases on Prince Edward Island Friday
CHARLOTTETOWN — Recoveries outpaced new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island today by a margin of almost two to one. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison reported 215 new cases of the virus and 417 new recoveries. There are
Minister optimistic P.E.I. potato shipments to Puerto Rico could resume soon
FREDERICTON — The federal agriculture minister is optimistic the United States could approve the resumption of shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to the key market of Puerto Rico within weeks. Marie-Claude Bibeau and Island MP Lawrence MacAula...
Nova Scotia Power seeks 10 per cent rate hike and system to defer green energy costs
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's power utility is asking for an average general rate increase for residential customers of 9.9 per cent over three years, with possible additional costs due to severe weather and energy efficiency costs. Nova Scotia Power's incre...
Investigation into deadly assault in New Brunswick nursing home uncovers failures
FREDERICTON — An investigation into the death of a 91-year-old man who was twice assaulted at a New Brunswick nursing home has uncovered a wide array of failures, including the home’s inability to protect residents from harm. Norman Bossé, the province...
Union says Nova Scotia teachers feeling strain of staff shortages caused by COVID-19
HALIFAX — Nearly two weeks after in-person learning resumed in Nova Scotia schools, teachers are feeling the strain of staff shortages, says the head of their union. In an interview Thursday, Paul Wozney, president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, sa...
Nova Scotia reports three more COVID-19 deaths, extends restrictions to mid-February
HALIFAX — Despite signs the latest COVID-19 wave in Nova Scotia has peaked, restrictions to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus will remain until at least the middle of next month, officials said Wednesday. Health orders such as gathering limits
New Brunswick health officials report six more COVID-19 deaths
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials are reporting six more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus today. Five of the deaths involved people 80 years old and above while one person in their 40s died in the Miramichi, N.B., region. New Bruns...
N.B. launches new project to steer patients away from overcrowded emergency rooms
FREDERICTON — Noting that 60 per cent of typical New Brunswick emergency room patients could be treated elsewhere, Health Minister Dorothy Shephard urged people on Wednesday to consider other options for medical care. Starting Monday, she said, paramed...
N.L. reports three more deaths from COVID-19, hospitalizations hold steady at 20
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Three more people in Newfoundland and Labrador have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the province to 34. Fifteen of the province's 34 COVID-19-related deaths have occurred in the past
N.L.’s Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project delayed again, this time until May 31
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Final commissioning for the beleaguered Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project in Newfoundland and Labrador has been delayed once again. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro told the province's energy regulator in a monthly update on Jan....