Category Archives: Atlantic
New Brunswick schools reopen after tentative deal reached to end public sector strike
FREDERICTON — Public schools in New Brunswick reopened to students and staff Monday, after a tentative agreement between the province and the Canadian Union of Public Employees was reached over the weekend. Schools had moved to online learning after bu...
New Brunswick’s premier says tentative deal with CUPE fair for workers and taxpayers
FREDERICTON — A tentative deal reached with roughly 20,000 striking public sector workers is a fair one for employees and for taxpayers, Premier Blaine Higgs said Sunday. Higgs did not release any details of the agreement on Sunday, pending the results...
New Brunswick reaches tentative deal with striking CUPE workers, ending strike
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government and the union representing thousands of striking public sector workers reached a tentative agreement Saturday they say will put an immediate end to a strike that's lasted for more than two weeks. The Canadian...
Nova Scotia reports 70 new COVID-19 cases, 69 more recoveries since Wednesday
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 over the last two days, as an outbreak of the disease in a long-term care facility continues to grow. Officials said today 44 new cases are in the central zone,
Smaller in-person ceremonies mark Remembrance Day in Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX — Most towns and cities in Atlantic Canada returned to in-person Remembrance Day ceremonies this year — a marked change from 2020, when strict limits were placed on public participation at local cenotaphs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ha...
Health officials raise concerns as COVID-19 case numbers remain high in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — A COVID-19 outbreak in the Moncton, N.B., area is leading the province's chief medical officer of health to suspect people in the region aren't following the government's health orders. Dr. Jennifer Russell told reporters Wednesday the nu...
Challenge to N.B. government back-to-work order for health workers in court Monday
FREDERICTON — A union-led court challenge to the New Brunswick government's back-to-work order for striking health-care employees will be heard on Monday in Fredericton. The government issued the emergency order last week, threatening fines up to $20,4...
Data breaches in N.L. cyberattack spread, three of four health regions affected
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Wednesday that more data breaches have been found in the fallout of a cyberattack that has damaged crucial parts of it health-care system. Health Minister John Haggie told reporters t...
Nova Scotia committee that oversees public spending granted more oversight powers
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives have fulfilled a campaign promise by returning the oversight powers to a legislative committee that reviews public spending. The all-party public accounts committee adopted a motion unanimously today th...
Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burrill to step down once party chooses successor
HALIFAX — After nearly six years at the helm of the Nova Scotia NDP, Gary Burrill, who made his mark as a folksy and comfortable leader with a quick wit, announced Tuesday he would step down from the role as