Category Archives: Atlantic
Nova Scotia premier pledges to expand virtual health-care network across the province
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is expanding its online virtual health-care program to ensure all Nova Scotians have access to primary care. Premier Tim Houston made the announcement Thursday, saying the program — called VirtualCareNS — has been o...
Search expert applauds provincewide push to keep looking for missing N.L. fishermen
MARY'S HARBOUR, N.L. — A retired coast guard search and rescue coordinator says a provincewide swell of support for two missing Labrador fishermen and their families has resulted in one of the most impressive recovery efforts he's ever seen. With sever...
New Brunswick reports 76 new infections and 49th COVID-19-related death
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick say a person in their 80s in Fredericton is the 49th resident to die of COVID-19. Officials are also reporting 76 new cases of COVID-19 today and they say 76 per cent of them
Jenica Atwin wins re-election after switch from Greens to Liberals in Fredericton
FREDERICTON — It took a couple of extra days to complete the counting, but Jenica Atwin has been re-elected in the riding of Fredericton — this time for the Liberals — by a slim margin of just over 500 votes. "We
Prince Edward Island to impose COVID-19 vaccine passport starting Oct. 5
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island will impose a vaccination passport system starting Oct. 5 to help control the spread of COVID-19, Premier Dennis King said Tuesday. Residents will be required to show proof of vaccination to access most places where...
Nova Scotia cabinet minister’s defeat a signal fisheries unrest needs resolution
HALIFAX — People on both sides of a fishing dispute in Nova Scotia say the defeat of the fisheries minister in the federal election Monday night is a sign Ottawa needs to solve the problem. Sipekne'katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack
Search continues for fishermen lost off Labrador coast with Coast Guard with on site
MARY'S HARBOUR, N.L. — The search continues today for two fishermen missing in the waters off Labrador's southeastern coast. Police say searchers are back in the air and on the water looking for Marc Freeman Russell and Joey Jenkins, who departed
New Brunswick reports record-breaking 75 COVID-19 cases Sunday
Health officials in New Brunswick reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday — the highest single-day count the province has had since the onset of the pandemic. A total of 199 cases of the disease were recorded over the weekend
Coast guard helps in RCMP search for fishers, as father calls for all-out effort
MARY'S HARBOUR, N.L. — A coast guard vessel and a provincial water bomber continued a search Monday for two missing fishermen, after the father of one of the lost men called on Ottawa to resume a full search off the
Imams ask Conservative candidate to quit over poor followup on apology for posts
ANTIGONISH, N.S. — The Canadian Council of Imams says the Conservative candidate in Nova Scotia's Central Nova riding must resign because his apology for Islamophobic media posts was an insincere attempt at damage control. Two weeks ago, Steven Cotter ...