Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia law would create protest buffer zones around health-care facilities
HALIFAX — Protests that block access to hospitals and other health-care facilities could soon be banned in Nova Scotia under newly proposed legislation. The Progressive Conservative government tabled the Protecting Access to Health Services Act Thursda...
In a shift to testing the unvaccinated, N.S. sends rapid COVID-19 tests to schools
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has begun delivering take-home rapid tests to students across the province, representing a shift toward testing the unvaccinated, and as a growing number of COVID-19 exposures are reported in schools. Education Mini...
Minister touts deals with N.S. Indigenous communities as sign Ottawa’s plan working
HALIFAX — Departing Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says new fishing agreements with Mi'kmaq communities indicate her approach to the Indigenous lobster harvest is working, despite continuing tensions on the water. The Nova Scotia minister — who r...
Two more N.S. Mi’kmaq communities strike deals with Ottawa to set lobster traps
HALIFAX — Two Mi'kmaq First Nations have negotiated lobster fishing arrangements with Ottawa that authorize them to set a total of 3,500 traps during federally regulated fishing seasons off southwestern Nova Scotia. Ottawa said today in a news release ...
Black associate deputy appointed to Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs
HALIFAX — A well known educational administrator has been added to the ministerial staff at the Office of Nova Scotian Affairs after criticism about the lack of any Black people in the office's key roles. Premier Tim Houston said Wednesday that
N.B. reports 5 COVID deaths, says more than half of new cases among fully vaccinated
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick reported five more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, which brings the total number of deaths linked to the pandemic in the province to 80. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennif...
Nova Scotia legislation would make province the last to adopt a fixed election date
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is on the verge of joining the rest of the country in adopting a fixed date for elections. The new Progressive Conservative government proposed amendments to the Elections Act Wednesday that would see elections in the province
Genetically modified P.E.I. salmon ‘available for sale,’ but maybe not in stores yet
HALIFAX — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says genetically modified salmon produced in Prince Edward Island is "available for sale" in Canada, but when and where consumers can purchase the food remains unclear. The agency's Marie Terrien confirmed ...
Finance minister credits federal transfers for keeping New Brunswick in the black
FREDERICTON — One-time federal transfers to help New Brunswick manage the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a bigger-than-expected surplus last year and are keeping the province in the black this year, Finance Minister Ernie Steeves said Wednesday. Instead...
Nova Scotia reports 99 new COVID-19 cases, eight school exposures
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting 34 new cases of COVID-19 today and another 65 cases since its last update on Friday. Health officials say 86 new cases were identified in the province's central health zone, which includes Halifax. Officials are also