Category Archives: Atlantic
Letter shows minister wanted commanding officer of New Brunswick RCMP replaced
FREDERICTON — The commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick will be replaced at the end of the month, and now a letter has surfaced that suggests provincial Attorney General Hugh Flemming forced him out of the job. In the
Newfoundland and Labrador to drop the word ‘savages’ from provincial coat of arms
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government is moving ahead with plans to drop the word "savages" from the official description of the Indigenous people depicted on the province's nearly 400-year-old coat of arms. Premier Andrew Furey ...
Nova Scotia housing plan includes temporary rent cap, $35 million for new units
HALIFAX — A temporary rent cap will be legislated as part of a wide-ranging government plan to address Nova Scotia's lack of affordable housing. The Progressive Conservative government introduced a plan Wednesday that also includes nearly $35 million t...
Alison Coffin steps down as leader of Newfoundland and Labrador’s New Democrats
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's New Democrats has announced she's stepping down following a vote by her party on Sunday to review her role. Alison Coffin says she's resigning so the NDP's new executive council can
Nova Scotia reports 12 new cases of COVID-19, small outbreak at hospital
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is continuing to handle the fourth wave of COVID-19 well, officials say, despite the recent closure of some schools in the Halifax area and a small outbreak reported at a hospital in the Annapolis Valley. The province
Newfoundland and Labrador says soft drink tax coming in 2022 will be Canada’s first
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In an effort to boost health outcomes in an ailing province, the Newfoundland and Labrador government unveiled details Tuesday of what it says will be the country's first tax specifically targeting sugary drinks. Finance Minister Sio...
New Brunswick reports one death, 53 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting another death attributed to COVID-19 as well as 53 new cases in the province. Premier Blaine Higgs expressed his condolences in a statement to the family of a person in their 70s
Citizen’s complaint filed over Halifax police’s use of force during protest
HALIFAX — A private citizen has launched a formal complaint on the police tactics used as they clashed with protesters during the destruction of a small shelter for the homeless in the summer. The complaint filed to the Halifax police was
N.B. chiefs call on commissioner to denounce gag order on land acknowledgments
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's six Wolastoqey chiefs called on the province's new commissioner on systemic racism on Monday to take a stand against the provincial government's ban on land acknowledgments. Last Thursday the province ordered government em...
Viewing platform opens at Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia with eye to improving safety
PEGGY'S COVE, N.S. — About 100 people gathered near the postcard-perfect lighthouse at Nova Scotia's Peggy's Cove on Monday to mark the official opening of a viewing platform that had initially rankled some local residents. The 1,300-square-metre deck ...