Category Archives: Atlantic
Prince Edward Island reports 161 new cases of COVID-19, 995 active infections
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting 161 new cases of COVID-19 as the Omicron variant rips through the province. Less than two weeks ago on Christmas Eve, the province reported 40 cases and flagged the figure as
N.L. chief medical officer says ‘most people’ will get COVID-19, reports 519 cases
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador officials are imposing stricter provincewide public health measures as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 strains health-care capacity and drives skyrocketing case counts. During a press briefing Monday, the pr...
Nova Scotia reports 1,020 new cases of COVID-19, expands booster eligibility
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's top doctor said he's cautiously encouraged by the province's low hospitalization rate for COVID-19, but warned Monday that things could change very quickly. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang did not introduce any...
‘A force’: Politicians remember former N.L. and federal cabinet minister John Efford
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Former federal and provincial cabinet minister John Efford is being remembered as "true icon" of Newfoundland and Labrador politics. He died Sunday at the age of 77, prompting notes of remembrance and gratitude from politicians acros...
Nova Scotia reports 618 new COVID cases, estimates more than 5,000 active infections
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia health officials reported 618 new cases of COVID-19 Friday and said there was a significant outbreak of the disease at a provincial jail. Officials said 31 inmates at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth, N.S...
N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs says he tested positive for COVID-19, symptoms mild
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick announced a series of measures Friday aimed at keeping its health-care system from being overwhelmed by a wave of infections, as Premier Blaine Higgs confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19. Higgs told reporters he tes...
N.L. reports 431 new COVID cases and one death, walks back COVID Alert app comments
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister was mistaken when he told reporters this week that Ottawa "gave up" on the COVID Alert app, the provincial government says. Health Minister John Haggie "had not been provided the most recen...
Mayor says officials should have been ready for COVID to hit Labrador’s north coast
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — COVID-19 has arrived for the first time in an Inuit community along Labrador's north coast, and a local leader says it appears to have caught the regional health authority off guard. Joe Dicker is the AngajukKak, or
Nova Scotia ramping up boosters as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Atlantic region
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia on Thursday said it would ramp up its COVID-19 vaccine booster program, as the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus continued to drive high case counts in that province and elsewhere in Atlantic Canada. Starting next week,
N.S. premier noncommittal on progress he’ll make in 2022 to fix health system
HALIFAX — Tim Houston, one of Canada's newest premiers, says the job is much more than it appears to be from the outside. After eight years on the opposition benches — including three years as party leader — Houston is now