Category Archives: Atlantic
New Brunswick report on youth suicide points to shortage of mental health specialists
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick needs a minister for children and youth, according to a report by the province's youth advocate, which was prompted by the death of a teenager who killed herself after failing to receive mental health care. Norm Bossé,
Desmond inquiry: focus of hearings shifts to examination of domestic violence
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The complex issue of domestic violence was the focus Tuesday for an inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond, a former soldier from Nova Scotia, killed three family members and himself in 2017. The executive director of the Nova...
Health officials report three new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island health officials are reporting three new cases of COVID-19 today. Two new cases involve students under the age of 19 at Stratford Elementary School who are close contacts of a previously reported infection. The thi...
Indigenous youth in New Brunswick need more mental health support: report
FREDERICTON — A report on youth suicide prevention in New Brunswick Indigenous communities is calling for provincial legislation that would recognize and support Indigenous languages and for more mental health funding. The report released Tuesday calle...
New Brunswick health officials urge vaccination as they report 35 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today and say 30 of the cases involve people who are not fully vaccinated. There are now 244 active cases of COVID-19 in the
Nova Scotia delays full reopening until next month after rise in COVID-19 cases
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is delaying the final phase of its COVID-19 recovery plan until early next month because a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus has hit the province and the rest of the Maritimes. Phase 5 was scheduled to
Health officials report five new cases of COVID-19 on Prince Edward Island Monday
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting five new cases of COVID-19 in the province today. Four of the cases involve students under the age of 19 while the fifth involves a person in their 60s who recently
New Brunswick taking measures after 122 new cases of COVID-19 over weekend
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 122 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, and Premier Blaine Higgs says new measures may be required to motivate more people to get vaccinated. There are now 229 active cases in the
Desmond inquiry: Nova Scotia firearms official testifies about better communication
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Nova Scotia's chief firearms officer told an inquiry today that communications with his colleagues in other provinces have improved since a former soldier fatally shot his family and himself in rural Nova Scotia in 2017. John Pa...
Charlottetown area schools closed after COVID-19 outbreak among students under 19
CHARLOTTETOWN — For the first time since the start of the pandemic Prince Edward Island is declaring a COVID-19 outbreak in a school. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison announced six new cases of COVID-19 in the province Sunday,