Category Archives: Atlantic

Health officials in New Brunswick report 95 new COVID-19 cases

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting 95 new cases of COVID-19 today.  The province has 743 active reported infections and 54 people in hospital with the disease, including 18 in intensive care.   There is one person under the age of 19

Health officials in Nova Scotia report one more COVID-19-related death

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting another COVID-19-related death and 22 new cases of the disease today.   Health officials say a man in his 70s in the central area of the province has died due to the novel coronavirus. Premier Tim

COVID-19 vaccination clinic for children opens today in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Some children in Newfoundland and Labrador are getting their COVID-19 vaccines earlier than expected. A clinic in St. John's is offering the vaccine until 7 p.m. this evening for children aged between five and 11. Eastern Health

Ex-Liberal cabinet minister to lead task force on Halifax affordable housing shortage

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier picked a former political adversary to lead his government's new task force aimed at addressing housing shortages in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Premier Tim Houston said he named Geoff Mac...

Nova Scotia to start vaccinating children five to 11 against COVID-19 late next week

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is expected to receive its first shipment of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine this week, with the first shots for children aged five to 11 to be available by Dec. 2. Details of the rollout, however, will have to

Former IWK hospital board chairs testify there were no lies in CEO expense claims

HALIFAX — Two former chairpersons of a Halifax children's hospital testified Tuesday that a former CEO charged with fraud never lied about her expenses, but there were important omissions in what she filed. The testimony of Bob Hanf and his successor

Shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 arrive in Atlantic Canada

FREDERICTON — Health officials across the Atlantic region on Tuesday said the newly arrived COVID-19 vaccines for children would start to be administered by the end of the week, and they offered assurances to parents that the doses were safe

Nova Scotia auditor questions province ceding control of COVID-19 relief program

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's auditor general commended the government on Tuesday for quickly establishing a COVID-19 relief program, but she questioned a $100-million contract to Dalhousie University to administer some of the funds. By ceding control of som...

Health officials report four new COVID-19 cases on Prince Edward Island

CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting four new cases of COVID-19.   Three of the infections involve contacts of previously announced cases and are linked to the cluster that began in Prince County, while the fourth case...

First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine for children to arrive in New Brunswick Tuesday

FREDERICTON — The first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children is expected to arrive in New Brunswick on Tuesday. The government said Monday in a news release it expected to start administering the vaccine to kids by the end of