Category Archives: Atlantic
Desmond inquiry: Review needed of how Health Department serves African Nova Scotians
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Nova Scotia's Health Department should consider ordering an independent review of how it serves Black people, a government official told an inquiry Tuesday. Wayne Hamilton, executive director of African Nova Scotian Affairs for ...
N.L.’s Come By Chance oil refinery sold to Texas company to produce renewable fuels
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An idled oil refinery in the town of Come By Chance, N.L., has new owners and a planned new life producing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel beginning in mid-2022. The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced Tuesd...
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report one new case of COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the case involves a person under the age of 19 who is a close contact of a previously reported infection. The
New Brunswick Wolastoqey chiefs seeking compensation in new land title claim
FREDERICTON — The six Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick filed a new version of their title claim in court Tuesday, focusing on corporations such as NB Power and forestry giant J.D. Irving that exploit resources on their traditional lands. "It's t...
Health officials in New Brunswick report 46 new COVID-19 cases and one death Monday
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 46 new cases of COVID-19 today and another COVID-19-related death. They confirmed that a person in their 70s in the Moncton region has died as a result of COVID-19. The number of active
Desmond inquiry: Nova Scotia has no specific mental health program for Black people
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — As a Black man, Lionel Desmond struggled to find help for his declining mental health in late 2016, but there were no culturally specific programs available in Nova Scotia when the Afghanistan war veteran killed himself
Pandemic pressures: Nova Scotia offers pioneering helpline exclusively for men
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has established what is believed to be Canada's first 24-hour helpline exclusively for men in response to an urgent need that arose as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Soon after the province was locked down in March
N.B. health officials report 99 new COVID-19 cases as children’s vaccination begins
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick today launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged five to 11 as the province continued to see high numbers of new cases. Health officials reported 99 new cases of COVID-19, increasing the number of active ca...
Health officials report six new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say four new cases are in the Eastern Health region and that the Central and Western Health regions each have one new case. Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island reports two new cases of COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says one case involves a person in their 60s and the other involves a person in their 40s. She