Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia reports one more COVID-19-related death and 60 new infections
HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting one more death attributed to COVID-19. Officials are also reporting 60 new cases of the disease since their last report on Nov. 19. They said today a man in his 90s in the
Nova Scotia premier gets no commitments but says encouraged after meeting Trudeau
OTTAWA — Nova Scotia's premier may not have secured any funding commitments on Monday, but Tim Houston said he felt encouraged by his first in-person meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Houston told reporters after meeting the prime minister in...
Nova Scotia announces $6 million to fund nearly 200 affordable rental units
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government is announcing $6.4 million to build nearly 200 new affordable housing units. The money is part of a $35-million package unveiled last month for 1,100 new units to address the lack of affordable housing across the
New Brunswick public sector workers ratify five-year contract after 16-day strike
FREDERICTON — More than 20,000 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in New Brunswick officially ratified a contract deal Friday, following a 16-day strike that paralyzed the province's public school system. Union leaders confirmed that 10 ...
Proposed Nova Scotia spaceport announces payload client for initial launch
HALIFAX — The company behind the push to build Canada's first commercial spaceport, to be located on the tip of northeastern Nova Scotia, announced on Friday the first payload client for its initial rocket launch, which it expects near the
Expenses of N.S. kids hospital ex-CEO vanished from public record, court told
HALIFAX — The director of finance at a Halifax children's hospital told a fraud trial Friday she was surprised when a major part of the former CEO's expenses had vanished from a publicly disclosed report. Mary Lynn Van Tassel testified in
New Brunswick imposes 14-day household quarantine if COVID-19 case detected
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is tightening quarantine rules to address continuing high numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province. As of 6 p.m. Friday, if someone tests positive for COVID-19, everyone in their household — regardless of th...
New Brunswick to merge communities and slash number of local governments to 90
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is announcing a plan to reduce the number of municipalities and rural districts in the province to 90 from 340. Daniel Allain, the minister of local governance reform, released a white paper today stating the
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report seven new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 today. One of the cases involves a child under 12 years of age. They say one of the cases is a close contact
N.L. reports four new cases of COVID-19, mandatory vaccine deadline one month away
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting four new cases of COVID-19 today. The province's chief medical officer of health told reporters there are 22 active infections in the province and that nobody is in hospital...