Category Archives: Atlantic
Briefing notes to premier show N.L. not on target to hit 2030 emissions targets
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is not on track to hit its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets, according to briefing notes issued to Premier Andrew Furey ahead of his November trip to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change
Ottawa announces $28 million to help P.E.I. potato growers cope with export ban
CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal government will spend $28 million to help Prince Edward Island farmers deal with a growing surplus of potatoes as an almost month-long export ban to the United States continues. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau told ...
New Brunswick premier looks back and ahead on COVID-19 decisions in his province
FREDERICTON — The premier of New Brunswick says in hindsight his province should have maintained some COVID-19 restrictions through the Labour Day weekend, rather than lifting the public health measures at the end of July. Blaine Higgs says the decisi...
N.L. reports 61 cases of COVID-19, schools to close two days early for winter break
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador say schools will start their winter break a couple days earlier than planned in an effort to help combat a rise in COVID-19 cases. Education Minister Tom Osborne announced Sunday that students
Health officials in New Brunswick report 108 new COVID-19 cases Sunday
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 108 new cases of COVID-19 today. Of the new cases, 40 are in the Saint John region, 24 in the Fredericton region, 23 in the Moncton area, 11 in the Miramichi
Health officials in Nova Scotia report record 476 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting another record single-day increase in COVID-19 cases with 476 new cases in the province today. There are 333 cases in the Central Zone, 82 cases in the Eastern Zone, 43 cases in the Northern Zone
New Brunswick officials report 133 new COVID-19 cases Saturday and two related deaths
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 133 new cases of COVID-19 today and two more COVID-19 related deaths. The deaths involve a person in their 60s and one in their 80s -- both in the Miramichi region. There
High demand forces COVID-19 testing clinic in Charlottetown to close early Saturday
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health PEI says the COVID-19 testing clinic in Charlottetown had to close early today because of the high volume of people getting tested. The clinic stopped accepting new arrivals at 11 a.m. in order to process the tests that
Nearly 7,000 New Brunswick nurses vote to ratify new collective agreement
FREDERICTON — Nearly 7,000 nurses in New Brunswick have ratified a new contract with the provincial government. The registered nurses, nurse practitioners and licensed practical nurses who work in hospitals and community care voted 56 per cent in fav...
Nova Scotia reports 426 additional cases of COVID-19 Saturday
HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 426 new cases of COVID-19 today. There are 296 cases in the Central Zone, 70 in the Eastern Zone, 35 in the Northern Zone and 25 cases in the Western Zone